For almost a week now I've been one seriously confused person. I have been promising myself a job search but I only keep searching and saving them but not applying for any of them... I want to work for sure. Staying at home is driving me crazy… It’s just that I don’t exactly know what kind of work I want to do… I definitely don’t want to get back to the hectic Software job. I don’t want to come back home thinking about on call schedules/how my weekends might get ruined/why that logic doesn’t work/what trouble my lead or team mates will give me. I have been in the software field for 4 years now but the last 1.8months in a stupid L3 support has literally made me hate s/w jobs. And not only that it has made me feel literally dumb enough for any development work or project, I fear am going to screw up the interviews and interviewers are going to think what a waste of time I was L

I have been going through this #1 Australian job site. It has loads to offer but almost every new job I want to try for needs previous experience. Am sure nobody is going to give me a trial work period and then make me permanent. And moreover am worried about what my folks and others might think if I take up some job which isn’t a great match for my degree… Also I don’t want Balaji to feel embarrassed about it… Am just so screwed. For the past few days the idea of an MBA struck me and I was happy thinking I can do an MBA and maybe take up a small job part time but after looking at the fee structure I literally freaked out. I would have to take a loan but with already a loan for the house I really don’t want me and balaji burdened with money matters. So there goes my MBA for a toss…

And just when I was about to apply for the saved jobs I realized that I could do any kinda work I want here but what happens when I go back to Chennai. Definitely we won’t be here for more than a year or so. Then what happens to my career when I go there? Here there are so many options and numerous jobs but back in India it’s just either Computers or Banking or your field of Engg… And after spending almost 3 whole days thinking over again and again I realized that maybe a career in testing wouldn’t be that bad when I go back. So here I am with my final decision (I hope so) – Am gonna get into some not so difficult job and also start attending courses for a career in Testing. And once I have mastered the Art of Testing and its various tools I shall join a job well suited. That way when I go back to Chennai I wouldn’t have difficulty finding a job. So hoping this does me some good…

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Why so much tension, lady.. Relax.. Something is definitely bound to turn up.. Won't be as bad as you think.. Just do what you like and prefer most.. No point taking up something that you are not fully interested in again..

September 24, 2010 at 1:43 PM

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