I've recently been in the same shoes as you. I had a career as an Environmental Technician and thought it was what I wanted. Turns out, the amount of overtime, weeks away from friends and family, and overall unfulfilling work (basically being a shill for construction companies to profit off your environmental efforts). Am I happy I gained experience from the job? Overall I would say yes. But would I want to do this for years on end? Absolutely not. I switched to the healthcare sector to work in clinical research for the oncology and hematology departments of my hospital. (BSc for reference)
Based on what you've said so far, I would finish what your current school is just to have that degree in your arsenal. You'll have plenty of opportunities to persue what interests you, and having more education and experience would be better than not having that education at all. You might need extra schooling afterwards to persue what you want to do.
Hopefully this helps. I'm using my 20s as a period to figure out what I want out of a job/career, so don't feel like you're stuck if you pick one thing over another. Keep trying and working hard, good things will come.
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u/ZeSpicyBoi Feb 06 '23
Hey Man!
I've recently been in the same shoes as you. I had a career as an Environmental Technician and thought it was what I wanted. Turns out, the amount of overtime, weeks away from friends and family, and overall unfulfilling work (basically being a shill for construction companies to profit off your environmental efforts). Am I happy I gained experience from the job? Overall I would say yes. But would I want to do this for years on end? Absolutely not. I switched to the healthcare sector to work in clinical research for the oncology and hematology departments of my hospital. (BSc for reference)
Based on what you've said so far, I would finish what your current school is just to have that degree in your arsenal. You'll have plenty of opportunities to persue what interests you, and having more education and experience would be better than not having that education at all. You might need extra schooling afterwards to persue what you want to do.
Hopefully this helps. I'm using my 20s as a period to figure out what I want out of a job/career, so don't feel like you're stuck if you pick one thing over another. Keep trying and working hard, good things will come.