So I made the worst decision of my life. I chose Biochemistry as my degree.

Back when I was young and dumb 17, I had no clue what I wanted to do, it was between, pharmacy, radiography, optometry and biochemistry. I chose the biochemistry, despite my family members telling me not to.
I have graduated with a 2:1 in biochemistry, and I have completely lost interest in working in that field. I have been unable to secure any graduate schemes, or more specifically, i wanted to use this ‘stem degree’ to get into finance. But after applying for a year straight I have gotten nothing, no responses, i was offered 2 interviews out of like 500 applications, one to which they did not even call me at the time they said they would. Of course they knew I wasnt worth their time, they’d rather have a finance graduate over a biochemistry loser like myself.
My brother has done pharmacy and graduated straight on locum 50-60k, so is my other cousin, and my other cousin chose audiology and is on the same amount locum too. They work 4/5 normal shifts a week.
Me I work two jobs, i work my part time job at tesco as a shift leader and a 9-5 mon-fri full time job as an assessment administrator for RICS, just to only earn 28k a year, and after
Tax its like 24k, which is barely enough with inflation and since im trying to save up for my wedding with my partner.
I feel depressed as each day goes by, I was on the right track, I done everything right, done well in my science A-levels, and got good gcse grades through long hard hours of studying. Only for it all to go to waste. Only for me to feel like a waste.
I’m forced to work 45+ hrs a week just to make ends meat. Im forced to do jobs where people without degrees are doing. I feel over qualified. I have wasted 4 years of my life, and now I regret it.

Have you had any help with your CV ?Son finally got advice and started to land lots of interviews and now his dream job after struggling for a while.There is a certain format they want and will discard cv's purely on that basis.Don't give up and it is good you are employed as it will all be vital work experience.

Back when I was young and dumb 17, I had no clue what I wanted to do, it was between, pharmacy, radiography, optometry and biochemistry. I chose the biochemistry, despite my family members telling me not to.

I have graduated with a 2:1 in biochemistry, and I have completely lost interest in working in that field. I have been unable to secure any graduate schemes, or more specifically, i wanted to use this ‘stem degree’ to get into finance. But after applying for a year straight I have gotten nothing, no responses, i was offered 2 interviews out of like 500 applications, one to which they did not even call me at the time they said they would. Of course they knew I wasnt worth their time, they’d rather have a finance graduate over a biochemistry loser like myself.

My brother has done pharmacy and graduated straight on locum 50-60k, so is my other cousin, and my other cousin chose audiology and is on the same amount locum too. They work 4/5 normal shifts a week.

Me I work two jobs, i work my part time job at tesco as a shift leader and a 9-5 mon-fri full time job as an assessment administrator for RICS, just to only earn 28k a year, and after
Tax its like 24k, which is barely enough with inflation and since im trying to save up for my wedding with my partner.

I feel depressed as each day goes by, I was on the right track, I done everything right, done well in my science A-levels, and got good gcse grades through long hard hours of studying. Only for it all to go to waste. Only for me to feel like a waste.

I’m forced to work 45+ hrs a week just to make ends meat. Im forced to do jobs where people without degrees are doing. I feel over qualified. I have wasted 4 years of my life, and now I regret it.