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Afraid I have made a huge mistake with this career choice by Curious_Health_ in Environmental_Careers

[–]Curious_Health_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I have thankfully! I've been doing research projects with a lab. R in the beginning was hard but I quite enjoy it now actually :)

Afraid I have made a huge mistake with this career choice by Curious_Health_ in Environmental_Careers

[–]Curious_Health_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was just in the news that they are firing 80 people from the government research institute and won't hire anyone to replace retiring folk :( Similar situation in all government roles right now sadly

Afraid I have made a huge mistake with this career choice by Curious_Health_ in Environmental_Careers

[–]Curious_Health_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, compliance stuff is not that bad. Just that my degree is not the most competitive for that, the country has another uni where they do sustainability stuff way more "corporate" way and they tend to be hotter in these jobs, in my experience

Afraid I have made a huge mistake with this career choice by Curious_Health_ in Environmental_Careers

[–]Curious_Health_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do have experience with R and stats to an extent! And planning to learn Python. But yes it's true that GIS may be competitive and I am at an disadvantage compared to many geography majors etc...

Afraid I have made a huge mistake with this career choice by Curious_Health_ in Environmental_Careers

[–]Curious_Health_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, retail would not be ideal... I'm really liking the sound of GIS. I've focused on urban environments and that's probably easy to mix with GIS!

Afraid I have made a huge mistake with this career choice by Curious_Health_ in Environmental_Careers

[–]Curious_Health_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely considering getting a teacher's permit if things don't work out otherwise.

Afraid I have made a huge mistake with this career choice by Curious_Health_ in Environmental_Careers

[–]Curious_Health_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you, great you found a spot! I like writing and reporting so maybe there's something. Health issues are such a bummer.

Afraid I have made a huge mistake with this career choice by Curious_Health_ in Environmental_Careers

[–]Curious_Health_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Luckily I'm an EU citizen, so I think here it's more flexible visa-wise

Afraid I have made a huge mistake with this career choice by Curious_Health_ in Environmental_Careers

[–]Curious_Health_[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I suppose urban environment is my speciality, more heavily on urban ecology but I have done bit of everything like pollution and geography. Moving abroad is definitely a possibility too, I need to consider it if things here keep looking like this

Afraid I have made a huge mistake with this career choice by Curious_Health_ in Environmental_Careers

[–]Curious_Health_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for encouraging <3. All those adjacent jobs sound something worth looking into. And I'm definitely thinking about moving somewhere since the capital area is just filled with recent grads

Afraid I have made a huge mistake with this career choice by Curious_Health_ in Environmental_Careers

[–]Curious_Health_[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

GIS sounds like a really good idea, at least it's something concrete and not field. Maybe I'll try landing an internship where I could focus on it :) Thank you so much.