Hello,
So, a little background on me is that I am a student, supporting myself, majoring in Dental Hygiene. I still have a few years until I will be done with the program and started with me career. My dillemma comes in with what sort of job I want to have in the meantime. I am having a really hard time with this. I have been on my own since I was 16, and have had pretty much every kind of job you could imagine (well, almost), - mostly service industry, waiting tables, retail and such, with some minor office experience. I feel so stuck at this point, because I am TOTALLY BURNT OUT with all of these menial jobs that will allow me to work just 20 or so hours a week to allow me to focus on school. There are NO jobs in my field for which I can begin now, since in the medical industry you have to have certain qualifications in order to even maintain a position other than a receptionist (but even as a receptionist you have to have formal training and certification in some instances). And extra training on the side is not something that I have time for, and it would detour me from my overall goal in Dental Hygiene.---I am rambling, but I think that you can see where my frusteration comes in.
Okay so, a friend of mine has one semester left to be an Electrical Engineer, and he has had two successful positions within his field over the last 3 years! without yet finishing! So, you see, my chosen profession comes with it's obstacles, and I am left with just seeking random employment in the meantime just to pay the bills to get through school.
This is where I am having problems coping- I can no longer wait tables because I did it for a few years, and just CAN'T hack it anymore- it seems so trivial. And I have been in offices before, usually with just clerical tasks, though I have had some advances experience in payroll. But, most payroll positions are only full time, and that is not at all feasable for me right now. I WISH I could just work at some dumb job for the next few years until I have my credentials and certifications, but- I am having a really hard time doing 'mindless' work that I am not in some way personally vested in.
I really don't know what I am asking of you all, but I just really needed to get it all out in words and throw this out into the universe in hopes that someone out there can relate and make me feel even a little less neurotic.
I just feel like- I don't know- I can't even trust myself at this point that I even know what I want or need to do. WHY CAN'T I JUST GO TO WORK AS A MEANS TO AN END FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, AND NOT LOOK ANY FURHTER INTO IT??? WHAT SORT OF SATISFACTION SHOULD I BE LOOKING FOR ???
I don't know- if you can relate, or have any words of advice- please share. Thank you, I value all of your input and will choose best answer to most thoughtful person. Thank you.
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