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Long story short; I skipped joining college right out of high school because I didn’t have the money let alone know what I even wanted to do. I thought I’d work a few years and figure it out as well as save up some money. It’s been more than a few years and I *still* have no idea what I want to do but I at least have a little money… small steps, I guess. Unfortunately, I need a degree at this point in my life. In a perfect world, my merits, hard work, and previous accomplishments would be enough to help me advance but most places stop looking at me the second I say that I don’t have a degree.
How do people figure out what they want to do?? How do *I* figure out what I want to do??
I’ve gone online to look up offered degrees around me which included going through the course schedule and I’ve even tried doing those quizzes that are supposed to tell me a little more. All quizzes point to some kind of IT which I’m okay at but I cannot code for the life of me so it seems like a poor choice for me as every degree has some kind of coding, it seems. They also suggest something with Accounting and I cannot do math.
Do I just do something easy that I’m not *as* interested in to just get a degree? This isn’t really what I want but I’m tired of being passed over just because I don’t have a piece of paper and thousands of dollars of debt. I’m sure I could be mostly successful with a lot of degrees but where to even start?
I’m new to this sub so I don’t know what all is needed but here is some more info about me/my past experience:
* I’ve been an Executive Assistant for way too long but I’m great at it (organization, creative projects, scheduling, etc.), I was in a job that dealt with a lot of HR aspects (hiring, placing people, collaborating with security for clearances, etc), and some other inconsequential customer service jobs.
* I loved the HR job but I don’t know if it’s entirely for me. I’m good with people but would rather not deal with that uncomfortable stuff like complaints and interpersonal problems.
* As mentioned, I’m great at being an EA but I’m tired of it. I’ve been doing it too long and I want to be in charge of my own time, responsible for my own projects, and just generally being more respected than EAs usually are.
* I don’t feel very smart but I can pick up things quicker than most as well as figuring out things by myself without much help. I don’t remember the last time I had a job that actually had any kind of training but I’m always successful in what I do.
* I’ve worked in the public sector for a long time now and I wouldn’t mind staying or leaving. I’m not tied to one job/company/Agency/etc.
* I live near DC.
Thank you for reading my diatribe and any help you all can offer!
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