Advice to the 20 yr old choosing his career

I am currently working at an early stage startup as a software engineer and have been working here since around couple of years full time and an internship prior to that. I am getting a decent salary and the work environment is also good. But While I write this, I have started feeling stagnated and bored at work and feel that I am not growing in career. This is one reason that has led to me start slacking off at work and take long time to complete tasks.😓 However, I don't want this to continue and thus am here for advice. I am trying to apply to various companies but only to receive rejections. Not even getting an interview call. I am planning to prepare for MBA and the exam is in November. But since folks usually prepare for MBA alongwith job so it means I should continue my job if I want to do so which is another problem for me. I am even confused if I want to an MBA since only the product management role out of it attracts me and not the consulting/investment banking once. So I am not sure if I should even do an MBA. 😒 I discussed this with my parents and they asked me to leave job and prepare for UPSC. Honestly, I have some interest in the exam and the job is great as well no doubt but being 26 years old I am not fully sure of taking this call since it involves a lot of risk. All this has been causing lot of conundrum in my brain and it would be really helpful if anyone can suggest any things that I am missing out or that can be simplified.🙏

I have a one-year gap in my employment history. I graduated in 2021 and subsequently joined Accenture, resigning in April 2023. Given this gap, I am seeking clarification on my eligibility to apply to other companies. Your insights and guidance would be greatly appreciated.

I have three younger cousins. They don't want to code. They have their clarity. They don't want to pursue any particular engineering stream as well. They want to get a decent paying job. Let's say 6-8 lpa start with a path to 15-20 lpa in 4-5 years. I tried advising them to not invest a lot of money and four years of time in engineering. Their family is average middle class financially. I told them that I'll advise you what all to learn like content writing, seo, data analytics etc. So do a simple course, save money and rather invest in something that matters for job. They did listen but did not get confidence to act. All three went for engineering stream. These are private colleges with tier 3ish names. Now they don't get time to put a lot of time because 8-4 is usually college time. Unlike tier 1,2 college where you get campus and a lot of freedom, the colleges usually have a lot of classes and compulsory 80% type attendance. Did you face similar situation? What did you advise? Do you think I was giving them right decision?

Thinking of taking a break for approx 1/1.5 years from tech, and trying for UPSC / PSC. Wanted to understand how hard would it be to get back in corporate after the gap ? If someone has successfully tried and can share their experience, it would be really helpful.

Can anyone help me out with choosing course, i just finished my 12th few months back and want to pursue a career in computer/tech field because i am interested in programming computing and all that, but the thing is i dont want to do Btech mtech etc Bsc + Msc in comp sci / Data science Or BCA and then MCA in an NIT thru NIMCET These are 2 options that are in my mind, or Bsc and then MCA is another option, idk what to do further on and i am confused a lot

I was stuck in the UPSC cycle for a long time and never made it to the final list even after pushing my limits. It has been 5 years since I graduated from Btech CSE. I want to enter into the tech industry for my livelihood, it seems like a last option but my confidence is at rock bottom, not even getting any opportunity anywhere. No matter how hard you try, how close you are to your final knock, life works as a Boolean. 0.9999 is still less than 1. I have no answers only questions. Am I too stale for this industry?

Hi I'm 2nd year ECE undergrad, since the beginning I was very much clear about my goals but my parents weren't. I wanted to become an Ethical Hacker but they forced me to take up ECE, Now I have finished half the path... But by now I have three backlogs and now I want to quit ECE, I want to study cse from first year is it a good idea to do so Note:I have no interest in going towards ece core and my backlogs might also increase

I am B.E. - Computer Science graduated in 2019. After that I started preparing for Upsc civil services exam. I didn't clear. So I decided to pivot to corporate sector. I upskilled myself for data analyst. I have been looking for job since last 1.5 year. But I am hardly getting any interview calls. Can't understand what am I doing wrong. Please help. If any opportunities or roadmap you know. Please let me know. Please help me and tell what am I doing wrong or what should I do. O am really depressed and stressed.