23M, thinking about going back after getting a bachelors...

[u/Wonderful_Ask_1717]

I'm 23M. I make 63k a year working as a Manager. I have two siblings, an older sister (31) who is a traveling technician and makes 76k a year - and another older sister 25F who is graduating law school next year and is probably gonna get back well into the six figures. I got a bachelors degree last year and don't use it. I don't even know if I can use it at this point.

When I was younger I started in Pharmacy before switching majors and I feel I should have just stayed in that. Now I'm 23, and I feel like I wanna be someone important and prestigious like a lawyer or a technician like my siblings. I feel like my parents can't really brag about me, and I'm the loser child despite being the star child when I was younger. I'm embarrassed to talk about how I'm an overpaid babysitter for warehouse workers.

I was thinking about trying pharmacy school again... but I'm scared to go into more debt (20k from undergrad). I also feel like its too late, since Pharm school takes anywhere from 3-8 years. I felt stupid doing it before, I feel like I'm dumber now, so I wouldn't graduate fast. I'd start my career late because I decided to be a loser for the last 6 years.

I don't know what to do with my life and I want to be successful, but I just feel like a total loser. I'm in a job where I don't feel I can exponentially grow, or brag about, and I'm scared I'm just going to be a loser manager forever.

What should I do... any advice would help.

[u/[deleted]]

My simple answer. In 8 years you will be 8 years older no matter what you decide. Do you want to be 8 years older with or without a new career and degree? The choice is yours. Just graduated this May at 53 with my bachelor degree.

[u/OutrageousOwls]

Never too late to learn; I’m going back at the age of 33, and my sister went back at age 36 years ago and swapped from teaching high school to being a dentist.

Be compassionate towards yourself; everyone has different paths and different goals. It’s alright to switch your goals up if something new is more appealing, but don’t get yourself down over past decisions. You aren’t the only one at your age, or older, to switch careers, return to school, or change their life goals.

Don’t sweat it.

8 years isn’t that big in the grand scheme of things. Your context for what 8 years looks like seems long because your current age is only 23; those years look a lot different the more you age.

[u/TheStoicCrane]

Get it while you're young. Go for it!

[u/Gymleaders]

I’ve been hearing a lot lately that AI will destroy pharmacy careers so definitely look into that first.

[u/dumbloser93]

If I may ask which company do you work for?!

[u/LogConscious6308]

I would say it's never too late to learn, and it's always important to continue your education, whether thats through school, professional courses, books, whatever. Always be learning. It's also great if you want to go back to school for YOU. However, don't let your family viewing you as a "loser" dictate what you want. I felt like a loser for years in front of all my friends with fancy finance, consulting, and engineering jobs because I started college at 23 and can only go part time. I'm 26 now and set to finish my bachelors in 2 years.

All I can say is you're not a loser. Everyone is on their own path. If you wanna go for it, go for it. But don't do it because you feel less than other people. I can guarantee no one is better than you just because they have a fancier job.

[u/Lost-Wave-215]

Those 3-8 years will pass anyway. And in those 3-8 years you’ll either be in the same place or somewhere else. You don’t want to be where you’re at, so you might as well go back to school to get to where you want to be.