Many people go through life doing work that they hate or have no talent for. Why does this happen? What are the consequences of this situation?

It is rightly believed that

life

doesn't always steer in the direction of our choice and oftentimes

this

impacts our occupational lives.

Consequently

,

people

are compelled to pursue professions that they are not primed for.

While

there can be academic, financial and personal

reasons

for the above, being involved in

jobs

that neither please nor satisfy could have negative consequences on an individual's mental and professional well-being.

This

essay aims to explore the briefly mentioned

reasons

and results above of engaging in work that individuals hate or have no talent for.

To begin

with, there are many causes that can render a person helpless enough to take up personally dissatisfying job opportunities in their

life

. These can include having under-qualifying academic records, insufficient funding or even familial situations.

For instance

, to be able to pursue cardiology, a candidate must exhibit excellent performance in the required entrance examinations, failure to do so could earn them a placement in a field that they least prefer.

Additionally

, in a world

that is

becoming increasingly expensive to subsist in, the costs of funding studies leading up to certain professions are exorbitant.

This

coupled with

someone's incapacity to fulfil those monetary demands can compel them to

instead

seek employment in an area

that is

more affordable, albeit disliked.

Lastly

, circumstances within the family

also

determine a person's future.

For example

, many reality TV shows feature testaments by

people

who had no choice but to relinquish their aspirations and work as labourers in their countries to fulfil the basic needs of their close ones. That being said,

although

some

people

can power through the disappointing phase of doing

jobs

they don't like, many succumb to its gloomy aftermath. Having a displeasing job can trigger constant dissatisfaction with one's professional

life

, instilling a pessimistic outlook on

life

in the individual. Naturally,

such

a persistent gloom-ridden mentality would not augur well for the person in terms of mental health, inviting problematic conditions

such

as depression or in the worst cases, suicide.

This

has been supported by many reports that have cited frustration associated with being involved in a dissatisfactory job as one of the main

reasons

for the increasing number of suicides across the globe. On the occupational front, those unhappy and unsettled in their current professions would not be able to fare well in those fields either,

due to

the lack of genuine interest and a brewing defeatist mentality. In conclusion, many

people

end up settling for

jobs

outside their area of interest for personal and professional

reasons

like family burdens and studies, which in turn could leave them beset with mental health problems and a struggling status within their current

jobs

.