this is a rant about my current work and life situation, i apologize if this is not allowed/not the right sub! i also apologize if im wording things weirdly, english is not my first language.
I'm 18 years old, i just got a new job at a chain restaurant and i'll be starting next week. As much as i'm happy that i'll have a stable source of income again, i still feel so unbelievably hopeless. I'll work shitty jobs with shitty pay for the rest of my life.
Some backstory about me: I don't have a highschool diploma. I'm a highschool dropout. I had to leave my parents home when i was still 17 and i moved to a different city far away from them, in the middle of my last year of highschool. I started working any jobs i could get and i was getting by, but now that i've turned 18 im starting to face the reality that i'll be doing this for the rest of my life now. I'm loosing hope. My new job is paying enough so i won't have to worry about rent and food, but i doubt i'll have enough money to buy new clothes, furniture, go out to eat every now and then, or ever move to a nicer apartment in a nicer area.
I have enough money to live but not enough to enjoy life.
I was thinking about how i could ever get a highschool diploma, but realistically i can't work and go to school at the same time. I could technically try to get a weekend job so i can work and go to school at the same time, but honestly there is no way a weekend job is enough to cover my living expenses and school expenses. And honestly, I don't think i could handle that stress anyway.