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I'm going to come clean and say nothing really excites me. Nothing, not even things I used to love, gets any reaction from me, and I just want to sleep all day but can't because I'm an insomniac. I also perform poorly at work as a pharmacy tech, but always barely keep my job or get another job fairly quickly. I'm looking to get a masters of social work, because, to the extent a depressed person can want something, I want to help others and be useful. That said, I am mostly picking it because it is only another 2 years of school, pays better than pharmacy tech, and gets me out of the pharmacy, where I'm clearly more of a liability than an asset with my innattention to detail. I have explored other careers I could change to, but keep coming back to social work because it seems "least bad" and "most like what I do in my spare time, anyway". I can think of several compelling reasons not to do social work, but its better than what I do now and I know I need to work. Should I go for it anyway?
Masters of Social Work -- 2 more years of school and I could get in the federal government as a GS9, be GS11 a year later, be GS12 two years after that if I get a lcsw, then try to get into a supervisor position after that.
Law--3 more years of school, massive debt, and uncertain ROI. High risk, but high payoff if I score.
Medicine--I'm already working in a peon job in a pharmacy, and I get called out on careless mistakes a dozen times a day. I'm also fairly innefficient. If I went this route, I'd go psychiatrist or neurologist. That said, I'd need 2 more years of undergraduate science to bolster my science background and then 4 years med school. Carribean Med school sounds promising, but still is a lot more debt than I'm comfortable with. High debt, potentially a high reward.
Find a job that pays and use that to fund whatever you like doing when not working. Very, very few people are fortunate enough to be able to work in their passion area and make money doing it like being an artist, a musician, or a car racing driver.
Please forgive my saying so, but you claim you have "inattention to detail". I would think that that would disqualify you from a career in law or medicine, fields that are known for their reliance upon details.
Social work can be very mentally and emotionally draining. You need to get your depression under control. Do that first, then see how you feel about various career paths.
I'm going to come clean and say nothing really excites me. Nothing, not even things I used to love, gets any reaction from me, and I just want to sleep all day but can't because I'm an insomniac. I also perform poorly at work as a pharmacy tech, but always barely keep my job or get another job fairly quickly. I'm looking to get a masters of social work, because, to the extent a depressed person can want something, I want to help others and be useful. That said, I am mostly picking it because it is only another 2 years of school, pays better than pharmacy tech, and gets me out of the pharmacy, where I'm clearly more of a liability than an asset with my innattention to detail. I have explored other careers I could change to, but keep coming back to social work because it seems "least bad" and "most like what I do in my spare time, anyway". I can think of several compelling reasons not to do social work, but its better than what I do now and I know I need to work. Should I go for it anyway?
No, your "clients" would depress you further. Get a job pushing shopping carts back to the store. Fresh air and no contact with the public.
Social work is low paying. Pick something else like engineering, medicine, or law.
Most people hate their jobs. Just focus on the money.
It's kind of pointless to simply point people at professions that require 90th to 95th percentile intellectual capability to do the job.
For most people, the place to point them that pays well with moderate motivation and talent is a trade job nobody else wants to do. Example: Commercial HVAC where you're up on the roof fixing/replacing something that is broken when it's 110F and -20F.
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