I'm a mid 20s female. Most people my age know how to use computers. Knowing how to send an email is NOT A SKILL and will not make me stand out from other applicants WHO ALSO KNOW HOW TO USE COMPUTERS.
My parents are idiot boomers who didn't even finish school. They don't know how to text or use the internet. My mother is an only child and inherited her parents' home at a young age and my father got a settlement years ago after getting injured at his factory job—he now lives on disability because his back hurts. My mother works part-time minimum wage in a hospital cafeteria.
They're always talking about how easy it is to live on benefits/minimum wage, and that they can't understand why other people complain so much. They also can't understand why I can't afford to rent an apartment. I've explained to them multiple times that the minimum wage in my country is 1,600 euro and the average rent is almost 2000. And there's no point getting a second job because I'll just get heavily taxed, so my income will barely increase.
THEY ARE MORONS and just keep saying that I know how to type, so I should be able to get a “top job” in an office. They also seem to think that retail workers are rolling in cash and that minimum wage is more than enough to live on, that people who complain are just greedy. I'm currently unemployed and am struggling to find a new job because literally nobody responds to my applications.
I did go to college, but my degree is useless and I haven't used it. My only experience is admin jobs and warehouse. I don't want to do an apprenticeship because I have no interest in any of them, and I'm not willing to work for a pittance while I train for years. I have mild aspergers and have no connections/networking contacts. It's extremely difficult for me to actually blend in with people and interviews and applications depress and terrify me.
I'm completely fed up with this world. My poor social skills have ruined everything, and for a variety of reasons I haven't committed to a career (lack of funds, no real interest in anything, depression, anxiety, apathy). I just want to create something that will make me rich or win the lottery because I'm sick of scraping by. Realistically, I'll be stuck with low-pay jobs for a long time and I'm in such a rut, I'd rather just die.
I have no skills that make me attractive or marketable. Typing is not a skill when everyone else my age and younger can do it too.