How did you decide which course to do at college?

[Ross MwcFan]

Ross, why don't you go to your local veterinary hospital and ask what sorts of jobs you could do? Even volunteer to see if you'd like that environment. A friend of mine wanted to become a vet but after working for one, she said she couldn't stand the idea of hurting animals to help them and she didn't like the sight of blood. End of that idea but she saved a fortune.

 

The nearest veterinary is very far away and I don't know my way there, so I wouldn't have enough confidence to drive to it. Plus from looking at it on google earth, it looks like it's in a really rough area full of undesirable people.

 

There's an animal sanctuary which I wouldn't mind volunterring at, but again, it's really far away and I wouldn't know my way there, so I'd have no confidence to drive there.

 

Plenty of jobs don't need a university degree but you need to be skilled -- mechanic, welder, heating technician. Don't job centers have some sort of aptitude tests to see what sorts of jobs would suit you?

 

To do those sorts of jobs you need to be trained first, I went on two training courses to be a mechanic when I was younger, but got bullied at both places. Chances are I'd get bullied again, since you're going to get those types of people at those types of places.

 

How about transportation -- drive a bus or lorry or even a taxi?

 

I've got no confidence as far as driving is concerned, I can barely drive my own car.

 

How about something with the NHS? They are the biggest employer in the UK I think. Even if it's just cleaning the hospital wards. You might become interested in becoming a medical technician or something similar. Just being in that environment you could see what sort of jobs people did.

 

That sounds quite interesting, but again, the nearest hospital to me is very far away and I wouldn't know how to get there.

 

Maybe I should get myself a sat nav sometime. But I'm worried about it instructing me to do things that I'm not comfortable with. I hate changing lanes when I'm on a multi lane road, I can't judge how far away the traffic behind me is in the lane that I need to change to. Whenever I've attempted to change lanes in the past I always end up cutting someone off and they beep at me and sometimes even shout at me through their window.

Edited January 14, 2012 by Ross MwcFan