oh yeah.

(Well, it does *me*, at least...)

i can relate imajica. youre not alone.

i wish i could get a decent job that didnt fuck me up. i really dont care about making tons of money, you know? just something i can do that doesnt make me want to shoot myself. theres not a lot of opportunity for that sort of thing near me. not having a car makes it harder as well.

Hell, I'd do charity work if I could. At least I wouldn't feel useless.

@Wardog. Depending on the area you live in, there could be great jobs. I work at a refinery and it’s a pretty stable job. I know there are lots of them in the US. That’s really the only stable, good paying job I’ve had. The only thing i can relate to

yeah, i just have issues that make holding a stable job difficult. trying to fix my situation, but it really isnt easy.

I haven’t lived in the real world for a very long time, so i have 0 advice lol.

i havent either if im honest.

"The Real World!: A nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there..."

@Wardog Maybe you could try making a police or military career, if you are still young enough. They both have decent retirement and will definitely help to get a better job. That’s the only thing i could think of to fully straighten you out and get you on a path to success. It’s typically 20 years, but hey, it’s something. @DishonoredRonin so true lol. It’s not fun

You could always learn to code. There are a decent amount of free programs that teach you at least the basics.

I mention that also because you can usually work from home or for yourself if you're coding

i tried to get into a military career straight out of high school. obviously didnt end well. at this point i wouldnt even be able to qualify for that anymore. my personality would severely conflict with trying to be in law enforcement as well... especially with all the shit going on.

Yeah being a cop is definitely not something I'd recommend right now lol

@mikeflarkin. The online world is also pretty goo because no one can judge you for your mistake or what you’ve done.

I feel really bad for the friends and family members I have that are police officers

I live in a small town, so it’s actually pretty good here. I can’t say the same for others though

me too. i support police, and i definitely think we need them, but sometimes i wish all police officcers would just quit so they wouldnt be subject to such horrible treatment, and also punishment for simply doing their jobs.

@Wardog. That’s part of it, like it or not. That’s the real world, sadly

It wasn't always though

True

yeah. which why i wish i could do that job, but i wouldnt be able too, which makes me respect them even more.

I hate all my bosses so I would prefer to work for myself in a perfect world... But I sort of hate that guy.too

Corrections officers make a decent amount of money, and it's similar to law enforcement

"God my boss sucks." - me on my first day working for myself.

lmao

...1 PM? I need to eat.

@mikeflarkin. Yeah, my mom, uncle, and nana were all correction officers and also have a retirment good too. Idk, just suggestions

You also can't use the "I wish I could, but I can't, I have to work" excuse to get out of awkward family gatherings.

LMAO

i dont have any family anymore, and they havent invited me to a family gathering for years. even when i was still part of it.

@Wardog. Oof, sorry for that

I love/hate our family gatherings

i never liked them if im honest.

I get along with most of my family, but the ones that I don't I really can't stand

Definitely would miss them tho.

the majority of the family i have left alive is on my father's side, and me and my father were NEVER on good terms throughout my entire life.

I have a bunch of libs on my dads side who are kinda crazy. Those are the only ones who are even close to being not able to get along with. @Wardog. I can’t imagine my life without my dad. We were and still are best friends

i wish i had that opportunity, my father never wanted any of that. most all of my family is pretty hard right as well. one of the only ones i know of that isnt is a cousin that got a bit indoctrinated by liberal college.

so its definitely not politics.