I’ve been working in tech sales since I graduated college in 2021. I pursued this career path after college because, by the time I realized I didn’t want to go after a career in my field of study, it was too late to change majors, so finding an entry-level sales role afforded me the opportunity to get my foot in the door within the tech space.
I’ve now worked at 2 companies over the past 5 years (both high-growth startups in their respective categories) and made pretty good money. That being said, I don’t want to be in tech sales forever. I’m burnt out, and this was never the long-term plan anyway.
My biggest issue is that I genuinely have no idea what I want to do career-wise. There’s literally nothing I care about enough or feel confident enough about to pivot. But even if I did find something I’d want to go after, I feel so pigeonholed into sales. I’ve always envied people who love what they do and feel so fulfilled by their work. I want that so much, but cannot think of a single thing that would ignite that kind of “spark”.
Maybe the current state of everything has me feeling lost & apathetic, but I also don’t think I’m the only one who feels this way.
If anyone has been in my shoes and ended up figuring it out, I’d absolutely love to hear about your journey.