Hi everyone,
I'm trying to choose a career path, but I feel quite stuck between options.
My background:
\* Around 1 year as a content editor
\* Close to 1 year as a data annotator
So I don’t have direct experience in either marketing or supply chain. It's hard to get a role in both. I can apply for writing heavy roles but I'm genuinely tired of the AI threat breathing down my neck. I thought it would be a "transition role" at worst but looking at the requirements, they are NEVER giving people a chance without experience so yeah, nope.
I seriously considered going into marketing at one point. I even applied to some roles but didn’t really get responses, which already made me question things. But beyond that, I have a few concerns about marketing:
\* It feels very KPI driven, like you are constantly expected to prove your value in numbers
\* That kind of pressure makes me anxious long term
\* I’m also worried about how AI might affect marketing roles in the future, especially content related work
\* People say you usually hit a ceiling in terms of money
\* There seems to be a constant AI-tools race in this field and that sounds tiring.
However, I'm a creative person so I thought with my languages background (Translation Studies), this sort of made sense. I did bits of marketing stuff in my content editor role but nothing huge and most of it wasn't even taken seriously.
Anyway, supply chain feels like a more stable and structured option. I’m even thinking about doing a master’s in supply chain/logistics to transition into the field. I know Excel pretty well and have a basic level of SQL, python knowledge. I'm aiming for analytical roles (Thought the same for marketing, but then creativity doesn't matter so what's the point?)
I don't enjoy coding too much but I enjoy communication and operational work.
But I still have doubts:
\* I hear mixed things about work life balance. Some say it’s okay, others say it can be stressful with constant issues and deadlines (I value my work-life balance A LOT so this is a huge worry of mine, though heard that the analytical roles are better in terms of that?)
\* I’m not sure if I actually like the field or if I just like the idea of stability. Does it matter in the age of AI anyway?
\* Since I’m starting from scratch, I’m worried I might be late compared to others
\* The industry was booming before I considered it and NOW people are complaining. All of a sudden, it's hard to find jobs and AI is apparently making it's way into this field as well. I'm seriously TIRED of getting anxious because of AI!
\* I'm kind of an anxious person unfortunately but I'm also really patient. I understand if someone is mad, it doesn't make me lose my mind. I don't have people pleasing tendencies either. Is this still a fit or is anxiety still an issue?
I guess I’m trying to find a balance between stability, reasonable stress levels, and future safety overall. I'm so scared of making the wrong choice and the indecisiveness is getting ridiculous at this point, I'm almost 25!
Would really appreciate honest advice, I feel extremely stuck (but be kind please haha) 🙏