Hi all.
I am a 27 year old female based in England, UK. I have good academic qualifications, the highest of which is a 2:1 in Law.
I have worked from the age of 16. First 2 jobs were in retail alongside my time spent studying.
First 'professional' role was as a Trainee Law Costs Draftsman with an 18k salary working 40 hours per week. The role itself I didn't mind but the environment was awful and my contract was terminated after 6 months after i declined to work through my lunch. All other Trainee contracts were also terminated. All termination of contracts was explained as being due to not meeting targets.
I then began working as a Family Court Clerk within the civil service. I enjoyed the role but the environment was toxic. I was working in excess of my full time hours all of the time, rarely had a lunch or even opportunity to go to the toilet, the demands and requirements and responsibilities of the role would change at the drop of a hat. The entire department was incredibly disorganised and HR just didn't exist.
I left this role at the end of Jan 2022, and accepted a higher paid role with the DVLA to start in March. The issue is, I don't actually want this role. I don't want to work with other people anymore and I definitely do not want to be in the office 5 days a week. I am tired of roles with no employee benefits or even basic rights. I am a hardworking person who has always worked. Its not that I don't want to work but none of these jobs are desirable to me and offer poor quality of life. What can I do? Of course I've looked for other roles including remote roles. I don't have any particular talent I can rely on to make money from home. Do you have any suggestions?