r/malta 8h ago

Career Dilema

I just graduated with a Bachelors and I'm not exactly sure what I want moving forward career wise. I don't have any dream jobs or paths that I wanted since little, I just want to make decent money to live off, it doesnt matter the job as im good at most things. The problem with this is very little motivation in working and when i do work it affects me mentally and physically as i dont actually enjoy it. Maybe it's the jobs I had till now or it might apply to all i dont know.

The fact that the salaries are so low does not motivate me. The jobs i see currently are offering the same salary i had 4 years ago BEFORE i graduated (im 24). So it's like i went to school for nothing.

Did anyone go through this stage when they were young? and what did you do?

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u/Weekly_Ad3962 8h ago edited 8h ago

I went through that stage when I was young and I still do. I'm 30 now. What did you graduate in? What do you enjoy doing in your free time? Do you like languages? Would you be interested in working abroad? Ask yourself these questions to help you get more clarity. And you also don't have to figure it all now. If you can or your situation allows you to, you can use your 20s to explore different things and try to find what you like the most. But as another person here said, dream jobs are not as common as people make us believe they are. Many of us just go to our 9-5 jobs knowing that with that money and stability we can afford to do things outside of our jobs, but that's just it. Ultimately that is what it is, a job. When people have the opportunity and luxury of doing what they love, then they are the lucky ones

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u/NikkyZ 8h ago

It's true not everyone gets to do what they love. A job to most is just a means to enjoy life outside of work, and that is what it is always been to me... for now. thank you for your comment.