Work slaves of Jow Forums, when did you know you wanted the job you currently do? Did you have any doubt?
I’m graduating in a few months and I found a job for when that happens. But the problem is I’ve been having a bit of an existential crisis since then. I’ve had a previous job offer that I turned down for this same reason. But I’m unsure if it’s because I genuinely don’t want it or because of this youthful idealism (want to make the world a better place, do something truly worthwhile, etc) that I can’t stop holding on to.
I knew i struck gold when i got my first pay. I have tried so many different jobs and versions of similar jobs. I draw fetish art on patreon btw. In the first month, i was so sure it was going to fail just like all the other things i have tried. But at the end of that month, i got paid $1100 and some change. I was so happy. I knew i finally found what i wanted and could do. Its been 4 months since then, and now I make $2900 monthly from my patreon drawing fetish art. Im quite happy. The only negative impact its had is that i have to constantly draw exaggerated female preportions, like the typical "thicc" girl, which has made it almost impossible for me to draw normal real girls in my regular artwork. I used to be able to draw normal sized girls easy like with my eyes closed. Now i have to put in a bit more mental effort.
I guess what im trying to say is, its okay to fail many times and for a long time. It took me 6 years to finally try out patreon. I tried erotic webcamming, content mill writing, retail, freelance illustration, transcription, graphic designing, column writing, screenwriting, etc. I even tried making slime on youtube and instagram. Try out everything you want to do. Its okay to fail because then you know its time to move onto something else. Good luck!
Joseph Reyes
>Talk about a mystery job you don't name Well it's gonna be tough to read your mind.
Tyler Cox
Not OP, but this is kind of inspirational for me atm.
I've done more jobs than I can count. But I know something, somewhere I am meant to do. I don't know what it is yet, but i'll fucking find it.
Owen Phillips
I'm a stripper. I dropped out of high school when I was 17. Got a GED and dropped out of college when I was 18. I hated school. Tried to start businesses, sold drugs, + made bad investments when I was really young. I started flying to sugar daddies in other countries/states while still being a dancer. By the time I was 18 I made up to 8-10k/month. I have an existential crisis when I'm about to accidentally od. I've had a ton of drug / alcohol problems over the past 5 yrs.
Owen Allen
no such thing as a job that makes you happy, rely on other things such as hobbies, friends and family for tat, godspeed user
Xavier Richardson
I've had so many jobs. Jobs were just a means of getting money. I was good at one, got promoted a few times, but was always a bit wait you think I'm taking this seriously? Because it wasn't me it was always driving me a little insane. I took a chance leaving for something I had a passion for and people were like you are crazy, you've never stuck with a job, you've finally got it easy earning good money. But yeah I left to do the first job where I actually cared. It took three years starting at the bottom, but now I'm at the top running the best place in the industry within this city and certainly the region. I make quite a lot more money too. I had doubt all the time leading up to and shortly after making the switch.
Jace Hall
+ I used to smuggle a lot of drugs. I feel like a disgusting fucked up excuse for a human being
Caleb Adams
You are about to begin your first job. I will repeat that - your FIRST job. If it turns out to be your life's work, great. If not, you will change jobs until you find your life's work. The average person changes jobs 5 or 6 times and whole professions once.
Christian Campbell
Im looking for something that i will like long term. I dont yet know what that will look like, but i am at least trying out new things.
I work in "high finance" in one of the largest cities of the world.
Just keep trying to find something user, getting paid is better than sitting around at home doing nothing, as you are able to practice a multitude of things.
Good luck!
Aiden Reed
I was lost as fuck for a long time. I ended up studying to become a librarian because it seemed comfy. When I was done I realise it pays shit so I study an extra year of archival science (university is free where I live)
Now I work as an archivist for a goverment agency. My boss has no idea what I do/am supposed to do. I can watch netflix for half a day and nobody notices or cares. I am never letting this go.
Colton Barnes
>university is free where I live >[I do nothing all day and] I am never letting this go Sure hope you're working on some back-up skills.
Levi Ramirez
What the fuck is with the fad of women sitting with the sun in their face and their eyes closed lately? Why are they doing it? It looks weird and awkward.
Jace Flores
Thanks for the replies anons. I guess it's stupid to presume I can start my dream job right away. The reason I am worried is just that it seems so difficult for me to change professions or even careers once you start to specialize in something, because you'll be competing with people who have more relevant education and work experience than you do, and you might even be lacking required skills and knowledge.
Sounds like you had a very rough life user. Don't give up and don't feel bad about yourself. Try to seek treatment for your drug and alcohol problems. A strong mind will do wonders for improving your life. As long as you try (to improve), you are not a fucked up excuse for a human being.
Tyler Robinson
I made up my mind what I wanted to do when I was 12 years old. Never changed my mind and majored in my chosen career field in college. At that time jobs in that profession were scarce and most of them paid terrible. The job market changed about a year after I graduated and I got a full time job in my chosen career field. That first week on the job, I'm not sure I'll ever be that happy in a job again. I had made it, I was living my childhood dream. Eventually I began working for the company I'm currently at. I had no intention of staying long term but it turned out to be a good fit for me and I was making a decent 6 figure salary. I will say even when you get your dream job it is still a job. There were still days I got up and went this sucks I don't want to go in today. But usually once I got there I was fine and had fun most of the time. However the job has a tremendous amount of responsibility, I am responsible for millions of dollars worth of equipment and it can be very stressful. Unfortunately after 25 years it caught up to me without me realizing it and now I have a health related issue that prevents me doing the career I love. The company has a good LOA and disability insurance but I haven't been able to do my job for almost a year. So is it worth it to do a career you love? Yes I still think so, I loved what I was doing and that made going to work easier. However the downside being when you put everything into that for a long time and it's taken away suddenly, you kind of sit there going now wtf do I do? I don't know how to do anything else, I don't want to, and I'm too young to retire. So if you a do a few types of jobs or careers before finding the one you want, that's ok because you'll have some skills to fall back on should the need arise. And btw start saving for retirement NOW or at the very least when you get a job that has a 401k, start contributing to it asap. The retirement years sneak up on you faster than you think. Good luck to ya!
Joshua Wright
I did and I fucking hate this job But I'm about to quit. I sure fucking hope this new job goes fast too cause I already quit my other job
Benjamin Taylor
I figured it out at 25. I didn’t have any doubt. I chose to do something I’ve alwayys wanted to do
John Flores
I just kept changing workplace until I find a crew that actually showed up to work and not find an excuse to fuck off slacking off elsewhere. The work is pretty intense at times(warehouse) but just having a good team makes it a lot easier mentally than any other work I've been to.
James Reed
I wish I could go back to being a NEET. I want to study CS, but my job is actually interfering with my times.
Gabriel Richardson
because they like the angles/lighting and don't feel weird about doing it because other people have before. What looks weird and awkward to us could look attractive to others. Everyone has a different preference for how they look in photos.
Logan Perez
Its like how I think overdone lashes/eyebrows look really stupid, I get it because I used to go overboard with certain styles of makeup at some points in my life. So I kind of get it.
Connor Wright
>tfw 27 with a shit job, a mountain of student debt for a worthless degree in a field which makes me miserable What do? I feel like I'm completely fucked, with 0 prospects. I can't even start over because going back to uni requires rent/food money I dont have.
I'm trying to decide what to do now. I have a 2-year diploma that isn't worth shit. Never used it after graduating and I'm way too out of practice now to be of any use to employers.
I want to go back to school but I have no "compass" to direct where I should go.
Lincoln Turner
This would be the perfect time for me to kms.
Evan Stewart
>Work slaves of Jow Forums, when did you know you wanted the job you currently do? Did you have any doubt?
When I saw the kind of money you could make in this field. I did have some doubts because it's not as interesting as other stuff I could be doing but money talks.
Gabriel Watson
Recently acquired a job doing logistics for a massive store in the middle of butt fuck nowhere. It’s the first job I’ve actually loved doing, it’s interesting enough to keep me occupied and doesn’t have the same level of stress that I usually had from my hospitality background, so I’m deciding to keep at this job while studying online for a degree in logistics.
I’m still feeling as though I’ve left everything too late even though I’m 19, I guess it was because I left school at 16 and did absolutely everything half assed for 3 years.
But it’s my time now, and if I can succeed, anybody can anons.
