I seriously wonder what all this stuff I am doing right is worth.

 

Quitting university and selling stuff to people instead. working on sundays and every saturday anyways for those who attended a university....who get a lot of money for what they do and who only see a stupid sales-woman in you.

 

Nice.

 

I think I will apply to university again when I'm done with this.

 

and yes I think I will never be sure about what to do in the future....

 

I guess nobody else on here is in this situation....

 

I just feel quite stupid right now, esp. since my friends are all sucessful students at uni. and I am doing this apprenitceship which causes problems and more problems

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I had to post that song, sorry :shame:

 

Why not travel a little? I would do that in you position...

How when I have to work?

Sales is fine as long as you remain well-adjusted, Ive been in sales and got promoted, there are lots of salespeople whos lifestyle gets consumed by greed.

 

You can make very good money from it and fast, but a degree should definately be your main priority. Apply for uni, and save up money in your sales job until it starts, once you can do sales theres lots of opportunities you can look out for and the request from most companies are not long term contracts.

How when I have to work?

 

Well, save some money? I know a couple of friends who have traveled through Europe with almost no money at all...

 

It's all about what you want, sounds silly but it's true :P

I seriously wonder what all this stuff I am doing right is worth.

 

Quitting university and selling stuff to people instead. working on sundays and every saturday anyways for those who attended a university....who get a lot of money for what they do and who only see a stupid sales-woman in you.

 

Nice.

 

I think I will apply to university again when I'm done with this.

 

and yes I think I will never be sure about what to do in the future....

 

I guess nobody else on here is in this situation....

 

I just feel quite stupid right now, esp. since my friends are all sucessful students at uni. and I am doing this apprenitceship which causes problems and more problems

 

Life is a process of trial and error. You'll know yourself when you've done the right thing.

Sales is fine as long as you remain well-adjusted, Ive been in sales and got promoted, there are lots of salespeople whos lifestyle gets consumed by greed.

 

You can make very good money from it and fast, but a degree should definately be your main priority. Apply for uni, and save up money in your sales job until it starts, once you can do sales theres lots of opportunities you can look out for and the request from most companies are not long term contracts.

 

it might be true....it's what I thought as well at the beginning...but currently I am loosing my believe in it....well I don't know....I might be jealous, because my friends are really successful at uni and I sucked at it so I had to quit...but on the other hand I know that I just didn't study what was right for me...

 

so I am afriad that I won't be bothered to study after I have finished this apprentice ship anymore.....but that's my own fault then.

 

I am only doing this because I am heading for a proper degree

 

Well, save some money? I know a couple of friends who have traveled through Europe with almost no money at all...

 

It's all about what you want, sounds silly but it's true :P

 

but I don't really have the time to travel, because of work...

Life is a process of trial and error. You'll know yourself when you've done the right thing.

 

but I am afraid that I won't find the right thing after trying too many things....I am one of those people who think doing something else would be better and then I try it and realise it isn't

but I am afraid that I won't find the right thing after trying too many things....I am one of those people who think doing something else would be better and then I try it and realise it isn't

 

The important thing is that you're trying different options though isn't it? Better that you're finding out by trying different things than sticking and suffereing in silence with something you don't want to do.

Sometimes I feel the opposite of your situation Julia!

 

Now I have my degree, but can't seem to get a job using it, and when I go for jobs that are in shops/services, they think I am 'overqualified' (because of the degree), even though I want to do the job. They also have tons of people to choose from because so many people are out of work.

 

I don't know if its still the case in Germany, or whether unemployment is worst in the UK. Its not good :/ I feel like I'm stuck in the middle sometimes! Too hard getting a job with my degree and no one will accept me anywhere else.

 

How long left of your apprenticeship do you have? It's worth keeping with it I think, as you are getting paid and getting your experience. The people at uni are spending a lot on their fees (Im guessing?) and you could do well to save up some money for it perhaps? You still have time to do a degree, and maybe this time will give you longer to decide and think about what you really want to do.

 

Sometimes I wish that I had gone to a different uni/ done a different course and I was thrown into the uni thing too young. bahhh!

 

hope that you make the best decision for you :)

but I am afraid that I won't find the right thing after trying too many things....I am one of those people who think doing something else would be better and then I try it and realise it isn't

 

I like having low expectations, that way, if something really good happens, I get a nice surprise.

 

 

Anyway, I'm just a ghost, don't listen to me lol.

I like having low expectations, that way, if something really good happens, I get a nice surprise.

 

 

Anyway, I'm just a ghost, don't listen to me lol.

 

Completely agree!

I like having low expectations, that way, if something really good happens, I get a nice surprise.

 

haha!! This is what I always say to people when they call me a pessimist!!

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I guess nobody else on here is in this situation....

 

I just feel quite stupid right now, esp. since my friends are all sucessful students at uni. and I am doing this apprenitceship which causes problems and more problems

You aren't the only one. I'm at the tail end of that. I'm 27, I've been in and out of school with crappy jobs in between for nearly 10 years now, and it was only last year that I figured out what I was supposed to do and where I belong.

 

The great thing is, when something does finally fit, you just know it. Suddenly all the frustration of spinning your wheels for so long is suddenly worth it. You know what to do and you have all this other life experience (and therefore perspective) that the people who found their way there fast will never have.

 

And like others are saying, doing well in university does not lead to doing well out of university. They are two completely different worlds, and frankly though you may earn more with a degree if you can find a job in a related field, it's finding a job in a related field that's the hard part, and it was long before the recession. A lot of people who are doing so well now will get out of school, start the job they thought they wanted, and then after all that education realize that it isn't what they wanted to do. Finding your place in the world can take time and effort and hard work.

 

That has happened to both of my younger siblings. I was so jealous of them when I had finally reached the point where I needed to drop out of university. They were younger than me yet they were finishing training and starting good jobs and settling down to start a family or at least getting to move out of the house. And here I was completely lost with no idea what came next.

 

Two years on and they've both decided they want to do something else. Except they now have this whole established life that needs them to keep their job to keep it up. It's kind of hard to go back to school when you have kids to feed.

 

Basically, my point is that it takes different people different lengths of time to work things out, and even then life will still have a lot of surprises in store. There's no use comparing yourself to them because they have a different place, and they need to take a different route to get there.

I know how you feel. I recently ran into a friend who is about to finish her Bachelors degree this May and go on to get her Masters and I'm still working on my AA. You have to let it inspire you to do better.

It's okay to feel frustrated sometimes in life.

It's an oportunity to change to be a better person.

Good luck!