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1 year agoGonna go against the grain here and say: If you have allergies, get a bagged vacuum.
I have absolutely brutal allergies, live in a carpeted apartment, and have a dog (I’d say mistakes were made but honestly my options were limited except for the dog, who’s worth it). Getting a Miele bagged canister vacuum was one of the better decisions I’ve made. If I vacuum regularly it really cuts down on my allergies compared to when I had a bagless Dyson.
I suspect if you have hard floors and aren’t a walking allergy disaster it’s much less of a big deal. At some point in the next ~year we’re gonna get a house and I’m gonna rip out any carpet in said house, and then I’ll probably get one of those cute rechargeable Dysons.
No one else can tell you what you should pursue. I didn’t know what I did or didn’t like until I tried a few things and figured out what aspects of them I like and what aspects were not for me. For instance, I don’t like frontend programming and I absolutely hate dealing with external clients. I do something more like data engineering, which a lot of people find deadly boring but I find perfectly satisfactory.
The other thing that’s been really important to me is decoupling my career from my self-worth. My job is not the most important thing about me. My job is something I do so I can get paid enough to do the things I actually want to do. I don’t need to LOVE my job. I need to like it enough to mostly not dislike having to do it 40 hours a week. For me this means I don’t find the work boring, I work with nice people, I mostly don’t have to do things I HATE (e.g. client presentations), and I’m not doing anything that conflicts with my values (e.g. I wouldn’t work on blockchain, or law enforcement projects).