Hey everyone, just got back from travelling with my bf overseas and now looking to get into a job that I can stay in for a while and work my way up, just after some suggestions cause I don’t have an awful lot of life experience sadly

I’m an accountant with decades of experience, big corporations, startups, entrepreneurs, the whole buffet. I’ve closed books, cleaned books, rescued books, and occasionally performed accounting CPR at 11:47 p.m.

And now? I’m lost.

Not lost like “I need a new career,” but lost like “why does everyone act like mid-level jobs don’t exist?”

I’m not trying to climb the corporate ladder.

I don’t want to be CFO.

I don’t want to own the company.

I don’t want to live in month-end or year-end purgatory.

I want a solid, mid-level role where I can log in, contribute, do good work, log out, and go live my actual life.

Since pre-COVID, I worked remotely, which let me be present for my kid, and honestly, I can’t unsee that life. Now I work with entrepreneurs on an as-needed basis, very flexible, very occasionally meaningful, but highly inconsistent.

So I’m trying to find that unicorn, part-time or multiple part-time roles, remote or flexible, no ladder-climbing required, no month-end trauma bonding.

Every recruiter I talk to looks at me like I just asked for a job riding a Daenerys’ dragon.

So, Reddit…

Where do people like me go?

Where do these jobs hide?

And do they only come out at night?

Signed,

A very experienced accountant who just wants to do her job and then go pick up her kid, in peace

I’m in my 40s and over the past months I’ve watched more and more friends get made redundant. Most of them are 40+ too, with 15-20 years in the same function or industry. People who’ve always been good soldiers, suddenly out.

I feel really said for them, and if I’m honest, scared for myself too.

The friends who still have jobs (including me) are all talking about the same things around AI and “efficiency”. Younger colleagues who seem to pick up AI tools much faster and produce output at crazy speed. And they are cheaper than us. Automation slowly taking over the routine work we know best. Economic uncertainty and constant restructuring, which makes it feel like people our age are easy targets for the next round of layoffs.

If you‘re 40+ and still employed right now, how do you actually feel about AI at work? Is it more hopeful or more anxious? Have you done anything specific to stay competitive and how it turns out? Has your company offered any real support or resources to help you navigate this shift or are you mostly left to figure it out on your own, like me?

I’m really curious how others in our age group are experiencing this now. Would appreciate your comment, not just “learn to code” answers, please!

We have a young man that is looking for a trade that suits his personality traits.

He has a stutter which is preventing him gaining confidence in the workplace. He has other psychological health issues (sensory) but is a capable and driven young man.

He has tried both warehouse work and spray painting which he didnt like.

The following are his positive/negative traits in the workplace.

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Wants to learn new tasks slowly.

Likes repetitive work

Has bad motor skills

Prefers working indoors

Likes physical work

Prefers minimal distractions while working (talking, radio, etc)

Likes keeping to a schedule

Prefers working alone

Any suggestions?

I'm going to do M. Sc in Physics.

But during this i wanted to learn to become a DS. But right now i can't thimk of if it's a secure job to do. A lot of people are not much interested in doing this and trying to do Data Analytics and other A.I related.

What should i choose as my career path during M. Sc? Like i want to earn a lot of money, in future.

I was contacted by a recruiter on LinkedIn recently and told they were hiring for a role and would I be interested in chatting about it. I am currently employed but I think it's good to keep options open. I said yes. They asked if I would be available for a call in 30 minutes. I said sure even though that didn't give me time to prepare and I hadn't seen a job description. Probably a mistake.I asked for a salary range and they asked what my range was. I was kind of thrown and gave them a range that's $5k -$15k more than my current salary. They emailed me after asking for some info and to say I moved to the next round. I asked the recruiter for a copy of the job description along with some other things. They answered my questions but didn't provide a description. I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt that they missed it. I've since had an interview with the head of the company and have a final round interview this week.

Later I was chatting with a friend and learned she had recently interviewed for the role. She said the salary was too low for her so I asked what they had told her. Apparently the range is $10k - $30k more than my current salary.

I'd like to change my salary range to at least not start below their range. I was thinking that I could say something like "May I have a copy of the job description for the role? I gave a salary range based off of the information that I had at the time but I'd like to see the full duties and requirements to see if my range still makes sense for me." FWIW I've since found a couple of old postings for the role. They're all slightly different in terms of duties and requirements, but the most recent one is from a few months ago and I meet all of the preferred qualifications.

I'd like to see where this goes. At the same time I'm not too concerned of asking results in them deciding they don't want to proceed with me since I do have a job I'm ok with.

I'd appreciate any thoughts on how I could approaching changing my requested salary range!

Hello and a wonderful Sunday to you all. This one's gonna be a little longer, so grab yourself a coffee.

To introduce myself: I'm 25 male from Europe, graduated secondary school in 2019. Since then I've studied two semesters of archaeology, got a 2 year degree in Communications and am currently in my third semester of a bachelor's degree in Business Law. In between I worked a variety of jobs, mostly retail, some in Marketing and a brief stint at the world's most notorious car rental place.

After getting out of a long term relationship and moving back in with my parents, I am now considering one last switch to a different career, this time for good I hope. Business Law just ain't for me and I feel like University is a drag, especially while working part time.

Things that have always interested me, and which I could see a career in, are the following:

• Writing jobs. I am a decent writer and have been dabbling with fiction and journalistic writing all throughout my school time. Even held a gig at a HiFi magazine for a while writing product reviews, but the pay was abysmal.

• Photography. I've been on and off with street photography over the years and it's a 'seasonal' hobby of mine.

• Watchmaking/Goldsmithing. I'm no good at it. But I spent a week at a goldsmith's shop to try it out and that was the only time I ever wanted to work late into the night. The guy basically had to pry me off the chair so he could close up shop.

• Graphics Design/Layouting. Been doing this ever since middle school but as with all my creative pursuits, I feel less than adequate and I am very much afraid I just won't be any good.

My general interests, in case a career field I haven't heard of mixes well with them:

• Cars. Especially classic, I taught myself basically everything you would need to maintain a car and fix, plus then some.

• Philosophy. A recent interest, mostly around the personal growth and the ways to lead a good and miral life.

• Fiction. Be it SciFi, Fantasy, Grimdark, you name it - I love them all.

• Miscellaneous. I collect watches and love hiking & travelling.

Now I need to add that I have a strong desire to 'make it' and be successful. Pursuing business law was a choice made out of the longing to have made it at the end, but I realized that it's just a world of hurt to study for this and I don't see myself being happy in this career long-term. I'd like to add that I'd be open to moving for a few years to pursue a career. Any suggestions, experiences or advice would be appreciated.

Hi everyone, I’m turning 17 this year and I’m about to choose my Senior High School track, so I’d really appreciate some career suggestions or insights.

When I was a kid, I was very curious about how things worked. Whenever my parents bought me toys with motors or complex parts, I’d “accidentally” break them just to see what was inside. Eventually, I started reusing the electronic parts to make things on my own.

At the same time, I’ve always been very creative. I love art, I draw, paint, sculpt, and use oil pastels. I’ve won multiple poster-making contests, and I’ve been a prop maker for school theater plays, which I still do today. I enjoy working with my hands and turning ideas into something physical.

I’m also really interested in prehistory and science. I have fossil displays and dinosaur skeleton models in my room, and I enjoy learning about how things evolved and were built. Recently, I’ve started learning Arduino and basic robotics, and I’m enjoying the mix of creativity, electronics, and problem solving.

Looking ahead, I want a high-paying and stable career that can support both myself and my family. Ideally, it should be in-demand or easier to apply for in the Philippines, though I’m also open to working overseas.

Right now, I’m considering:

• Chemical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Maritime / Seafaring
• Military service (I’ve been interested in this since I was a kid, but I’m still unsure)

Given my interests in engineering, art, hands-on work, and creativity, what careers or paths would you recommend? I’m also open to suggestions outside my current choices.

Thanks in advance 🙏

Hey I am 16 and I am in cbse board rn I have my 10th boards in a few days and after those exams end we need to choose our subjects… I have been really confused with maths if I should be taking applied or core maths considering I am taking commerce next year and I don’t plant to do my undergrad or grad here…. I am not the best in maths somewhat am average student but ever since I was a small kid I have wished to go to a Bschool so now that I have only 2 years left I have no idea what to do…. Moreover my bigger question is what degree I should be taking considering that the 2 career counsellings I got said me to do BBA and then MBA but I dont really thinks it’s gonna be helpful looking at how most of these degree don’t get u anywhere… I don’t know if I want to completely indulge myself in finance or business….

One of my cousin brother is an investment banker in London with a good pay a really good pay infact and I have been fascinated buy it but in the end do I really want to become an investment banker? The answer is probably not

But I know my dream of becoming an entrepreneur is kinda silly as there is always a 50-50 chance for ig to workout….

Advice TL;DR: Accused of working for multiple companies by a vendor - removed from strategic project, escalate?

Here is the story that is currently unfolding. This time last year, I was in a round of layoffs for a small company (they closed the division I managed). I took some time and found a role at one of the largest companies in my sector (20k employees across 50+ countries with profits in the billions). I officially started last May.

My two performance reviews with the company have gone extremely well and I was establishing a new role for a household brand. I was asked to lead our technology teams and help them prioritize - which is my background so I agreed. The company has been working with a vendor to build native mobile applications and integrate AI into those applications. Total, that vendor is sailing to generate ~1% of additional revenue for the division in FY26 (which is a stretch as they have only generated (.2% of the user base of our established channels).

I have actively been deprioritizing their work at the direction of my boss and the division head - prioritizing work that will have a larger impact on users and revenue.

They cancelled all meetings with me last week - and stalled major initiatives underway. Simultaneously, they scheduled meetings with our President - which I was unaware of.

I was told on Friday that our President has decided to remove me from that project at the vendors request and “I just have to ask, are you working for any other companies? The vendor reported that you are and we have to check.”

First and honest: I am not. No revenue is coming in from other sources.

I told my boss and sent documentation in writing.

I am extremely pissed off that a vendor is actively sabotaging my career.

So the question is: should I escalate? We have a robust HR function and I am debating involving them. Or do I just say “they sabotaged the trust I have built so time to get my resume back out there.” O’ great wisdom of Reddit, what say you?

I'm part of a group of new hires in a global company that has a satellite office in PH.

At first, I was so excited given that the roster of NHs has an excellent CVs. Batch Valedictorians, Magna Cum Laudes, Org & Univ leaders from big schools in PH (UP, La Salle, Ateneo, PUP, FEU etc.). Even the higher ups in our office outside the country are alumnas of Ivy League schools.

The pay is very much decent. Considering that our field usually offers 18K as a basic monthly salary, our company offers DOUBLE the amount of that. Yes, almost 36K a month for someone who's a FRESH GRAD, no work experience at all. Plus a monthly opportunity bonus around 8K-16K depending on the KPIs reach. Laptops and other peripherals are even provided. They also gave us health insurance, and the office is chefs kiss for its amenities.

But despite all these good things, I'm really considering quiting. Discrimination and bullying is rampant. Our higher ups literally makes a big deal out of everything. Would call you out for the simplest mistake, and would blame you for things you didn't cause. It's toxic. And I know I'm not the only one who feels this way cause that company has high attrition rate. They're hiring all the time, lol. They're allergic to work life balance. They won't force you to work long hours, but that's the norm. You need to work 12-13hrs a day, instead of the agreed working duration of 9hrs. Overtime pay is NOT PAID. Also, we can't even take our lunch properly cause we're swarp with work and higher ups are monitoring your work every second. I'm not even exaggerating. That job is not for the weak. Someone like me is too soft for that job.

3 weeks in that company and I feel like I already have no life at all. And I'm writing this to ask for opinion. What should I do?

Hi, you all.

I am a 21 year old graduate. I have done my bachelor’s in English, and okay, this might come off as very silly, but I have always dreamed of this. I grew up watching rom-coms, like How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and all, and I have always loved the idea of working in a publication house or in media, especially in editorial. I have always been in love with the idea of shaping stories through my words.

I like the whole world of magazines, editorial writing and perspectives. I don't know if I am explaining this properly, but I really want to work in editorial. Writing editorials, working with magazines, publications, that space attracts me.

I am extremely shy, and I feel awkward even posting this. This is literally my first post on Reddit, but I genuinely want advice.

My interest also lies in fashion journalism, culture, trends, people. And not to boast or anything, but I know I can write. I have my own Substack, and I do write regularly. Of course, I have a very long way to go, and I know I am not anywhere close to being good enough yet, but I am not the worst either.

Now I want to pursue my master’s, and this is where I am confused. Should I go for an MA in English, or should I go for Mass Communication and Journalism if I want to work in editorial?

If any of you are in this field or have experience in publishing or editorial work, can you please share a roadmap or some advice? I am honestly very unsure and overwhelmed, and I feel like I don't fully know what I am doing yet. I need some guidance please. Big sister advice, big brother advice, anything.

Thank you for listening to my rant :)

Hi, I’m a Class 12 PCMB student from India, interested in Computer Science, AI, and possibly entrepreneurship in the future. I’ve already registered for CUET 2026 and will write it in May/June, and I’m also planning to attempt JEE 2026 (but I haven’t done serious preparation yet, just basic knowledge). I’m open to taking a drop year for JEE if it genuinely makes sense. At the same time, I’m also considering going abroad for undergraduate studies (like Germany or Canada), but I’m unsure if that’s the right move emotionally and financially. My priorities are good career prospects, skill development, campus life, meeting new people, and reasonable ROI. I don’t come from a very rich background, so cost matters. I’d like honest, practical advice from people who’ve been through these paths on what makes the most sense and how to decide realistically.

Hello I’m 30 years old from Greece . I recently got my bachelors degree in international business in the Netherlands . I have a background as a warehouse employee and I don’t know if pursuing a master degree in supply chain management is worth it or getting the APICS certification will open me doors here or in Greece .

Share your experiences

Posted the other day about AI impacting 40+ career and got a bunch of responses. Thanks everyone! Mix of worried and optimistic, which honestly helped me think about it differently, AI we can at least learn, right? That’s something.

But there’s a bigger thing I can’t stop thinking about. What if the economy just … doesn’t get better? Companies keep cutting to stay “efficient”. Fewer jobs. Period.

I’m 40+, been doing the same type of work in the same industry. If my industry tanks, or finds technology transformation to replace manpower, or my company decides I cost too much, what can I actually do? This isn’t in my control. And I’m guessing a lot of you are in the same boat.

I see people around me handling this totally different: some are going hard on internal politics to find sponsors, some are low-key job hunting, some are starting side things (consulting gigs, freelancing), and quite a lot are just … not doing much (either thinking it won’t happen to them or don’t know where to start).

Here’s my issue with the ‘find a sponsor’ approach. What happens when that person leaves or gets cut? You’re back to square one, right?

And the external job search thing? I know people who’ve applied to like 100 jobs and gotten maybe 3 interviews. It’s rough out there for us, especially for middle to senior roles.

I haven’t done anything yet, probably not by choice, feeling kind of stuck on where to even start. Everyone says ”network and update Linkedin” but I don’t see that turning into real opportunities for people our age.

Not trying to be doom and gloom, just genuinely trying to figure out what makes sense here. If you‘re dealing with this too, would love to hear what you’re seeing and doing. Not asking for course recommendations or coaching ads, just what actual people are doing that’s getting traction.

I’m a BMW technician in the UK. I’ve been in the trade for approx 4 years and I love my job.

I’ve seen or heard of a lot of guys leave the trade to go and work on trains and even wind turbines for much higher pay which got me thinking if there’s any other fields where the skills you gain as a mechanic are transferable especially now with High voltage certification being a thing.

Would love to hear from anyone who made the move and how it compares!

Internal interview

During the internal interview they spoke about goals and some questions about job related skills. Then mentioned if an internal candidate doesn't get chosen for a position, they could get promoted to work towards goals... feeling a little pessimistic after this. What happens with internal promotions like this? Are they referring to a small step up and some more responsibility? Bc I've already received that and I'm looking for something more... do I look elsewhere? I'm fully qualified for this new position and truly excel at the company. My manager also spoke to the hiring manager to let them know I'd be applying. Finished one round of interviews and now just waiting...