regretting placement year

Have you talked to your tutor and/or supervisor about this?

yes I did speak to my HR about how isolated I was feeling but not much can be done. Its just not the internship experience I signed up for. I struggle to cope when I look at my peers also on placement and getting a well balanced work and social life as they are going into office and living with interns etc. I am grateful to get this far and experience a full time job, however I struggle to see how my placement will even help me as it has just put me off going into the field.

yes I did speak to my HR about how isolated I was feeling but not much can be done. Its just not the internship experience I signed up for. I struggle to cope when I look at my peers also on placement and getting a well balanced work and social life as they are going into office and living with interns etc. I am grateful to get this far and experience a full time job, however I struggle to see how my placement will even help me as it has just put me off going into the field.

The good thing is that you now know you *don't* want to go into this field. If you didn't take the placement year, you would have taken a full-time permanent contract for this similar role when you graduate, probably. At least you only have a year's commitment at the moment and there is a defined end date.

I'm not sure what placement you are doing, but it will definitely help. A solid year's worth of work experience before graduating will give you lots of transferable skills and scenarios to talk about at interviews next time round.

I am a couple months into my placement year after finishing my second year of uni and I am really regretting my choice. I was initially choosing between doing a year abroad or doing an internship but I got scared about job prospects and thought it would be best for my career to go for a year in industry.

Now I cannot express how badly I regret this decision. I hate my placement so much it has made me change my mind about going into this field completely. I am also working from home so I feel extremely isolated and depressed. I have to work long hours and I don't even leave the house much. All my friend are either back at uni or also on placement but living with other interns so I feel so lonely.

I am struggling to see how I can cope with doing this placement for the whole year all alone. Does anyone have any advice for me please? Thank you x