I am at a crossroads at work: my company is offering a 3 year contract to work there, but the basis of the job is sales. I feel like I went to college for nothing, because my focus will be on if I can sell or not, putting all my education on the sidelines and acting as if it was merely something to get out of the way. Am I acting selfish for feeling like I should find a job that utilizes the skills I learned in college?
2006-08-24 10:39:01 · 17 answers · asked by Ryan W 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
It is not selfish ... just questioning what you are doing with your life. My advice is that life is too short and precious to spend it doing something you are not happy with.
This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Farewell; my blessing season this in thee!
-- William Shakespeare
Still good advice after hundreds of years. Best of luck.
2006-08-24 10:44:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Sales are pretty stressful, and I understand that you feel like you are selling out to take this position. You also need to realize that if you have an arts or social sciences degree, it's very hard to use the skills you acquired in college.
Best bet - get in. Show your skills. Move laterally at first to other positions that better utilize your talents. When they realize they can use your brain elsewhere, they, hopefully, will find some other yahoo off the streets for the sales.
I took an aptitude test for my second last job. It indicated I had great sales potential. That was not good news!
2006-08-24 10:49:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you went to college get an entry level position in the field you intended to be in
OR
do the job or don't. Sales is a tough road to hoe. If you don't want to do it find a 9-5 telemarketing job dealing with inbound calls.
Take the 10-15 dollars and hour.
With some sales jobs if you don't sell you don't eat. You have to decide if you are cut out for it.
To borrow a phrase from the 60s "A&s, Grass or Gas" .. No one rides for free.. Freeloading on an employer thinking you are owed something because of your education is pure centered BS.
2006-08-24 10:47:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually it depends on your financial situation. If you are unemployed with a family to support, put your pride aside and go to work at McDonalds if you have to, even if it is part time while you're looking for a job that will fit more to your degree.
If you are financially sound and don't have that many responsibilities, by all means be more picky. You spent several years in school for a reason. You've got to do what you can in order to get into a position where your degree is more in demand.
Also, I would also consider relocating to a city or state where your degree is more in demand.
Either way, you have earned
2006-08-24 10:47:34 · answer #4 · answered by enlightenedwell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. If you aren't excited about what you're doing, most likely you will end up hating the job, quitting and/or getting fired. You HAVE TO at least like what you do. I have tried several different career choices and I know I have to be in a job with a purpose and a goal, etc. I have a real estate license and I don't particularly find it that great. So I went back to working in the surgeons office I had been at for several years. I like it better.
2006-08-24 10:45:04 · answer #5 · answered by Cat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A degree has nothing to do with working a job...only with getting a job. If you feel that you should be utilizing your special skills then quit this job and do something else that fits better. If you feel like this job is allowing you to live comfortably and you can get over this little slap in the face then stay. I don't know what your degree is in so I wouldn't know wether or not it would be worth it to me to quit or stay.
2006-08-24 10:54:13 · answer #6 · answered by theGODwatcher_ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way selfish. You went to school to get a education. Use your education and get a better job. Almost anyone can do sales. Put your experience with whatever you went to school for in good use. Good Luck.
2006-08-24 10:44:43 · answer #7 · answered by Bears#1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't say what your major was...or how passionate you are
about any other field. Having some business background, if you
are good at sales, you could have a very lucrative career and fabulous life style. But not everyone is cut out for sales. Why not
ask this important question to your college career counselor?
2006-08-24 10:53:51 · answer #8 · answered by gardenpartygirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're more confused so do whatever makes you happy but if you went to college, you should probably take a job that uses the skills you learned.
2006-08-24 10:46:05 · answer #9 · answered by thecookiemonster_01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should find a job that requires what you learned in college and got a degree for.
2006-08-24 10:44:58 · answer #10 · answered by Susan L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋