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Giving Up

winesar21
winesar21
I graduated college in May 2011, and have experience so many probelms since then that have exasperated my depressions. I just got offered a customer service position at a very large and well known company in the area. The problem is it doesn't pay that well, I am hoping of getting an in and working my way up. Otherwise I feel like I will never make it to my major doing small office jobs. Have any of you experienced similar situations with jobs?

Some days I just wanna give up. I feel so lonely and sometime think why is it worth living for this?!?!
Tedward
Tedward
Just because you are working fo them doesn't mean you can't apply for other jobs. Just be quiet about it!
chelle37
chelle37
I know for me after college I did have to work at some jobs to get experience before I got to the job that i really wanted. It sounds like a good plan, to get in at a company where there's room for advancement. It is so hard to be lonely, but life is worth living and things can change and get better. ((hugs))
winesar21
winesar21
thank you guys for the support! I have my good days and I have my bad...but i'm leaving my current job for another crappy paying job but with a great company. All just so I can get experience and hope for advancement. It's just so hard in this blah world.
pikidiphaw
pikidiphaw
all the best
etherize
etherize
Many, many people (including myself) started out with a low-paying job and worked their way up to a much better position. I think it's a good idea, especially in this economy; a low-paying job is usually better than no job!

Go for it, you have nothing to lose. And you'll gain experience that you can put on your resume if you decide you want to quit and try something else. Once you start working and meeting new people, hopefully you won't feel so lonely.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Even with a college degree most companies will only offer an entry-level position, but if you stick with it and work well, management will be watching you and eventually you will get promoted. Just don't talk
bad about the position or pay while you are waiting...that's a BIG no-no.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Take the job and keep applying for other jobs. A lot of people have to start at the bottom with a degree or no degree. In this economy take almost whatever you can get, beats sitting at home being broke.
deleted_user
deleted_user
It is hard to have a college degree and have to take a low-level job. I'm in the same boat. I lost my job in April and have been on unemployment. I have both a bachelor's and master's degree. The positions I'm looking at now are a lot of entry level jobs that I am just hesitant to take, at least for the time being. I am also going back to school to earn another master's degree in hopes that it will make me more marketable. But a lot of the time you have to start at the bottom and work your way up, especially in a new field. I fully expect that when I finish my current degree I will have to do that, as well. Good luck to you.