gia
09-18-2004, 06:07 PM
Hey Everybody,
Now that I have officially emerged from lurking mode, I figured that I should introduce myself. I'm 24, graduated from college in 2002, currently living in LA. I was fortunate enough to find a job fairly soon after I graduated. I was happy with it for about 2 months. Then I realized that I had made yet another mistake in picking a career path. I work in finance, I have an engineering degree, It's a long story :( I started researching different careers once again. I even volunteered in a hospital for a while. I became really angry and depressed. I kept thinking, I did all of that work and studying for this. This is it? I'm going to have to do this type of crap 8 hours a day, 5 days a week for several decades. Then I read the book. I realized that the rosey picture that my teachers, the media, and my family had painted for me was not realistic.
I've been looking at job ads for the past two years. The initial optimistic, idealistic plan I graduated with was to find a job I enjoy. The current plan is to find a job I don't hate. I'm also planning my retirement right now. I want out as early as possible. If I happen to find work that I think is meaningful and worth doing, maybe it wont be necessary, but I'm not counting on it.
The few friendships I have seem to be fading. I'm also not that great at making friends in the first place. I'm an introvert, so getting out and meeting people is complicated for me. My relationships with my family are pretty much non-existent, but that's a whole other story. Let's just say my childhood was not fun.
That's most of it. Reading these message boards has helped me a great deal over the past few months. Thanks to everyone who let me know I'm not alone.
Now that I have officially emerged from lurking mode, I figured that I should introduce myself. I'm 24, graduated from college in 2002, currently living in LA. I was fortunate enough to find a job fairly soon after I graduated. I was happy with it for about 2 months. Then I realized that I had made yet another mistake in picking a career path. I work in finance, I have an engineering degree, It's a long story :( I started researching different careers once again. I even volunteered in a hospital for a while. I became really angry and depressed. I kept thinking, I did all of that work and studying for this. This is it? I'm going to have to do this type of crap 8 hours a day, 5 days a week for several decades. Then I read the book. I realized that the rosey picture that my teachers, the media, and my family had painted for me was not realistic.
I've been looking at job ads for the past two years. The initial optimistic, idealistic plan I graduated with was to find a job I enjoy. The current plan is to find a job I don't hate. I'm also planning my retirement right now. I want out as early as possible. If I happen to find work that I think is meaningful and worth doing, maybe it wont be necessary, but I'm not counting on it.
The few friendships I have seem to be fading. I'm also not that great at making friends in the first place. I'm an introvert, so getting out and meeting people is complicated for me. My relationships with my family are pretty much non-existent, but that's a whole other story. Let's just say my childhood was not fun.
That's most of it. Reading these message boards has helped me a great deal over the past few months. Thanks to everyone who let me know I'm not alone.