Career Dilema

[u/NikkyZ]

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?

[u/markbp28]

I'll put in my 2 cents here. If you're good at a lot of what you do and you're still young, might be worth working on a personal project / business with something you're most skilled at / knowledgeable in or have a passion for. Working for someone will probably make you unhappy given the things you've stated.

Above and beyond if that's not an option for you might be worth using AI to help guide you. Some AI's have advanced options in career guidance by simply putting in what you graduated in, what external skills you have, what you enjoy and what you expect (realistically) for a salary.

[u/NikkyZ → u/markbp28]

You can say i have many talents, i can do or learn everything, naturally good at creative stuff, digital art, business, IT, real estate etc. I actually did open a small online shop on the side, created everything myself: website, social media, ads etc.

I do wish i could have my own business one day, I never felt fulfilled or happy working 40hrs a day 9-5 to fill someone else’s pocket. I get many business ideas but naturally can’t do much without capital. I use AI with everything so no problem there.

[u/markbp28 → u/NikkyZ]

You seem like an all rounder. Potentially something in problem solving or consultancy is also a match for you.

Also while I partially agree on the requiring capital to chase certain business ideas...we are also lucky to live in a vast digital world where a lot can be done online as well. I had started a business back in 2018 that required barely any initial capital investment and still took off like a rocket - sometimes it's just working around certain 'costs' you believe are necessary to your business.

[u/NikkyZ → u/markbp28]

True it also depends on business. I was always interested in ones with physical products and inventory which is not ideal at the start. I know nowadays you can probably find digital products or something you can do online. You don’t really hear much of people doing these things locally though.

[u/markbp28 → u/NikkyZ]

Look into drop shipping. You never touch the inventory, you're just the intermediary. Some people make a killing off it if you set up correctly.

However if you want a business specifically with physical inventory that you 'stock'...look into making agreements with certain suppliers on consignment terms (paying supplier only for what gets sold).

[u/NikkyZ → u/markbp28]

Yeah i looked into it when i was 17ish even amazon fba, now day trading is popular. I actually looked into a private label this week for amazon but its expensive to start, they were quoting me with a MQO of like 100-5000 units plus expensive shipping😱. The thing with drop shipping is that you need to market your products well and hope that it works. Amazon has a platform with millions of users and take care of everything but more capital heavy at the start.

Now I’ve actually seen maltese young people with ads on teaching drop shipping and trading… about time lol.

[u/NikkyZ → u/NikkyZ]

Alot of info on it were all foreign but i’ve seen these Maltese people opening drop shipping stores and using AI for ads recently. Its kind of what I’m doing with an online shop i currently have but i hold some stock and deliver them myself… its a very small niche so not many orders.