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LegacyUser · 2011-08-07 15:40:16

Hi, I am 24 and have just finished college where I did a Business degree. I never liked business and just picked it when I was young and sort of stuck with it for the sake of having a degree. I am moving to the states in a few weeks and have a 1 year work visa. I have no idea what I am going to end up working at over there…

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Hi, I am 24 and have just finished college where I did a Business degree. I never liked business and just picked it when I was young and sort of stuck with it for the sake of having a degree. I am moving to the states in a few weeks and have a 1 year work visa. I have no idea what I am going to end up working at over there and am sort of just waiting to see what happens when I arrive. I don't believe you can plan for things before going somewhere new as you have to let things happen and this has always been my way. I have been abroad before on a number of occasions and have always survived through hard work and being good with people.

The normal path for people in my shoes heading abroad is to be targeting certain companies and sending on CVs and emails etc. For me though the thoughts of working in a big company terrifies me. I have always hated the idea of wearing a suit to work and working in an office environment Don't get me wrong I have had plenty of jobs and am a hard worker but this type of work is just not for me. When I see people going to work at 8am in their business outfits, I almost cringe at the thought of me doing something like this. No offence to anybody who does work this type of job (most actually do) but I just feel that I would be a number of an institution or something.

I have no idea what I want to do but I have always thought that I want to either work for myself or for a very small company. Money does not motivate me and I would be happier working in a coffee shop than working in a big office in front of a computer screen all day. The thing is though, if I want to have a chance to get sponsored to stay after my visa is up, then I would need a more 'real' job like an office job. Instead of being really excited to go abroad and finally be free in the world, I am very anxious and unsure of what I should be doing. My brother who works in an office job keeps pressuring me to be approaching companies but he doesn't understand how much I do not want to do this type of work. I've always been a bit anti corporate and I guess I'm more of a ''free spirit'' than he would be. I love meeting people and being outdoors. I am very motivated to work but I just really want to be happy in what I do and I know so many people who hate their jobs and the thought of ending up like this absolutely terrifies me.

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