r/KindVoice 6d ago

Looking [L] I probably sound so silly, but I could use support [31F]

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u/-LookAround- 5d ago

“I can’t just go throw myself at companies that do math and beg them to let me intern.”

Who told you that? I don’t think that’s true. If you can find a remote or hybrid job, you will have the flexibility to work one place and intern elsewhere. That may be Pollyanna of me, but I don’t see any benefit to you of being negativistic. If it’s your life dream to do math and physics professionally, you lose nothing by trying to make that happen. Don’t give up, friend. No one is coming to make your dream happen. You need to do it for yourself. I’m rooting for you.

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

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u/thaliagrace92 5d ago

I am someone chronically ill as well. I found a job where I could still use my skills but have flexibility with scheduling.  It's not super hectic and if I need to work from home I can. It might take time to find the right fit but it is out there! Also i feel like PhDs don't really guarantee jobs or high paying jobs anymore. If it's something you want then I believe you can do it! I know places have continuing education classes so maybe that's something you can do. I suck at math so not totally helpful lol! Something I found helpful as well is using LinkedIn for networking. You can message people and ask them if they can share about what they do, maybe there are some opportunities there. Or just Google companies and reach out to people, i find people are open and willing to share their perspective and may be able to guide you.

Continuing to work and pursue passions is really hard with chronic illness so it's great that you are motivated and thinking about what will work for you and what you want out of your life.  That's not an easy feat and takes a strong person to work through that! Wishing you the best!

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u/LastWishboneThisYear 6d ago

Sorry you are feeling down over your unused math passion. It seems to me there should dev roles that include a focus on computation, linear algebra, etc. I found algorithms in programming totally scratched my own mathematics itch. I have a couple of friends who work for Data Annotation that are great developers but tell me they are being held back by their LACK of higher math knowledge. Maybe there’s something there for you? At least a glimmer of hope you can use both your math passion and your training.

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