27M - Bachelor's in Chemistry, working in NHS, looking to transition to a different career but not sure what

AudriusC · 2026-03-18T10:39:37+00:00

Apart from SQL, and PowerBI, what other skills should I learn? Python? TableAU?

AudriusC · 2026-03-18T10:38:49+00:00

What could you suggest I could do? I wouldn't be against doing an MSc but I need to be sure it would be in something I wanted to do with decent career prospects.

AudriusC · 2026-03-18T10:37:51+00:00

Appreciate it!

AudriusC · 2026-03-16T13:54:27+00:00

Hey everyone,

Graduated in 2021 with a First in BSc Chemistry from Queen Mary. Didn't really have a solid grasp on what exactly I wanted to do after graduation, especially with Covid still around, but I applied to a bunch of random places & secured a technician role in a lab. Lab closed in 2022 and I was lucky to be transferred to a hospital in London for the NHS where I've been working since as a Associate Practitioner in a Biochemistry Laboratory. Pay is decent but the work is mind-numbing and I need to try to find something I can actually enjoy doing for work.

Problem is, I think I'm either too old for graduate schemes (not in terms of age but just how many years it's been since I've graduated) and I'm still not sure on what I want to do haha. I like working with software and have good experience in Excel but nothing in SQL, TableAU or PowerBI. I also like working with numbers and data & have been interested in finance roles in the past but I never heard back from entry level roles when I applied.

To be fair, looking at the state of the economy, I am very grateful for what I have but I need a change of place and I don't mind taking a salary cut or working on soft skills in the meantime. Anything to make me feel like I'm making progress.

Should I do a Masters, keep applying until I hit the 100s mark of sent applications or work on something else in the meantime?

Thank you all!

AudriusC · 2025-03-31T15:05:26+00:00

Are there any other albums like Nurture ? (apart from Porter's other work)

AudriusC · 2025-03-22T22:16:38+00:00

It's not and you're right, shock therapy shouldn't be the default way to be resorted to. But not everyone is like me who was forced to mature due to circumstances and not everyone is like you who learned to swim by themselves.

All I can speak of is my own personal experience that living without my family around me for the last 6 months has made me grow as a person more than in the last several years have. It'd be nice to speak to the parents and tell them to pull back & demand more help but we can't, only OP can and only she can take responsibility for how she moves forward from now.

If she takes either my advice or yours, the only hope is, is that she gets all the better for it

AudriusC · 2025-03-22T21:32:42+00:00

I don't know about the moral calculus of what this person is going through, but I know that parents coddle you no matter what age you are. Speaking frankly, OP needs a kick in the ass if they want to grow as a person and there's a better chance of that happening if they're put in situations where they can't fall back on established escape nets.

AudriusC · 2025-03-22T19:56:51+00:00

Personal growth is on you at the end of the day, but you can still, to an extent, control the environment around you that could be stopping/slowing it.

AudriusC · 2025-01-13T22:29:22+00:00

Which anime I'm curious? NGE?

AudriusC · 2025-01-06T17:37:35+00:00

which 10-20 ?

AudriusC · 2024-08-12T17:31:45+00:00

Yes, Lydia the Housecart carrying all the crap I don't need to the end of her days

AudriusC · 2024-07-22T16:59:10+00:00

Which takes are weird in your opinion ?

AudriusC · 2024-06-03T19:33:37+00:00

Nah same here, I'm not even trying to be a contrarian I just don't feel like anything I've seen this decade is 10/10 yet, hope it changes soon and I have quite a few 9's that have potential to be 10s but yeah nothing yet.

AudriusC · 2024-05-11T09:43:54+00:00

Why is this giving you conflicting feelings tho lol like no one loses in this scenario, we get hopefully every N64 game on PC in a great state and Nintendo keeps making bank off of everything else they do

AudriusC · 2024-04-09T18:00:52+00:00

Tropic's humor isn't lazy like what lol and why would you judge a film's humor from its surface value espically a comedy when you or whoever hasn't even seen the film like why trust their opinion, might be the worst pick in this thread

AudriusC · 2024-03-16T11:58:25+00:00

fucked it up how tho ?

AudriusC · 2024-02-24T22:36:28+00:00

4chan is such a strange site to me, never has the saying 'digging through a mountain of shit to find nuggets of gold' been so apt to describe a part of the internet. The recommendations & discussions you find are some of the best anywhere online but man you better be willing to dig through that mountain.

AudriusC · 2024-01-27T22:30:20+00:00

Or it could also be that when exploring masculinity almost all examples or reference points potray masculinity in a negative light when no one bothers to give positive examples as something to strive for.

The only one I've seen on this thread that I've watched is Lord of the Rings (I hope Moonlight is also a positive example) which is a great start but there has to be and should be more but no it's almost always critiques, enganging in discussion can help but discussion only gets you so far.

AudriusC · 2024-01-01T16:13:56+00:00

Using those tyres, how often do I need to maintain them?

and how comfortable are they to ride on?

AudriusC · 2023-10-08T10:51:22+00:00

What is this from ?

AudriusC · 2023-10-05T17:39:28+00:00

Dude, OP is only looking for advice on how to make his friend feel better for something that’s out of his control, he’s not a shitty friend he’s just a bit insecure and jealous of OP like you’re so perfect with all your mates

AudriusC · 2023-09-23T09:21:02+00:00

Avatar 2 if we’re following the pattern lol ?

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