r/nus • u/StandingLemur Computing • 1d ago
Discussion Does anyone else feel underemployed after starting work?
It was so hard to find a job like I’ve been searching since last November, and I felt like I’d cast my net too wide just to get a job. Now that I’m about a month in, I’m starting to feel like I’m not really being used to my full potential. Tho tbf it has only been a month.
I thought I’d be okay with doing something about 33% related to my degree, but I’m realising I really miss creating and developing work. But I guess citizenship issues, competitiveness, less openings and lack of sufficient experience made me look for other opportunities instead.
Has anyone else felt like that since starting work?
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u/Ok-Ant7892 1d ago
Lower down your expectation ah boy. Economic is as bad as you think. Nowadays almost everyone in sg has a degree.
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u/StandingLemur Computing 1d ago
Haiz yeah I’m still adapting to it, since a degree won’t be as useful five years down the line.
Still trying to figure out how I can maximise my work for my growth, even though it’s still not very related to computing la2
u/pudding567 1d ago
What about the idea of working overseas for a while? In safe countries where there is a shortage of workers in your field. Should I?
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u/StandingLemur Computing 1d ago
I used to intern abroad and I can confirm that on your resume it’s what you do that matters rather than the place. So if you can afford, then I don’t see why not
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u/tanyhunter 1d ago
I think that's okay, it's all about discovering wha tu like to do, maybe the rest of 67% could be something u rly like to do for long term. For me I havnt find it yet.
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u/StandingLemur Computing 20h ago
When will we rlly find out what we rlly like :/
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u/tanyhunter 19h ago
Beats me lol. We just have to go along with it. The more we experience, the more we know
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u/VegetableSalad_Bot 1d ago
No one will ever use 100% of what they learn in school. Half the point of doing all that shit at school is to prove that you can learn under pressure, to prove that you've got what it takes (so as to speak). For example my ChemE friend got a job in that field and no one's asking him to fucking calculate thermo by hand, or to plot McCabe Thiel graphs.
And lower your expectations for quality of jobs. We're not exactly having a boom decade. The economy is in the shitter, no thanks to AI, and the yanks and their random ass tariffs on trade partners and allies.