Don’t know what to do.
I (24M) Mechanical Engineer with an MSc in Engineering Design, am doing an apprenticeship in India at an MNC.
Straight to the point -
I’m so lost. When I started my bachelors I was so passionate about machine design and I excelled at it and even did a specialisation in it. Then did my masters in engineering design in UK and when I couldn’t find a company that would sponsor my visa there, I came back to India and started an apprenticeship where I get paid peanuts. I leave home at 6:30am and come back at 8pm because work is so far from home and no, I cannot afford to rent a place. Now they’re offering me a permanent role which is still very very less from living standards (and yes, I still won’t be able to afford to rent a place near work).
The job market is such that I am scared to leave this place and honestly, I love the work I’m doing right now. But I am living the bare minimum life here. After talking to my colleagues, they have told me not to expect anything more in pay and until I dedicate 15 years of my life, it’s not going to get any better.
This is not a rant. It’s a cry for help.