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I've been unemployed practically my entire life and I don't know what to do about it (hexbear.net)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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deleted post because of personal info, but thank you to everyone who responded and gave advice, it means a lot

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (2 children)

it's a possibility but I've kinda resisted the idea of doing traditionally masculine jobs if that makes sense? like I'm a skinny sensitive artist type and the idea of being around a bunch of certified Dudes™ all day really doesn't appeal to me. so I'm definitely not gonna become a plumber or construction worker any time soon. maybe not all trades are like that, idk but that's my perception

I do like the idea of doing something in the real world and not behind a computer screen though. but probably nothing where I have to enter people's homes

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I understand that. Could still check out which trade schools are available; look up the gender ratio for that trade to see how Dudes™ the vibe is likely to be, and avoid any trade that has a residential service aspect.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If you live in cities with a film industry there is a lot of trades work to be done for those. LA and Atlanta are two big ones.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

working on movie/TV sets sounds pretty interesting, but I've heard those workers can be treated like shit because they're expected to just be happy to be there. well I don't think there's much of a film industry where I live, it's more of a tech-industry nightmare here