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Starting to feel really burnt out

Not just at my job, but work in general. I've been working in some sort of blue collar job (mostly retail) my entire adult life, despite me having a business degree. No job I've had has ever had any sort of real career path that might lead me towards any position related to my degree. I've been given a bunch of bullshit promises by my managers, but none of them have ever come to fruition. I live in a high cost of living area, and everybody here pays peanuts. Highest job I had paid 26/hr which was just enough for me to pay my bills and buy myself lunch once a month. I know I can do these jobs, and I know I'm at least mostly qualified for them, but because I don't have 5+ years of experience I have to lie on my resume just to make it past…


Not just at my job, but work in general. I've been working in some sort of blue collar job (mostly retail) my entire adult life, despite me having a business degree. No job I've had has ever had any sort of real career path that might lead me towards any position related to my degree. I've been given a bunch of bullshit promises by my managers, but none of them have ever come to fruition.

I live in a high cost of living area, and everybody here pays peanuts. Highest job I had paid 26/hr which was just enough for me to pay my bills and buy myself lunch once a month.

I know I can do these jobs, and I know I'm at least mostly qualified for them, but because I don't have 5+ years of experience I have to lie on my resume just to make it past the bots. I've had four interviews in the last five years for a job even remotely related to my degree.

I'm just tired of this stupid game we all have to play just to hopefully be slightly less miserable.

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