I'm 23, went into accounting instead of uni after college but didn't feel fulfilled and now I'm an apprentice joiner which is practically my dream job.
But I don't know many people my age who went into a trade or something vocational - usually it's uni. So, what are people my age up to now?
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I’m in marketing and a lot of us are like 23 to 30. My team seem especially young with like the oldest being 40 (I think) But the majority is literally 25 or 26 and there’s like a lot of teams that make up the whole marketing floor
Interning at an artificial intelligence company as a machine learning researcher
working in risk
Was working, laid off 2 weeks ago. Back on the job grind 😭
Working in cyber security. Im the youngest one in the team 😭 everyone is 30+ has a wife and kids
21 in sales after uni
sales is the way
21, on a placement with a luxurious motor car company
unemployed since june 2025, still jobseeking tho. I graduated from an Ivy league but unfortunately CS. May I ask how you found a grad scheme/apprenticeship? Hope it works out!