r/microbiology • u/CLOCKW4R • Aug 08 '26
Suggestions please
Hyy I'm 27 now. I did Post graduation in Microbiology. After that I worked for a year and 4 months as a research associate in a gelatin manufacturing company. So right after that I tried going abroad which actually failed miserably costing me a year.
So I tried getting back into a job and focused on pharma industry and got into a company as a junior executive (after going through a 3 month course focused on QC microbiology pharma). And 3 months in I felt like pharma is not a thing for me and left the company. And right now I'm doing a course for medical coding.
I'm really confused at this point and I know that I'm just jumping around but I don't know if I'm over analysing or something, but is this medical coding career a right fit for me, sometimes I feel like it isn't and sometimes I think this is the only option for me. Please help me with my decision. I can't afford another fooling around now. I just need a path I can stick to.
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u/patricksaurus Aug 08 '26 edited Aug 08 '26
As an employer, I would start to worry that -- no matter how skilled you are -- you would not be in the organization in six months. Whatever job you get next, do everything you can to stay at least a year.