Advice: “I’ve been going going going since I was a kid — with extracurriculars, jobs and classes. Now I suddenly have nothing to do (except apply to jobs) and I’m spiraling a little. How do I reevaluate what I want?” — Lost Grad
I applied for several “adult” jobs related to my field and have done well in the interview processes , but didn’t receive an offer. In some ways I’m okay with this. I’m young but I feel so burned out in my field that having some time to reevaluate sounds nice.with extracurriculars, jobs and classes. Now I suddenly have nothing to do and I’m spiraling a little.
Eventually, I decided that I wanted to pursue another area of education. I never could have made that decision if I were spinning on that initial hamster wheel — when it felt like I had only one, preordained path. I won’t glamorize my old bookstore job, but it was very different. It allowed me to see a perspective and gain experience I never could have if I just dove into a cubicle job after graduation.
But if you are burned out in your field, you might want to consider a different field. There are lot of unconventional ways to use you degree without working in the field that you were expecting. Instead of being an electrical engineer, try being a patent agent for electrical inventions. If you studied architecture, it doesn’t mean you have to make buildings; you could be a journalist who writes about architecture.
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