I feel that Quality is my only path yet it is my less desired one
Hello there.
I don't really know the geography of the users here but I felt I'd talk about this here. I have a food technology degree. Where I live, almost every position I see in the market is about quality control.
I barely see offers about laboratory work or research or R&D. Not to mention none of the positions are entry level, they won't hire you if you don't have the experience they demand, so for me it's been difficult to find a real entry-level position in any area anyways.
For some reason I dread quality control work but at the same time I don't really see any other path I could take here. I got a masters in R&D in Europe, and while I was there, I could see plenty of opportunities (on many different areas), but I had to come back so I didn't even try applying.
I can't stop feeling like the path I've chosen it's been useless. I really liked the career I chose but I really don't know what to do.