I did have my dream career for years.
1998 to 1011 with choppy bits
Please tell me about your last week, or the last 10 years...
What success(es) have you had, and what has stopped you?
I have no lack of belief in myself, my skills and experience
I've done it all and eager to get going. It's taking tooo long...
I'm bold
What do people want?
Searching for jobs to match my skills is getting more difficult. I get piles of junk results. If I specify my best skills as a,b,c,d,e,f,g, I get adverts posted needing
h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,w,v,x,y,z. I simply ignore anything more required
I get ignored, even what I can do fits the spec. Phones and interviews are difficult. I'm mathematical and strict on grammar. I don't dance and sing or giggle, or make friends, unless they're exactly like me. I can talk very clearly to non-tech people. Don't bother with any job until I find one perfect.
I have never, ever met any employer who knows what I know or how to do it themselves. They exist to get someone to do it for them. They all seem not to know what they want. What's wrong. We need to find a way to get on with the other. Why isn't it just automatic and simple? I offer my expertise. They announce they want it. I feel in the role of teaching a child. Blowing away their worries. I've developed my ability to get on with a new person. My anxiety has decreased.
I feel like getting under the car of a customer who arrives and doesn't know how it works or what's wrong, or to paint their house because they don't have time to. Within less than 10 seconds, they say no. 'Goodbye' without saying why, such as: your overalls are not the right colour or not quite pristine.
Or they go to McDonalds and won't pay for their order because there's no bread, meat, potato, or anything to drink. It's right in front of them. I have to deal with the deaf & blind. They're not dumb. They keep talking nonsense
Whooah. I have tried a turnaround. I was the one of my age to get started on a grad scheme and pick everything from there. Many took a gap year out. All I wanted was to earn a living. Many have given up on their degrees. One took 10 years travelling and resuming... masters for power grid control research. One didn't like law. Did a programming masters in his hometown and has his own company. One got a psychology PhD and did hearing tests on his patients, but now left it all behind to start doing what I've been doing for most of my life, not because I did. I like there is one friend who does the same, and wish I could now. Got no funds for new course. Already emptied my pockets into one before
I want to go to grad school so badly, but I'm so indecisive and afraid of making the wrong choice.. kudos to all you who know what you want and good luck