Apparently with the job market the way it is I can’t get the start I need to get to move forward. Entry Level Helpdesk or Support jobs are just not there right now. Did some courses here and there but need more experience, and the only way to get experience is to get a job, but the only way to get the job is to have the experience. Commence loop.
Don’t have enough money to get the certs I want or a degree because current job doesn’t pay enough. Sick of the current job to the point where I may just quit without a job lined up, and moving forward, it’s going to be down to more experience, which I need.
Endless catch 22.
We are all struggling. I don’t know how I’m doing this anymore. I’ve been slowly slipping for a while now.
Soon, it will be just me. No clue how I’ll afford anything.
Just treading water at this point it seems.
Going back home will do nothing but worsen things. Less opportunities, costs for things will be even more. Would probably be back with parents…. again.
Really not trying to go down that route.
Barely can even get out of bed. Taking care of the bare minimum at this point.
I don’t even care about games like that at this point. I think I just play them to distract myself a bit.
I’m just tired.
Part of me wants to just switch with someone who hasn’t had the opportunities I have, the friends and family I have, and have that person take the reins and make something better of my own life than my current shit show.
I’ve fucked my life so badly and people will say, oh you haven’t even started your life yet.
It’s not going to be enough, not for them, nor for me.
Why am I like this? Don’t even know if I can live alone honestly. Never done it before.
There’s so much I need to do to get on track, and yet I can’t get anywhere. It’s driving me mad.
I really don’t know anymore.
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I sympathize, after almost twenty years on the job market I once again find my skills undervalued. And my answer isn’t an easy one; learn to live on what you can get. Well, that’s my goal. Not sure if it is transferable.
There are some things that’ll be forever useful to certain people. If I can manage the space to work, making and restoring furniture seems like something I can make enough at to keep up with my needs. The customers are there.
but I have no hope for the free market or large employers. Any company big enough to have an HR department keeps that HR department to make sure they can screw their employees. Legend tells of a mystical time when workers had rights and the rich paid their share of taxes instead of soaking the public for welfare. I believe such a thing could happen again, but it’s not entirely up to me.
*shrug* do what you can, no point getting wrapped up in what you can’t. Maybe it won’t amount to much, but skills still count for something in the process of survival. Heck, in my terms time is worth so much more than anyone is paying. I can cook, and with practice I can grow my own food… no one wants to pay me enough to buy food I don’t have to spend long cooking.
Rice is amazing. Throw in a can of soup and you’ve got a tasty meal. If you can find somewhere long term to set up camp, a wood stove will get you pretty far. Cold is much cheaper than heat, in terms of climate. If I can break free of this humid hell hole I think my chances of surviving will increase dramatically.
Tough times make tough people. I’d wager you’re tougher than you give yourself credit.
Nooooo, do NOT move back in with parents. Trust me, I am in that shit boat right now bc I thought I’d save money living here. Well, NO money is worth the HELL it is to live with parents. A shitty job is still better than no job or living with your parents. Trust me on that one, do NOT make the same mistake I did.
Also, don’t quit without a job lined up. I’ve also made that mistake in the past, thinking it’s awful now so I’ll just quit and get a new job later once I move.
I know it seems tempting bc your current job sucks, but you don’t want to wind up with months of no work and no unemployment. If you voluntarily quit, you don’t get unemployment, and it takes months to find a new job.
It’s easier said than done and I know it sucks but the job market is your enemy, don’t quit just yet and do not move in with your parents.