Customer Service Call Centre Job - A job for Life?

Do you think, this can be a job for life? Or should I see this as a temporary one while applying for other jobs (which seems very hopeless in my situation).

Dude that's not a job for life lol

It will definitely add something positive to your CV though...and didn't you graduate with a civil engineering degree? Have a look at some job agencies specifically engineering ones and give them your details etc. I'm pretty damn sure you will get matched with a number of relevant jobs.

To be honest, I'd actually rather work at the Customer Service Role than anything related to Civil Engineering. The more I studied about Civ Eng, the more I found out it wasn't quite for me. Always being out on site, walking around in visibility jackets, helmets and wellies (esp in the UK), no matter how hot or cold (or wet) the weather is and doing stuff on site isn't really something I want to do in life. It'll usually take you several years before you can go into an area that's more of an office work.

No offense to those who do it, but I just find it extremely unfair over someone who studied anything like Finance, IT, Management etc. and who get to sit in air conditioned offices wearing suits and looking good.

You can work in finance if you have a mathematical background. If you did engineering then I assume you were good at maths. Why not try accounting?


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That's one area I'd be really interested in. I'm actually really strong in Maths with an A at A Levels and Mathematical modules were always my highest scoring ones throughout my degree.

What pathways can I choose to get into Finance without a Finance degree? I'm just unaware of this.

You can get into any finance role almost without a relevant degree - finance is very open for a reason - they want people from a diverse range. However, your 2.2 degree could be problematic.

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What about roles that don't require degrees? I have an A in A Level Maths. Would that be of any value?

To be honest, I'd actually rather work at the Customer Service Role than anything related to Civil Engineering. The more I studied about Civ Eng, the more I found out it wasn't quite for me. Always being out on site, walking around in visibility jackets, helmets and wellies (esp in the UK), no matter how hot or cold (or wet) the weather is and doing stuff on site isn't really something I want to do in life. It'll usually take you several years before you can go into an area that's more of an office work.
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I don't know where you got that perception from but it's definitely not true. Yes they are some jobs which require you to be onsite most the time for example railway engineering BUT the majority of civil engineers actually work in design offices with other teams of engineers and you only have the odd site visit once in a while it just depends what kind of role you choose. Design Engineering & Building Services Engineering is very much office work based 95% of the time.

Other civil engineers decide to go into O&G and be pipeline engineers again this role tends to be mainly office based with some site or international visits to check the pipework lines maybe but its definitely not regular and those sorts of engineers can get salaries like £65k+

I've got this impression because most fields other than design engineers will have the majority of on site work. Whether it is railway, surveying, geotechnical, coastal engineering, project management, or structures related fields that don't include design.

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Again your information is not entirely true. I suggest you watch some youtube videos of different civil engineering jobs in different industries. You will find most are office based and only require very occasional site visits.

It just depends on what job and what industry really.

No as I was part of a campaign to shut our local one down.