(Original post by ecolier)
That you actually have to
repay the Student Loan
Keys kind of in the word mate, National curriculum keeping the people poor and stupid!
Last edited by Burton Bridge; 2 weeks ago
Apart from the obvious tax, pension etc. That you don't get taught at school/uni... for me, it's how different (And at times, difficult) to make friends post-uni. At uni, everyone is in the same situation, but when you go out into the world of work, everyone is different (how long they've lived in the area/moved there with people, have kids, whether they already have their own friends nearby etc)
That you would feel like you're no longer improving yourself
Unemployment absolutely sucks
unless you have connections, the job market is an absolute pain in the ass.
Also working as a locum / freelancer / temp in pharmacy strips away your rights vs those who are employed / properly self-employed. Be prepared to travel long distances, work up to 16 hours a day without any lunch or toilet (or standard) breaks in an understaffed, poorly ventilated small room and spend most of the time multitasking numerous things in a chaotic / unorganised environment which has no structure.
racism/sexism/ageism / discrimination still exists in the workplace
Not everyone is willing to accept your help and will lie about you not providing them support due to the above / fear of you taking their job/ being horrible people.
some incidents which are considered funny by some people may be seen as very innappropriate in others.
be prepared for unexpected changes in funding (such as the government tripling tuition fees thereby making postgrad study unfeasible) and personal circumstances (and dont vent openly on social media as it will annoy people / portray you in a negative light).
Make sure you save money where you can as it can be useful in case of emergency (prime example, both parents being made redundant and helping pay of their mortgage).
It is extremely hard to make new friends and a lot of your friends from uni / school will lose contact with you.
just because you are genuinely interested in helping people / healthcare, doesnt mean others in your field are. a lot of health staff view their jobs as a source of income and nothing more/ couldnt care less about patients or improving the quality of care.
if your a locum, most staff dont give a crap about you and will ignore you. Being a locum in this day and age means being expendable. If you see any problems in the workplace or notice illegal/harmful conduct and report it to practice managers / tell people to correct their behaviour, it is the same as getting sacked / suspended without pay as there are 5-6 pharmacists for every job.
even if you are an apolitical person, be prepared to be caught in the crossfire known as workplace politics
Last edited by quasa; 1 week ago
2:1 Law degree, done plenty of voluntary work at CAB etc, worked a few retail jobs, have Westlaw and Lexus Nexus certifications. Got scammed out of £900 from a fake trainee paralegal programme (Preston Holbrook).Graduated from University in June last year its February now and still looking for entry-level legal work.
Good points from Quasa here,....also you have to remember that every part of your social media will be examined by interviewers - what was amusing at Uni isn't necessarily amusing to an interview panel, or the papersifters before one even get's a chance of an interview.....ouch...
(Original post by quasa)unless you have connections, the job market is an absolute pain in the ass.
Also working as a locum / freelancer / temp in pharmacy strips away your rights vs those who are employed / properly self-employed. Be prepared to travel long distances, work up to 16 hours a day without any lunch or toilet (or standard) breaks in an understaffed, poorly ventilated small room and spend most of the time multitasking numerous things in a chaotic / unorganised environment which has no structure.
racism/sexism/ageism / discrimination still exists in the workplace
Not everyone is willing to accept your help and will lie about you not providing them support due to the above / fear of you taking their job/ being horrible people.
some incidents which are considered funny by some people may be seen as very innappropriate in others.
be prepared for unexpected changes in funding (such as the government tripling tuition fees thereby making postgrad study unfeasible) and personal circumstances (and dont vent openly on social media as it will annoy people / portray you in a negative light).
Make sure you save money where you can as it can be useful in case of emergency (prime example, both parents being made redundant and helping pay of their mortgage).
It is extremely hard to make new friends and a lot of your friends from uni / school will lose contact with you.
just because you are genuinely interesting in helping people / healthcare, doesnt mean others in your field are. a lot of health staff view their jobs as a source of income and nothing more.
if your a locum, most staff dont give a crap about you and will ignore you. Being a locum in this day and age means being expendable. If you see any problems in the workplace or notice illegal/harmful conduct and report it to practice managers / tell people to correct their behaviour, it is the same as getting sacked / suspended without pay as there are 5-6 pharmacists for every job.
even if you are an apolitical person, be prepared to be caught in the crossfire known as workplace politics
Thing that has surprised me the most apart from poor graduate engineering prospects is the fact that people still recommend it to young people as a career choice. That's despite success being about the same odds as guessing a coin toss.
Ditto to the comments regarding being surpassed in almost every aspect of life after wasting years studying skills that are not in demand.
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Last edited by swelshie; 1 week ago
That it is incredibly lonely and isolating
You are free to do whatever you wish
You have a lot of freedom
That you will be discriminated against based on your name, religion, race
That when you manage to get that first job, it’s a shocker how few weeks of holiday you’re allowed.
That university life is so easy
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