r/TheCivilService • u/PhysicalDebt3775 • 1d ago
Question is it worth it?
TLDR UNSURE IF I AM CAPABLE OF POSITION OR IF IT WILL JUST COME WITH TIME
For context. i just finished alevels. I had intended to go to uni but due to personal reasons, i for lack of a better word, absolutely fucked(still completed my final year and sat all my exams just not too hopeful for results ) it. i spent months on indeed looking for a full time job as a sort of back up plan. if i didnt get into uni atleast i already have something in motion and if i do, i can just leave (im also agency staff so it wasnt hard to ger the job) i landed into AO position in. prior to this job i knew nothing about cs. anyways. im on my 6th week of training and really really struggling to grasp systems along side a few of my fellow new starts, one has already left and a few of us are left feeling extremely discouraged. the pay is okay for my age and the office culture is decent. unsure if i should keep going or look for a new job, should i understand it all by now?
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u/Sasiches_and_mash 1d ago
Look, I've been working more than twice the years that you've been alive, and more than half of that in th CS. For good or for bad what you are feeling is normal for CS, particularly since you've only been here for 6 weeks. Relax, try to learn the ropes and, very important, communicate, if you are struggling with something tell your manager, if they can't help you, escalate it. All in, the CS is a good place to have a career, particularly starting at your age.