Twice a week we publish problems that will feature in a forthcoming Dear Jeremy advice column in the Saturday Guardian so that readers can offer their own advice and suggestions. We then print the best of your comments alongside Jeremy’s own insights. Here is the latest dilemma – what are your thoughts?
I face a bit of a conundrum. I feel as if I have a million skills but, for love nor money, I seem unable or incapable of finding the career I want. I am 32 and for the past 16 years have worked in hospitality for a large IT company. I believe I am good at it but my heart’s not in it.
What do I want now? To make stuff. Vague, I hear you say. Agreed. All I can say is that every non-work moment of my day is spent making things, from robots to garden watering systems to gaming consoles.
I have looked into the model-making and movie prop industries but have come up against the standard excuse for us Generation X people: how much experience do you have? This seems to apply to all industries.
How do I find a job that allows me to make things without the catch-22 of in-work experience of making things?
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