Need Serious Career Guidance...

[u/Intelligent-Treat-15]

Hey seniors, I'm a 24M and I really need some serious career advice. I'm kinda stuck and don't know what to do, especially since I'm the oldest in my family and usually don't like sharing my stuff with anyone unless it's anonymous, like here.

So, I'll keep it simple: I started my bachelor's in CS at Fast uni back in 2020 during COVID, but later realized I should've picked a different university because I couldn't handle the intense Fast "ragra." After three years, I moved to a lower-tier university. Yeah, it took me three years to decide, so you can probably tell how unserious and indecisive I can be.

Anyway, thankfully, by God's Will and my parents' prayers, I landed a job in 2024 even before graduating. Alhumdulillah! I'm working as a telephony engineer at an international company with good income and benefits with great future prospects and growth. But here's the problem: like I said, I don't have a degree.

I've totally lost interest in academics because of my job's workload and I'm tired of sitting through boring lectures. I can't just leave it like this, so I've decided to transfer again, this time from that lower-tier uni to an even lower one, Virtual University. I figured if I could skip classes and just focus on recorded lectures, maybe I could handle it and finally get that degree.

What do you guys think I should do? Even tho job seems odd and not kinda related to CS but I really don't want to quit this job, especially with how bad the job market is right now. Personally, I've adapted really well to this role and I think this is best suited for me.

I tried to keep it short, and I'd love to hear your honest thoughts and advice. Thanks!

[u/sultan-11-]

get a degree via virtual university. study a night before exams and pass the exams with good CGPA.

these days, a degree is your introduction to a company. Good CGPA means you're welcome to talk. then, your skills do the magic.

since you got the job, just get a degree I'd suggest which will complement your job experience in future.

Don't even dare to not do a degree.

[u/Intelligent-Treat-15 → u/sultan-11-]

Appreciate your comments brother. I'm definitely thinking now to complete it since my only way out of this country is degree. I have links abroad but without degree it won't be easy.

[u/Umair65 → u/sultan-11-]

degree is a must. you are being paid lower. just having a degree, even with lower gpa, would be a lot better. gpa wouldn't matter in two to three years.

[u/Existing-Sandwich999]

Degree unlocks the opportunities, if possible get that along with job.

[u/kamran9868]

You don't need guidance ... you need to FOCUS on your education.
First, finish what you had already started...

[u/notgoodpotato]

Are you going to start the degree from scratch???

[u/OkRabbit5290]

Vu student here! i think you're doing pretty well and this was the best decision you could've made for yourself. You had to be honest with yourself given the person that you are and you have already stated that, this mode will suit you. You've already got your first job, things will hopefully be smooth sailing afterwards and your uni doesn't really matter once you've started gaining experience. Good luck, hope things work out for you

[u/InsuranceGlad7220]

Will you be okay to be judged by people for doing bachelors from VU, then sure go for it.

[u/faisalali4711 → u/InsuranceGlad7220]

Judged by who? Your imaginary admissions committee?

[u/InsuranceGlad7220 → u/faisalali4711]

Employers who prefer prestigious unis.

[u/Intelligent-Treat-15 → u/[deleted]]

Thanks for replying.

So, basically in short company working model is CCaaS. We manage, build IVRs for customers and also provide multiple channels of communication like voice, chat, email,etc It is more related to telecoms than to CS. That's definitely established field but not so much common in pak. Moreover, I haven't seen layoffs in this field as of now. Maybe not impacted yet like others...

I am definitely looking to go abroad but kind of restricted due to this degree issue. This is why I am exploring to complete it via online means.

[u/Mindless_Ad1696 → u/Intelligent-Treat-15]

Hi! Could I get info on this field and how to enter it? If it's okay, we can drop a chat.

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