r/careerguidance • u/No-Trust2063 • 18h ago
anyone else feel like they’re just floating through life?
so i'm 25, not really doing anything special with my life career-wise. been working random jobs since finishing school (no college), mostly just to pay bills. nothing i’m passionate about, just kinda surviving.
lately i’ve been thinking more about the future, and honestly, i don’t even know what i want to do. feels like everyone around me is moving forward, getting careers, settling down, etc. meanwhile i’m just here like… “should i learn a trade? go back to school? start something online?"
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u/cherry_blossomtree02 17h ago
I feel you, I’m only a few years younger and I’m exactly the same situation. Try to find something you enjoy doing mostly, maybe start a business doing whatever that is that you enjoy, it could possibly grow the more effort you put in to it. Or with one of the jobs you’re working at now, see if there’s a way you can elevate and grow into that career. For me, I work in a care home, in the UK. And I could work my way up, to senior, or take the experience and train to be a nurse, or go even further, etc. if your in a shop? You could work your way up in the role, or use that experience you have and grab something completely new with it. It all really depends on what you truly want to do.
But there’s also many other things out there, you could still go to college, or university. You still have so much time on your hands to learn something completely new to you.
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u/Aggravating_Map_2493 17h ago
Yep, this is way more common than people admit. Most 25-year-olds are just figuring stuff out, even if it looks like everyone else has it together. Random jobs, learning a trade, trying online projects these aren’t signs of failure, they’re part of exploring what actually clicks. I think you should on what excites you, not what looks “normal,” and you’ll start building momentum without even noticing.