Help, i’m lost
I'm feeling really lost right now and I could use some advice.
I'm an engineering student, and I'm almost at the end of my degree. The problem is that I've gradually realized that I don't enjoy engineering anymore. At first, I thought it was just burnout or stress, but the feeling has been there for a while.
Not only do the job descriptions seem depressing to me, but even many of my classes feel that way. I find it hard to stay interested in the material, and I often feel disconnected from what I'm learning. Instead of feeling excited about becoming an engineer, I mostly feel exhausted and unmotivated.
Whenever I look at engineering job postings, I don't feel inspired or curious. I just imagine spending decades doing work that doesn't excite me, and that thought honestly makes me anxious.
The difficult part is that I'm so close to graduating. Part of me thinks I should just finish since I've already invested years of my life into this degree. Another part of me wonders if I'm heading toward a career that I'll regret staying in.
Has anyone else reached the end of a degree and realized they didn't actually like the field anymore? Was it burnout, or was it a sign that you needed to change direction? Did you end up using your degree in a different way, or did you completely switch careers?
I'd really appreciate hearing your experiences. Right now, I feel like I'm moving toward a future that I don't really want, but I'm not sure whether that's because I'm burned out, depressed, or genuinely in the wrong field.