<p>I am seeking stories and/or advice from people who have gone through a similar experience.</p>
<p>After recently graduating from college, I took a job that seemed perfect for me. Not long into said job, I realized it was not the job I thought it was. I have been so upset and disgusted with myself for not discovering this sooner, but such is life. </p>
<p>My family and former professor 'mentors' are advising me to simply admit my mistake, leave, and start on a different path --- even if I am only a few months in. As much as this seems appealing, I personally get a bad taste in my mouth either way .... staying or going. Neither is a 'great' route. </p>
<p>Has anyone ever been in this situation? I hate to leave something so early, but I know this happens. Not all jobs are for all people, and few people out of college know what they really want.</p>
<p>Keep the job you have until you find what you want. The good news is that it is easier to get a new job when you already have one.</p>
<p>only leave your job if you have another one to take. Keep in mind, most people don’t work their dream job right away.</p>
<p>Well… I know no job is perfect. I can’t say I have ever met someone who is in love with their job - or at least every part of it. I always joke that this is why they ‘pay’ you to do it. </p>
<p>My concern is that this employer pays per job, so I don’t make anything unless I produce. It’s not like I can sit back and search for something else while being protected by a salary. As with most consulting jobs like this, it requires serious upfront commitments of time, energy, and my own personal money (as you build a business basically). I guess what I am saying is, this isn’t something you can simply ‘try on for size’ and easily walk away. The longer you stay the harder and messier it is to walk away. If it wasn’t for this, I would simply stay and try to make it work for at least a few years.</p>
<p>I am at the point where I have debated going back to school to do some more study in a different, but similar field.</p>
<p>I will openly admit I don’t know much about the career field you seem to be in.</p>
<p>Going back to school is always an option… so you could work for a year or two and then get a graduate degree. Get different internships while you are in grad school, and come out where you want to be.</p>
<p>I had to go to grad school to get into my field, but it has worked out really well for me. That said, it is only worth going to grad school if you know what you want to do, IMO. Just to “try something else” is not ideal, because you might not like that either.</p>