What to do for a career if I’m not good at anything?

[psychokiller]

I’ve never really been good at anything in terms of it leading to a career. I have interests but none of them realistically would get me a job. I feel at this point I’m going to be stuck working some job for a career that I absolutely have no interest in & it’s just a depressing feeling. I feel kind of trapped in my situation right now since I have absolutely no idea what to do. People have gave me suggestions but none of them interest me at all. Not sure what I’m supposed to do.

[Hit Girl]

Become a social media personality.

[psychokiller]

Feb 1, 2018 18:22:12 GMT -5 Hit Girl said:

Become a social media personality.

lol too much competition these days for that. I missed my window on that where I would have had a much better chance of being successful with YouTube if I started making videos in the mid 2000s. Now it’s almost impossible to get a good following.

[Deleted]

If you can keep a roof over your head doing a job you don't hate, it doesn't need to be a career, just a means to an end and then channel your enthusiasm into something you do enjoy or a vocation that appeals.

I work 2 part time jobs, one doing all sorts of odd shifts at an airport shop and the other self employed doing a friend's accounts. Neither are careers I want, nor am I pursuing them. They pay the bills though so I can pursue what I want to do which is being a full time volunteer ministry.

Too much emphasis is placed on a great career and owning a house etc, things that were far more readily accessible to the previous generation. What's important is being content and satisfied, so I'd you have a roof and food in the cupboard, take your time to decide what you want to devote your energy to. A bit less in the bank isn't a difficult sacrifice if you have good things elsewhere.

[Hit Girl]

In all seriousness, if you don't have a particular interest that's OK, just do any job that pays well. Do the minimum required to earn your pay and focus your interests on your leisure time instead. Work can just be a means to an end as long as it's not soul crushingly demoralising. For instance, if the love of my life was paintballing, I'd happily drive a bus all day if it paid enough for me to cover my bills, and also provided enough money for me to indulge my need to covertly take people out in woodlands with colourful projectiles.

[DASH 243✅]

Drive truck that's what I do I'm good at nothing. Plus it's a good job get out see stuff.

[britishbulldog]

Find something you're interested in get in and work harder then your peers. You don't have to be the best or smartest, out work everyone and you'll find success.

[Push R Truth]

If you hate the world and love seeing people in pure misery, I suggest working at the DMV

[abjordans]

Feb 1, 2018 20:45:16 GMT -5 DASH 243✅ said:

Drive truck that's what I do I'm good at nothing. Plus it's a good job get out see stuff.

I actually have considered looking into getting my CDL. I like to listen to podcasts and music, I’m single with no kids, I like going to new places, and I heard it is a good way to stack money up. I love seeing my friends and family, but I’m not someone that has to be around them every day. Thought it might be a good way to get some debts paid off.

[Ryback on a Pole!]

I had a bunch of jobs I hated. I ended up moving abroad to teach English. It's fun, easy and pays decent money. It's the only job I've had which I've actually liked.

[Bob Schlapowitz]

The Post office. All you need to be able to do is walk and read at the same time.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Consider a trade? Maybe something like HVAC?

[DASH 243✅]

Feb 2, 2018 11:24:37 GMT -5 abjordans said:

Feb 1, 2018 20:45:16 GMT -5 DASH 243✅ said:

Drive truck that's what I do I'm good at nothing. Plus it's a good job get out see stuff.

I actually have considered looking into getting my CDL. I like to listen to podcasts and music, I’m single with no kids, I like going to new places, and I heard it is a good way to stack money up. I love seeing my friends and family, but I’m not someone that has to be around them every day. Thought it might be a good way to get some debts paid off.

I've never done long haul. I work for a beer distributor and deliver locally. I had a buddy do long haul he liked it for the most part. The only bad thing is when you break down.

[Red Impact]

You don't have to love your job. One of the biggest problems with messages we put out there for people is that you have to be passionate about what you do or that you will be able to survive on your passions and honestly it's just a crock of crap. Making a career out of it is a good way to kill your passion for something, and I speak from experience on that.

Find something that you can do to survive, and pursue your passions outside of that.

[Deleted]

Alot of factory jobs require repetitive simple but sometimes fast paced motions...Some can be as easy as placing parts in boxes.

[Albino Heat]

Politics.

[BlackoutCreature]

As I've said before on these boards, not everybody finds their dream job. Just find something that pays the bills and doesn't make you miserable and seek happiness in other things.

[nm]

Get a job with the New York Mets!

[eDemento2099]

Feb 2, 2018 19:20:33 GMT -5 @slickrickstyles said:

Alot of factory jobs require repetitive simple but sometimes fast paced motions...Some can be as easy as placing parts in boxes.

My last job was working in a factory. I got a repetitive strain injury in my wrist from the ultra-repetitive motions I had to do quickly to keep up with the speed of the assembly line.

[mizerable]

Go to trade school, find something that you are decent at and go from there.

A lot of trade jobs are seeing an absence of skilled workers coming up nowadays, which is ideal if you would like to earn decent money. The added benefit is the likelihood of retiring early.


Yes, someone with a college degree will earn more, but it's in a far more competitive environment with much more debt.