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<blockquote data-quote="dannyboy" data-source="post: 1704487" data-attributes="member: 263516"><p>I used to be a real workhorse.&nbsp; I worked 50-60 hours a week and made really good money.&nbsp; But I got laid off in 2006 and couldn&#039;t find work.&nbsp; I had to collect unemployment for a while.&nbsp; I went back to college and was doing really good, like straight A&#039;s, then I got divorced.&nbsp; I couldn&#039;t concentrate in school so I dropped out.&nbsp; Ever since then I can&#039;t seem to do anything.&nbsp; I&#039;ve been dropped out of school for a year now and haven&#039;t worked.&nbsp; I&#039;ve applied to a lot of places and generally don&#039;t get calls back.&nbsp; I got hired for $6/hr to cook food and quit because I kept burning myself and couldn&#039;t deal with the heat from the ovens.&nbsp; I got hired for $8/hr to do concrete work and quit because I was the only white dude and couldn&#039;t communicate with my coworkers.&nbsp; They were always telling me what to do in Spanish and I don&#039;t speak Spanish and made a lot of mistakes.&nbsp; Those are the only two places that hired me.&nbsp; Now I am on assistance and am almost scared to just leave my own room.&nbsp; I am miserable and want to get on my feet, but the idea of rejection or finding another dead end job just messes with my head.&nbsp; Any advice?&nbsp; I need to get going in life, it is passing me by and I am becoming a recluse.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="dannyboy, post: 1704487, member: 263516"] I used to be a real workhorse. I worked 50-60 hours a week and made really good money. But I got laid off in 2006 and couldn't find work. I had to collect unemployment for a while. I went back to college and was doing really good, like straight A's, then I got divorced. I couldn't concentrate in school so I dropped out. Ever since then I can't seem to do anything. I've been dropped out of school for a year now and haven't worked. I've applied to a lot of places and generally don't get calls back. I got hired for $6/hr to cook food and quit because I kept burning myself and couldn't deal with the heat from the ovens. I got hired for $8/hr to do concrete work and quit because I was the only white dude and couldn't communicate with my coworkers. They were always telling me what to do in Spanish and I don't speak Spanish and made a lot of mistakes. Those are the only two places that hired me. Now I am on assistance and am almost scared to just leave my own room. I am miserable and want to get on my feet, but the idea of rejection or finding another dead end job just messes with my head. Any advice? I need to get going in life, it is passing me by and I am becoming a recluse. [/QUOTE]

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