Current Events > About to just give up on finding a decent job at this point.

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I'm ready to just work some shitty position in a local grocery store and be miserable. Jesus fucking Christ, life isn't fun at all.

What are your previous jobs and what do you want to do?

Instead of complaining, you should git gud

RealityDose posted...

What are your previous jobs and what do you want to do?

I don't really want to do anything considering I'm not going to work a decent job, anyway, lmao. I've failed at literally everything I've ever tried, and my skillset isn't applicable to shit anymore.

My previous jobs were tech support (retail), being a cashier (retail) and doing data entry for a few months.

Get that job at the store until you can find something better. And that might mean you take some more classes or something.

RealityDose posted...

What are your previous jobs and what do you want to do?

that

and ask your current job if you could participate in the interview / hiring process. Interviewing is a skill that is super important to getting a decent job but not at all important to being good at a job. Best way to get better is interview other people.

CRON posted...

tech support (retail)

explain

cjsdowg posted...

Get that job at the store until you can find something better. And that might mean you take some more classes or something.

I'm kind of screwed right now as I can't afford a car (had to sell my old shitbox) and can't afford any type of classes.

The last retail job I worked was awful. I was constantly made fun of by people and berated by customers.

Time to wake up screaming from the American Dream.

Norman_Smiley posted...

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and ask your current job if you could participate in the interview / hiring process. Interviewing is a skill that is super important to getting a decent job but not at all important to being good at a job. Best way to get better is interview other people.

I have no issues with interviews whatsoever. I don't get nervous and know what and what not to say.

RealityDose posted...

explain

I worked at a retail location which offered tech support services there, or by call.

So did you enjoy doing IT support?

RealityDose posted...

So did you enjoy doing IT support?

No. I'm decent with computers but a complete idiot when it comes to networking. I legitimately don't know any kind of field I'd be good in, or would want to work in. Nothing is going to pay enough for me to sustain myself.

try getting into sales, specifically SaaS / tech sales. working retail and tech support means you've probably developed a thick shell that you need for dealing with rejection. your IT background is a plus too depending on the company you look at.

Look for the job title "business development representative" or "sales development representative." your goal is to cold call shitloads of people and set up meetings for the sales rep. it's a hard job but if you're successful, you will be a great sales guy for the rest of your career because it's generally viewed as the toughest sales role. it worked absolutely great for me - the second company i went to after a year of that i've been at for over five years

My local community college offers a program that lasts 4 days and you get hired on to do solar panel work. Think pay starts at $20/hr

PatrickMahomes posted...

try getting into sales, specifically SaaS / tech sales. working retail and tech support means you've probably developed a thick shell that you need for dealing with rejection. your IT background is a plus too depending on the company you look at.

Look for the job title "business development representative" or "sales development representative." your goal is to cold call shitloads of people and set up meetings for the sales rep. it's a hard job but if you're successful, you will be a great sales guy for the rest of your career because it's generally viewed as the toughest sales role. it worked absolutely great for me - the second company i went to after a year of that i've been at for over five years

I ended up doing sales when I worked in tech support, and I hated it. I couldn't bring myself to lie to customers about the shitty products I was forced to sell them.

Decent jobs are rare unless you have a skill

My advice: save 10k and do a postgraduate certificate, if you have a bachelors

CRON posted...

No. I'm decent with computers but a complete idiot when it comes to networking

So you avoid networking.
It's not hard.
Depending on where you live. You could easily make 40k in the US and assuming an office admin job is like 30k there.

I don't touch networking beyond the most basic shit and I get offers of 60k in Ireland.
Go apply to help desk or service desk. I would recommend you apply for internal ones and emphasize your customer service skills. IT shit can be taught. People skills cannot.

CRON posted...

I ended up doing sales when I worked in tech support, and I hated it. I couldn't bring myself to lie to customers about the shitty products I was forced to sell them.

sounds like it wasn't a good company overall if you hated the support and the product.

there are a load of startup-style technology companies. do a little rudimentary research and you're bound to find a dozen that have something you legitimately believe in

MedeaLysistrata posted...

Decent jobs are rare unless you have a skill

My advice: save 10k and do a postgraduate certificate, if you have a bachelors

I can't even afford community college, and literally whatever scraps of money I manage to make end up going directly into monthly expenses.

I have some skills but they're pointless as they were self-taught. I have almost 15+ years worth of Photoshop and graphic design "experience" but nobody wants to hear it because I don't have a degree.

CRON posted...

I have some skills but they're pointless as they were self-taught

kek

RealityDose posted...

kek

See what I mean? This is all so discouraging.