Author: Olivia

So, I have a bit of a conflict happening. I have three certificates (not degrees, just licenses, really) in the health care field that I no longer have any use of. There are no jobs around where I now live that they apply to. I have them listed on my resume, and that was a deciding factor on why I got hired at my (unrelated field) current job. Boss mentioned to me after I was hired that they were impressed and wanted to see if I could use any of the training I received in order to get them at the current job I'm at now. College doesn't interest me as it takes away time I need to have at work in order to afford housing and bills. I was wondering, should I keep collecting certificates in random fields (actually earn them) and keep fishing for different career paths? I'm…

It pisses me off, everything piles up at work. All at once and always in situations when I need to focus on work. Personal stuff, responsibilites, school… everything. I get really overwhelmed and just shut down. I get home and have 0 energy to anything but stare at my phone for hours. I'm only 18 and I already don't want to do this for another 40+ years for gods sake. I question my decisions, my job, myself and my life… I always feel the worst when I'm at work.

My problems aren't as bad as many of you and I feel bad for all of you that have very stressful jobs. Definitely move on for something better! See, my issue is that I have next to nothing to do each day. I work in IT and my manager refuses to get involved in my career development and I'm left to literally read the news and stare at the wall for hours upon hours. When we do have discussions about expanding my role my manager just feeds me a bunch of bs and executes on nothing. My manager also does work that I could be doing and refuses to help me train and take that work over. I make really good money and this is what kills me. I want to look for another job and move on to a more fulfilling role but I'm a little apprehensive because what…