I currently work in retail and have a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. I've always wanted a law enforcement type job since I was little. However, I've tried plenty of times with many police departments and always get dropped during the medical phase, which is the last step in the hiring process.
It took a year after graduating from college for me to find a job. My bouts with unemployment gave me depression. Being underemployed in retail isn't glamorous either which contributes to my depression.
I've been seeing 2 therapists, a psychologist and psychiatrist, to help me deal with my depression. I am not taking medication. During the medical phases of the law enforcement hiring process, they would ask a bunch of questions including if I ever experienced depression. I put "yes" and explained it in the box they provide. They also make me sign a waiver to let them dig into my medical records, so I have to be honest with the medical questionnaire.
They would then require forms from my therapists stating that I'm capable of doing the job. My therapists would support me and fill out the forms stating that my condition wouldn't impair my ability to do the job. My therapists would give me the forms to send the law enforcement agencies, so I know what they wrote. But after that, the law enforcement agencies would always send me a letter stating that they don't think I'm suitable for the position.
My depression isn't bad enough for me to take medication. It just sucks not having a real job after graduating from college. I know high school drop outs that make more money than me cus they know the right people. I feel like I'm being punished because of my depression and can't get a job in my field because of it, but the reason why I'm depressed in the first place is because I can't get a real job. The cycle feeds into itself.
Anyways...I'm thinking of going back to school and everyone is saying that computer science is where it's at right now. But I don't know if it'll be worth it to put myself into debt to get another degree if it won't help my situation. I don't really know much about the field and don't even know if I'll even like it.
So I'm wondering if there are any resources that would give me an idea of what the field is like and if getting a computer science degree would help me get a better job?
Thanks. I know this was long. And in terms of what actually I want to do, I’ve always wanted to investigate corruption cases or work with cyber security.
Submitted December 17, 2017 at 04:05AM by SharkBiteX http://ift.tt/2kBTWhD
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