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?
For some time now I have been thinking of a career change. I’m in my late 20s and when I entered the job market the public sector was not really recruiting, and didn’t seem like a viable option. I have ended up working in the private sector for a FTSE 100 company. The pay is quite good, and I am junior enough that I have avoided being made redundant during the regular reorganisations which the company undertakes, so it has seemed fairly stable. I do sometimes find though that ‘delivering shareholder value’ leaves a bit of a hollow feeling, and would like to feel that my work would benefit the wider society more.
I am wondering, after Brexit vote, whether there will be more opportunities opening up in the public sector – either in local/central government or with an NGO? I didn’t vote to leave the EU, but I am sure many people in my position will be wondering whether the decision is likely to open up different job markets and career opportunities we hadn’t considered before.
Do you need advice on a work issue? For Jeremy’s and readers’ help, send a brief email to dear.jeremy@theguardian.com. Please note that he is unable to answer questions of a legal nature or to reply personally.
