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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2013 18:55:23 GMT -5
If you can't afford to go away to college, why not take classes at your local community college?
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Sam Punk
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Post by Sam Punk on Feb 12, 2013 18:57:42 GMT -5
Have you considered becoming an electrician? They make good cash.
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NerdyGerdy
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Post by NerdyGerdy on Feb 12, 2013 21:15:20 GMT -5
I dunno what I'm doing with my life anymore. I'm 26, I got no friends(outside the internet), no jobs(believe me, I've tried but nobody ever calls back), I still live at home with my parents, don't have enough money for college, no girlfriend. I feel so... empty and direction-less. I often wonder to myself why I even bother waking up in the morning when there's really nothing to look forward to: Every day, wake up, eat, look at job listings to find that I'm not qualified for anything listed, watch TV, play a few games, eat again, and aimlessly browse the internet all day until it's time to go to bed. I should be doing something much more with my life, but it just doesn't feel like I can. What's wrong with me? Nothing. (Add go to college to that list and you've got my situation exactly.)
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Mac
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Post by Mac on Feb 12, 2013 21:31:21 GMT -5
It's up to you to find direction. The last thing you want to do is look back when you are 30 and wish you could have done something to better your position when you were 26, or 35 and wish you had done something when you were 30.
Someday we'll all exhaust our days on this planet, seems foolish to waste that short time being unhappy.
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Post by Danimal on Feb 13, 2013 4:10:48 GMT -5
Honestly I know how you feel 26, still live at home I have four college degrees yet I work a dead end job. No girlfriend our friends outside of the internet. I support my family because they can't support themselves. I finally realized I did have a problem and got help, if you do need anyone to talk to I am here for you. I also broke my ribs at work so I have been doing nothing but sitting home so I know how that feels as well If you don't mind me asking what are your four degrees? I spent a fair amount of my adult life underemployed with a degree I wasn't putting to good use. Didn't get a good job til my second bachelors. Being underemployed with several degrees must really blow.
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King Ghidorah
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Post by King Ghidorah on Feb 13, 2013 5:20:56 GMT -5
Hustle
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Post by Danimal on Feb 13, 2013 5:53:42 GMT -5
Ever thought about joining the military? This Worth a look. Even if you aren't the hardcore military type the Air Force could be an option. With nothing else to do couldn't hurt to talk to a recruiter, take the ASVAB, and see what your options could be.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2013 10:54:31 GMT -5
Hey mate, I'm the same, only 20 and in England, I feel s***ty too, my phone has been cut off, big debt, no money to pay it, money I get from the government, my mum takes off me for living expenses. I'm in a similar situation but keep my dole though give my nan some of it as rent, I couldn't imagine living without at least a few quid. I was struggling with my debts really bad, court orders, ballifs at door etc until I went to my local citizens advice, they wrote letters to all the people I owed money explaining I couldnt afford to pay at the moment as I was out of work and offered £1 token payment until i'm in work which is only delaying paying it back and the debts are still lingering but it took a huge load off my mind. now my biggest worry is what will happen when I go down the job centre, if I end up speaking to my advisor when I sign she is really helpful and gives me advice on finding jobs which is what the job centre should do, if I speak to any one else in there it seems their whole mission is to find any little loophole or slip up they can make me fill in loads of forms about and try and sanction me, they really suck at helping people get in to work. Todays silliness was because I diddn't log on to their new job search website which they can track your use of (which barely functions and anyone can post jobs on so is full of work at home scam jobs and all the legitimate jobs that show up in my area only do because their system is so flawed that a search for within 20 miles of my postcode seems to bring up jobs in england and scotland even though im in wales) every day for the last 2 weeks, I then showed them my book which contained details of the huge amount of jobs I applied for which were posted on other more functional sites with actual jobs listed on them and they still wern't happy Recently I went on a short 2 week college course to get a food safety certificate and some customer service certificate, this was run by an employment program which I was refered to through the job centre but nothing to do with them (anything they put on themselves is usually demeaning and insulting) I really enjoyed it purely because of the routine, the socalising and the fact the staff had helpful advice on jobs and industries across all sorts of spectrums and treated me with respect. I am considering doing some evening courses to socialise a bit and get some things to put on my C.V (learning welsh for example would be valuable as alot of jobs here say "welsh speaker prefered" also need to go on some computer courses as even though I'm very computer literate and have the required knowledge of Excel and Access alot of office jobs require I don't have any paper to prove this to them) I am so bored of having no purpose as well and then being made to feel like s*** and that its my fault im out of work and that by claiming benefits i'm a scrounger by both the media and the ladies at the job centre.
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Post by Andrew is Good on Feb 13, 2013 10:58:00 GMT -5
In regards to college, I say f*** 'em. Get a trade. Attempt to invest some money, whatever you can get, into getting into a trade, and get tickets that way. Though, jobs can be tough. The job front is tough and I can't really relate to that, but essentially, try a different direction in life.
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