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I don't know what I want to do for the rest of my life and it's driving me nuts.
I currently work as a tech support advisor and they pay well. $13.50 an hour. Well I was placed on a 60 day performance probation for not meeting my customer satisfaction score. So I have to meet my goal for 2 out of 3 months to pass
Well. Let's just say I don't want to get out of bed every morning dreading the day and get an anxiety attack and praying I don't get a negative customer review. And constantly worrying about playing the numbers game at my job. I want to wake up in the morning and look forward to the rest of my day. I want to get up and enjoy life and have fun. A life without enjoyment isn't a life worth living. At that point I considered quitting my job.
I am 27, and will be 28 in 6 weeks or so. I have no idea what I really want to do, and if what I really want to do is a good decision. I want to take this seriously because every decision I made up to this point felt like the worst mistake I ever made. I didn't finish college, and if I did, I probably wouldn't be so miserable in a call center.
I want to be a lot of things. I want to go back to college but I lost financial aid and didn't pass many classes. I wanted to be a game developer, professional gamer, freelance artist/writer, pet groomer, veterinarian. There's so many things I want to do that I'm afraid of picking one and getting bored with it and moving on. I want to pick something that's fun to do, and would make enough money to pay bills.
How do I make a decision of what I want to do in life? I want to live life happy. Not constantly miserable.
OP, were you satisfied with your job before you were put on probation? It sounds like the negative review and the uncertainty of your situation really have you down--not necessarily the work itself. If that's the case, work at getting better at your job. Listen to recordings of your calls if they're available and talk to some high performers for tips on improving your work. Even if you move on to another job, you'll feel a lot less pressure if you're performing well.
No matter what kind of work you do, someone will be evaluating you, whether it's your boss or your customers. You're going to make mistakes and get criticism on the way to becoming proficient--that's just the way it is. Take the awkward feelings as an incentive to either improve or do something you're better at. And no matter what kind of work you do, you have to say no to other options and focus your efforts to get good at something.
Most of the fields you mention are highly competitive. It takes talent AND hard work to succeed in those fields--dabblers don't get anywhere. As for going back to college, you don't sound motivated enough at this time to pass classes you previously failed.
As for fun jobs...it's easier to enjoy a job that you're good at and that isn't over- or under-challenging. Most things worth doing feel over-challenging at the beginning. You have to be challenged, and try to meet that challenge, to figure out what you're good at.
If you want work to be fun you probably need a skill in a field you enjoy. People who do really well at work, earn good money, and are valuable to their employers generally enjoy what they do. It could be a plumber or technical specialist, or a salesman, or a tree trimmer... You have to figure out what you like and don't like and be willing to put in the work to earn the qualifications and job experience and expertise. You have to be immersed in it. They say if you love your job, you'll never work another day in your life (because it will be fun), and it's true. But what's fun for one person could be torture for someone else. It's up to you to figure it out. It may take years to get there but will be worth it.
He mentioned he has ADHD, though. If its innattentive type, he could become a pharmacy tech like me who has to bounce from job to job to stay employed.
Another poster said that not the OP.
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Originally Posted by 2nccoast
After 8 pages of advice, the OP hasn't checked back in. I guess s/he hasn't heard the advice s/he wanted to hear.
A couple of months from now, the OP will be back with the same question, couched in a slightly different way. Mark my words.
Exactly! Why do people start a thread, get 8 pages of posts from people who took the time and NADA?!
The poster responded to other posts last night so it's not like they haven't been back! Ugh.
"Do what you love and you will never work a day in your life." I've seen this quote attributed to everyone from Confucius, to Mark Anthony to Warren Buffet.
Your county or state may have a workforce development or career counseling center where you can take an "interest" test to match your skills and interests to a career. I believe Tony Robbins has a free DISC personality/skills test to steer you in the right direction for your natural inclinations. A library or community college can also provide great resources.
Writers write, groomers groom, coders code...it's easy to fall into "analysis paralysis" and research, but never take action. Don't get stuck doing that. Set some goals and identify one thing you will do each day to get you closer to choosing a career path. Here are some idea to get you started:
Take the DISC personality/skills test. Or Meyers Briggs, etc.
Watch U-tube videos for ideas and motivation.
Choose ONE path and pursue it until you discover whether it's for you or not.
Take an ADD test online, maybe at Psychology Today? Those of us with ADD may need meds to help us focus and finish
what we start.
Go talk to people in the field you are interested in or look for online forums to find out what that career is actually like day
to day. Find a mentor/advisor in the field you like.
Google the national and/or local association for pet groomers, writers, coders, etc. to make connections.
Read entry level job requirements on Indeed.com to learn what you need to know to get a job.
Take free classes online. There are several free education sites, some that even offer certificates. Harvard even has free classes. You don't have to go to college. You can learn to code for free! You must commit and work hard though.
Find an "accountability partner" and report your daily goal and accomplishment to each other.
Pray for guidance. Put your life in His hands and He will guide you and open doors for you if you trust in Him.
Visualize how you want your life to be. Believe in yourself and go get what you want!
Become a politician. If you're in the USA and live in a mid sized town, it is totally possible for you to run. Enjoy.
Problem is you need to be rich to finance a campaign that has any shot of going anywhere. You don't see someone who is a Walmart clerk suddenly running for senator.
I would love my current job if not for the metrics. I can't do call center work anymore. I want to get up in the morning and look forward to my day. Not dread every second of my life. I never get time for fun things anymore and work is taking over my life. I want to do something that I enjoy doing while making some money to pay rent. I'd like to be a vet, but the nearest vet school is 4 hours away from me and a term costs $12,000. I'd love to be a groomer but education in my area costs $10,000 and the annual income doesn't seem high enough to be liveable. I don't mind going to school for programming or computer science but job security is uncertain. I've also considered being a freelance journalist but I have no idea where to start learning.
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