uni problems

[LUSHLOOKE69]

Hi i dont know if anyone has any advice for me maybe there is none but ive got to get thhis off my chest and chat to someone about it. ive been doing a course in psychology im in my second year but at the moment although I havnt really let myself fall behind I just cant be bothered with it at the moment. Im seriously thinking about quiting which ive only just admitted to myself. If i really wanted to do this my mother would support me but if I do this itl have been a waste of alot of money and time it would also disappoint my grandparents loads and id still have to pay my rent on the house I live in because ive signed a contract and be stuck with a crap job. Any advice on what i can do or just advice on how to make myself feel a bit better.

[pops110874]

ive been there so I know how you feel.

Why not talk to some of the uni tutors and guidance staff. They might be able to let you switch courses? That way your work wont be wasted.

Just take a lot of time to think things through before you make a decision and make sure you consider all your options. You might feel even worse if you have to slog away in a full time job that you dont enjoy.

Dont worry about disappointing anyone - its your life and you need to do what makes you happy. If you did complete the course, your career would be a subject that you dont enjoy - you would just get more depressed.

Is there another course you would find more interesting or is there a job you would really like to go for?

[Angeltigger]

One of my family member was at uni- they were just not in the right mind so they spoke to their tutor and now they are taking a gap year- so they will be going back to uni.

But than it depand on if you want to this subject

[LUSHLOOKE69]

thanks for the help I think im going to continue with the course but go and have a chat with my tutor.

[Meh]

Its getting harder to get anywhere these days without a degree so I would say don't give up on uni education but change the degree if you are unhappy with it.

[pops110874]

Its getting harder to get anywhere these days without a degree so I would say don't give up on uni education but change the degree if you are unhappy with it.

That is a compete myth. Unless you are doing a professional degree eg doctor, laywer, architect, accountant etc. Degrees count for very little, if you have a great personality with decent exam result and work experience in a particular field, this goes a long way,

The problem is there has been a huge rise in the number of people graduating from university and a large number have extreme difficulty finding a job and end up taking a dead end job to pay their debts.

[Meh]

I'm just going from ancedotal evidence. Last time I looked you needed a HND/Degree for a call centre job which I thought was outrageous. Even learnt trades such as plumbing now have a degree assosciated with them.

Degrees count for very little if you are going to work for the council under the guise of 'equal opportunities'. Its nice to know my heard earned tax money is being wasted on extra council workers to create the illusion of employment and their final slaray pension scheme.

[Trinity]

Education is expensive, it would be a real shame to invest 2 years of your time and money and not get your degree at the end.

As previously mentioned it is possible to switch courses - subject to space, in fact in some cases it can be quite easy. Speak to your course tutor, they can advise you.

Do you have any underlying worries, you sound a bit down. Is this because of the course, or is it something else. If you are feeling down generally then maybe you need to look into the cause of that before making and life changing decisions.


WRT the usefulness of having a degree.
I do know people who have risen to the top in medium sized companies with no degree. However, recruitment now is different. Many, many companies insist on degrees for entry level jobs especially accountancy, marketing, businees - things that 15 years ago you didn't need a degree for. (Before anyone jumps on the accountancy thing - degrees are not neccessary if you want to be a certified chartered accountant - there are professional exams you need to sit , even if you have an accountany degree, but most employers require degrees anyway).

[pops110874]

I'm just going from ancedotal evidence. Last time I looked you needed a HND/Degree for a call centre job which I thought was outrageous. Even learnt trades such as plumbing now have a degree assosciated with them.

Degrees count for very little if you are going to work for the council under the guise of 'equal opportunities'. Its nice to know my heard earned tax money is being wasted on extra council workers to create the illusion of employment and their final slaray pension scheme.

Dont even get me started on council workers :mad:, if you want a job where nobody ever does anything join the council. :rolleyes:

You definately dont need a degree to work for a call centre, most of them are lucky to have finished high school!

[Trinity]

Dont even get me started on council workers :mad:, if you want a job where nobody ever does anything join the council. :rolleyes:

You definately dont need a degree to work for a call centre, most of them are lucky to have finished high school!


It depends on what the council worker does - sweeping generalisations are likely to offend.

(Yes, I used to work as an Internal Auditor for a local council, and by the way - I needed a degree for my job there.)

Again, when you talk about call centres, different centres have different requirements. When I was on a career break after having my youngest I worked in a call centre, if I remember rightly the qualifications asked for were 5 standard grades - the equivalent to GCSEs. That said, huge numbers of the staff were students - the flexible hours fit well with studies.

Some banking and insurance call centre jobs do require degrees - a lot more people work in these places than the lowest level front line customer advisors - they obviously need supervisors and mangers etc to deal with call escalations.

[Meh]

Dont even get me started on council workers :mad:, if you want a job where nobody ever does anything join the council. :rolleyes:

You definately dont need a degree to work for a call centre, most of them are lucky to have finished high school!

I don't deny that most council workers work hard but this labour Govt has increased the number of council jobs. As a private sector worker I find it extremely disgusting that my pension will go down the drain whilst Govt workers are on a cushy number.

I can't believe I once voted for this pathetic excuse for a Govt.

[Trinity]

I don't deny that most council workers work hard but this labour Govt has increased the number of council jobs. As a private sector worker I find it extremely disgusting that my pension will go down the drain whilst Govt workers are on a cushy number.

I can't believe I once voted for this pathetic excuse for a Govt.

Oh dear, you are on your soap box!

Don't forget that that the council workers do pay 6.35% of their salaries into their pension - they are in a different scheme to civil servants ( and, yes I used to be one of those too!)

Council workers do not all work in offices:
bin men
cleaners
teachers
firemen
police
road repair
environmental health
libraries
sports centres
the local dump
parks
museums
art gallerys
theatres
country park wardens

etc etc etc

Try living without them!