u/liviiilovesssharry

I’m at medical school and I’ve got 1.5 years left until I graduate. I’ve always wanted to work in healthcare, but my dream was also to become a flight attendant. I worked for almost 2 years at Ryanair but I resigned because they were cutting our wages and generally treating us badly.

Yesterday I applied to Emirates. I didn’t think too much about it, I just sent off my application and wanted to see if I’d even make the shortlist. I thought I didn’t stand a chance, but today I received an email inviting me to a recruitment day. I know this doesn’t automatically mean I’ll be hired, but I feel like this is my only chance to even give it a go.

On the other hand, I’ve devoted a lot of time and put a lot of effort into this medical school, and I’m practically at the finish line.

I don’t know if I should go to this recruitment day, because what if I get through all the stages and am offered a job? I’d definitely be happy, but I wouldn’t know what to do about my studies. I wouldn’t even be able to juggle it with the job because I’d have to move to Dubai.

There’s also the fact that I’m very concerned about what my mum thinks. I’ve changed my mind many times about what I want to do with my life. I studied Arabic, then worked for Ryanair, then went to medical school, and now I’d give that up again and go back into aviation? My mum supports me financially and I wouldn’t want her to feel she’d wasted that money.

However, I’d also really like to try and get this job, but even if I did get it, I still wouldn’t know what to do. Do you think I should go to the recruitment day or give it a miss, finish school and try my luck with the Emirates later?

Any advice is appreciated.