Posted this on findapath and got zero engagement. Maybe the antiwork folks will be more receptive.
Laid off from my job of three years. I'm pissed but trying to be positive and view it as the shot in the arm I needed. I've been wanting to do something better for a while and there was no future at that place.
27 and have just under 40K in savings plus I can get unemployment for 6 months so I'm not gonna starve. Right now venom and anger are my motivator – I want to find a better job and then tell that waste of humanity who let me go exactly what I think of him (nasty stuff I'm not gonna type here). That's my fuel right now.
Anyway, despite everyone telling me I have options I don't see it. I have a worthless degree in history that obviously isn't worth shit (originally planned to be a teacher but changed my mind) and I could go back to school for major-specific classes since my Gen ed classes are complete already. But I've got enough money for that maybe once or twice only – I need to be sure it's what I want.
Everything on indeed either wants a shitload of prior experience or pays dogshit. I would try to be a nurse like my friend but there's no way I'm smart enough to pass classes like organic chemistry, so that's dead. I can probably find some other dead end job that pays more than my old job for sure but that seems like a waste.
I feel like I've gotten a gift here, 6 months of unemployment pay to figure something out. I'm almost out of time if I want to do anything with my life and I want to take advantage of this opportunity. The only other job I can think of is pharm tech but advice is appreciated.
Probably just gonna take a week to relax and do nothing and then put feelers out and start looking. Does anyone have any stories of finding something better losing an old job?