<p>Hello CC community,</p>
<p>So I would like to start out by saying this is my second posting and I have found College Confidential to be a great resource. I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of views and replies I had received. That being said, thank you in advance for taking the time to read and respond. </p>
<p>My background; I am a 22, almost 23 year old male who has been out of school for about a year now. I currently work in at a telephone answering service that I have been at for about 8 months now and have been promoted to a Trainer. My freshman year in college I went to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with intentions of being an Architect. My sophomore year I was accepted into the competitive Architecture program and began studio. I received Sophomore honors with a GPA of 3.7. Well, I ended up dropping out of school my second semester sophomore year, or my first semester my Junior (I can't recall), for a multitude of reasons; I was pulling my hair out in studio (literally) and was not enjoying one bit of it. I was never overly proud or happy about any of my design work and the portfolio I had created. I think I had also realized that being an Architect is a life long dedication and a stressful job where you will always end up taking your work home with you. I am thinking I want to be on the other end of that "live to work vs. work to live" spectrum. </p>
<p>My intentions of taking the time off was to rethink the major I had jumped into. Ever since I could remember I loved playing with legos and thought I wanted to be an Architect. I never did one bit of research into it. After a year off I put in another semester at a tech college in the drafting program. I found it interesting, but most of all did not pursue due to the quality of the teachers. </p>
<p>I have to admit that my time away from school was no where near as productive as I had hoped. I did, however, manage to spend a day shadowing a Civil Engineer in my city and found it to be quite interesting. I liked the idea of being part in office and part in the field. I was quickly turned off to the idea of pursuing that based on the high number of comments I read from unemployed recent civil engineer graduates.</p>
<p>I am a bit unhappy with my low paying job and certainly don't intend to make a career out of it. What I am asking for is some advice, or perhaps a recommendation of a career or path I had maybe not previously thought of. Maybe something that overlaps a bit with design and building that isn't quite so reliant on the current state of the construction field? (is that even possible?) Any input would be appreciated. </p>
<p>Side notes of importance: I worked at a computer store for about 3 years doing repair and sales and I enjoyed it for the most part. I don't particularly enjoy math and science (I will use it as a tool if need be) and my brother was a graphic designer who does not at all recommend it in the lest.</p>