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What Am I Supposed To Do

So I recently (January of this year) dropped out of college as my mental health was really really really really bad. That was my freshman year so no huge loss. Now I'm looking for a job. I feel like I have applied to every single opening I could find. I have gotten 2 interviews, 1 pending, one denied. My last job was as a lifeguard at $12 an hour and I really do not want to go lower than that (I live in TX trust me $12 is on the higher end for no degree jobs). Essentially all that is left to apply to is food service and lord knows I don't want to go back to that. Work in general gives me severe anxiety/panic attacks but I really need a job. I'm only 19 but it already feels like I've completely messed up my life's trajectory by dropping out.…


So I recently (January of this year) dropped out of college as my mental health was really really really really bad. That was my freshman year so no huge loss. Now I'm looking for a job. I feel like I have applied to every single opening I could find. I have gotten 2 interviews, 1 pending, one denied. My last job was as a lifeguard at $12 an hour and I really do not want to go lower than that (I live in TX trust me $12 is on the higher end for no degree jobs). Essentially all that is left to apply to is food service and lord knows I don't want to go back to that. Work in general gives me severe anxiety/panic attacks but I really need a job. I'm only 19 but it already feels like I've completely messed up my life's trajectory by dropping out. I live in a college town so that also doesn't help with competition:/ anyways what the heck am i supposed to do when all my avenues of progress are seemingly closed? The current job market is so awful and truly I would love nothing more than to just live on a community farm and live off the land

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