u/sucr0secookies

i’ve been interning at this company since january. there are 3 other interns in my team, with 2 of them leaving at the end of this month. one of them (nicknamed S) has a slightly different scope than us, mostly focused on data analytics for the team.

as his internship is ending within the next month, my line manager nominated me to take over S tasks on top of my own until a new intern comes in. essentially, i’m doing 2 interns jobs until further notice. honestly, i wasn’t really comfortable taking on his work just because i know i won’t perform well and with the insane workload of 2 people, but i can’t really say no can i? and since i’ve started the handover i’ve been feeling more and more pressure from the multiple tasks and deadlines i have to juggle while also trying to keep a positive mental and stay healthy but my body feels so heavy and it makes it hard to get up and out of the house.

i don’t want to quit since i have so little time left and don’t want to lose any potential chances for full time conversion, but i also don’t know how to set boundaries with my line manager either 😭

I get overwhelmed very often, but recently it feels like there’s been some kind of shift. I’ve been getting headaches more frequently when I’m at my office during internship, from dull pains that can honestly be somewhat ignored to splitting migraines that can last for hours. I’ve also been feeling somewhat nauseous and keep having stomach aches. I was passing it off as my body’s response and to just ignore it, but also feel like if I’m feeling so much physical pain it may not be something to overlook.

i’m 23F and starting to regret entering the field i’m in. So many people have told me since i’m still relatively young i still have the opportunity to change careers, but with new batches of fresh grads and the overwhelming expectations for entry level roles, i find it hard to muster up the courage to even try a career switch.

for those who successfully switched careers, how did you do it? and do you regret it at all?