>be me>19 years old, majoring in philosophy >I won't work as a teacher (or at least don't want to)>I don't know what I will work with after graduating>I don't even want to workHow can I picture a future for myself? What do I need to do in order to find or envision something I would like to work with?
>>34417809Use your remaining time in school to apply for internships in things that you might actually want to do
>>34417809>majoring in philosophystart applying for a homeless shelter, otherwise you'll be in the street next to the CS grads in a few yearsJokes aside, it's grim that society pushes you to go to college as soon as you graduate. Try out different things, as in hobbies, but also interships and jobs (part-time) if you can. Lack of experience, and thus lack of frame is what makes it hard to picture a future for yourself. Consider that opening a business is a viable way, I find it to be more engaging that wageslaving away.
>>34417809i've heard of philosophy majors being able to get jobs, actually, but if you're posting on /adv/ about it maybe that's not you>>34417809>>I don't even want to worknobody wants to workinstead of thinking about it that way, "what do i want to do", you should think about what you want to have & how you'll support your lifestyleif you don't need much, then u don't need to work as muchjust think about it>>34417969>Consider that opening a business is a viable way, I find it to be more engaging that wageslaving away.is true, and can be very rewarding, but it's not easy
>>34417978>you should think about what you want to have & how you'll support your lifestyleThat's a good mindset. It's a little bit more clear when I think that way.
Seems like one of those majors where you just end up teaching it and continuing the cycle.
>>34417809You've fallen into the trap of thinking of college as a glorified trade school designed to pour you right into a lifetime career. It isn't. It is nothing more or less than an opportunity to devote a few years to the study of something that interests you and that will probably shape and color your life in ways you can't yet foresee. Meanwhile the question of what to do for a living is a totally separate one, having more to do with your personality than your academic studies. Without being specific about the industry, what SORT of life do you want? Work in an office, factory, store, other? Work alone, in team? Work with brain, hands, back? Primary interface with people, machines, computer, other?Picture the life you want first, and THEN seek out jobs that will fit your picture.And, incidentally, know you are not alone. Only about 25% of college grads wind up working in a field related to their studies.
>going to college without even envisioning what you will do with said majorUh isnt philosophy supposed to be about thinking? You can become a mailman, my friend who was a film major did that. I majored in something ""useful"" and it took me several hundred applications for my current job that pays me as much as the summer internship I had 3 years ago....
>>34419044>Without being specific about the industryI actually have an industry in mind, but ok, the answers would be probably the same:>what SORT of life do you want? >Work in an office, factory, store, other? Office.>Work alone, in team? In a team that let me have a little of autonomy but is there to complement me and raise other ideas.>Work with brain, hands, back?Brain.>Primary interface with people, machines, computer, other?Computer.And also, the sort of life I want to have is one where I can keep reading, gaming and watching anime.Writing this made me remind about how I want to work creating games or visual novels. I'm trying to write more but I still write so little, so I dismiss working in the game industry as a possibility, but maybe I shouldn't. Thank you for the help, anon.>>34419107>Uh isnt philosophy supposed to be about thinking?Ha! you got me! >it took me several hundred applications for my current job that pays me as much as the summer internship I had 3 years ago....That's tough.
>>34417809If you are actually smart and can work, consider law. Philospphy prepares you very well for the LSATs and decently for law in general.
>>34419107> Uh isnt philosophy supposed to be about thinking?It is, but it’s about thinking about things that are not useful for survival or valuable as a service to anyone. Disciplines like philosophy are things that are nice to know beyond the things you know that are actually useful to anyone.So a mailman needs to know about mail and addresses, and then if he feels like it or can spare the brain power, he would then start thinking about philosophy on the side knowing that he would never get paid for it. At that point, it’s more like a hobby or religion in the sense that it enhances your life but is not how you make your living.
I'm 28 and I still don't know what to do with my life.Good luck OP, so you'll not end up like me
>>34429229im 32 and have a stem degree and im still in the same boathonestly people seem to act like you just find something, but it never happened to mei still have no idea what im doing
>>34417809Why are you studying philosophy? It seems like you're just taking some random course to give your parents the false impression that you're doing something.Are you even interested in philosophy? Maybe it would be interesting to get a job, any job, and see how you do.
I majored in philosophy. I fly airplanes now. I wanted to be a professor but the job market was probably the worst in the entire economy.
>>34417809If you have majored in philosophy you may get hired at a any think-tank or political institution to become either a marketer or a glorified sports commentator.Either way, volunteer in those places, they are human detritus anyway so your biggest skill to train is selling bullshit to people. Maybe go to sales seminars, a journalism minor, maybe get a double major in law, economics or politics to go in tie with it to become a spokesman or leader for the biggest revenue of the trade.Also, you will have to become an investor or something to get a basic income.
>>34421931>In a team that let me have a little of autonomy but is there to complement me and raise other ideas.there's lots of ways to get into office work. Clerical, admin, sales, (ugh) HR/internal affairs. You can advance in all of these from entry level positions.your degree will probably help you understand and advance quicker just because you've been able to apply yourself to a goal, but if you have no motivation, nobody is going to pay you middle/high income money to do a mediocre i-dont-wanna-work effort job. You'll be outcompeted.
