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I need to change careers Veeky Forums. I can no longer train effectively. I have to get up at fucking 5 am and drive an hour to work most days and get bitched at constantly by "managers" 10+ years younger than me about irrelevant shit that no one will ever notice. I'm 31, live with mum. Housepainter. I cant will myself to the gym after this shit.

Hey bud, I just quit my job too, 33 here. Here's what I did.

> Self Authoring Program
It'll concretely reveal your strengths and weaknesses, help you sort out your past, and plan your future. Once you have a concrete future planned (3-5 years out):

> Work towards your new job
For me that means going back to school to get the certifications I need.
> Stop digitally hammering your reward systems
Cut out porn, vidya, social media, and forums as much as possible.

> Read a lot
Books that particularly helped me:
- Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway
- No More Mr. Nice Guy
- The Depression Cure (do EVERYTHING this book says: sleep, sunlight, exercise, social activities, diet, and non-ruminative activity for when you're alone)
- The Mind Illuminated (no-nonsense meditation guide)

Using the advice from the above program/books you should now...

* Understand your past
* Know your character strengths and weaknesses
* Be working towards a future you've planned
* Feel positive emotion as a result of daily progress
* Feel mental clarity, ability to concentrate, and low stress from daily meditation
* Have a social group, healthy vitamin D and omega 3 levels, an athlete's body, a rock-solid sleep schedule, and a hobby to do when you're alone

I was in hell for years, I know you can get out of it. Good hunting.

W-what was your job before?

You made a career change at 33?

FEMA has some free independent study certifications you can do. Knock a couple out in a day related to management or something which will look good on a resume.

>FEMA

Wait, you have managers that are 21 and younger? Flip burgers much?

I have worn many hats. Computer department at a college bookstore, video game tester, started a short-lived production company, ESL teacher in Korea, youth hostel staff, and most recently AutoCAD drafter, which I've just quit to pursue a DPT (doctor of physical therapy) degree.

It's never too late to make a change.

I know a guy at 55 that went back to do a doctorate. Don't let your age dictate anything.

the managers are female as well. The boss has a hard on for little girls. There's literally a guy that has worked in this industry for 20 years and is 60 years old thats not a manager

Yea well our stories are vastly different
I don't know how to live anymore......


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29 in a few months

>No house
>Live 2k miles away from home/family/older friends I once had
>Have a job in a corporate setting
>Currently make over 100k a year
>Pretty much have no life at all except the internet and work
>Workaholic most of my life and only focused on money and a career, never thought about getting a girl friend or even finding new friends in a new state I moved to two years ago

>The definition of failure is me

>New office job

Keep telling myself to be more social and talk to my coworkers
Meanwhile, I sit in my cube and focus on work
Guy who is my lead mentioned I should try to make some friends in the office since only talking to two people isn't going to cut it eventually

Its not like I'm anti social, I just don't have the energy to focus on saying hello to people I don't actually work with since they're not in my department

I'm really alone guys, battling my demons daily on my own....

learn to code

see

Thanks

I'm doing the self authoring program...

Awesome, it's so unbelievably helpful. After I finished each module I printed it out, now I have a 60 page book about myself I can re-read when appropriate.

Yea its helping me as well, especially since I'm getting older and needed something like that..

I'm in the army user, Do yourself a favor and join the Air Force. I recommend the medical field if your asvab score is high enough

I'm , got a 99 on the ASVAB. Was actually considering the Air Force if I decided physical therapy isn't for me. Am I past an age cutoff?

Just checked, limit is 39, plenty of time!

Two things.
1) If you don't know what to do get into programming. There are so many ways to learn programming/ software development. If you are into mobile or website building... fine. But really computer engineering is where it is at. 70k average in the USA. You don't even need a degree if you become good enough (have personally seen this happen). I can suggest websites and how to learn it. It's a great program
2) The second option is to find your passion, it dose not matter what the fuck it is. People will make fun of you no matter the profession you choose. Fucking choose one, do it. Learn about it on your free time with all the fucking time your unemployed ass has. LEARN! QUIT SITTING AROUND.

If you are developing option 1) or option 2) look for any job, mcdonalds, 7/11, what the fuck ever (don't eat that shit if you work at fast food, just get out of your fucking current situation). Find a job. Earn some money to save and maybe even further your education in either option. Keep looking for jobs, casually, once a weekish, for jobs that are relatively related to either one... (tech customer service?) Just keep trying to ascend in your current situation. BUT DONT FORGET YOUR GOALS FOR OPTION 1 OR 2!

Break up your goals into little bits, know you're going to fail at some goals, keep trying. You don't have to go back to fucking school if you show dedication, passion, and knowledge.

>Currently make over 100k a year
>The definition of failure is me

Dude, stop. If you can bring that much productivity to the world you are in no way a loser.

Same here bro, nobody can understand how isolated I am. I have friends but they seem otherworldly.

Does anyone else deal with insomnia? I go to sleep, then I wake up 30 minutes later with this terrible feeling of being completely alone, with the fear that I will die alone.

put a bottle of melatonin next to your pillow

>I'm really alone guys, battling my demons daily on my own....

Me too. Been an on-going battle for about 7 years now...

I'm only alone for 2 years now

it is extremely miserable, however I have a nice place, watching a movie on the big screen right now and just finished up working
Yes, I worked a little bit this Saturday and today on a Sunday

I make well over 100k, I'm proud to be in the field but a mind like mine needs a professional/respectful/funny woman by my side so we can achieve goals together...

>Dude, stop. If you can bring that much productivity to the world you are in no way a loser.


I feel pretty bad though, your worst critic is yourself

All I've done in life was work on some large projects with multiple companies/vendors

I'm the workaholic, I'm not someone the company thinks of as a good employee just a cog in the machine, a guy who works his ass off for money and trades his life away

I'm about to start hitting up tinder, so hoping that helps me get out the house at least..

Oh, you're talking about those girl "problems" I see...

yea, nigga who wants to be alone?

Bruce Banner

>Bruce Banner


It only gets worse as you age, I'm almost 30. Rather not be alone all the time anymore...

You'll be fine if you do it, just remember to keep your fucking mouth shut during basic training, follow instructions the exact way they are presented to you even if you think you have a better idea(you dont), and you'll be good makin easy money.

Tried magnesium and natural sources of melatonin (tart cherry juice). Still hasn't helped. Think it also might be over training.

>I'm about to start hitting up tinder, so hoping that helps me get out the house at least.

Please do, hoes will be thirsty for your high income. And be proud of your good work.

>Please do, hoes will be thirsty for your high income. And be proud of your good work.
ahhhhhhhhhhhh


na, man you got me fucked up

Only place I can talk about openly about my job is on here or to my family

You never tell a hoe whats your business and what side business you do, it isn't their concern

I'm not stupid, just lonely :)

True, true. Maybe don't display that on (((tinder))) but decent women will look for successful men to have children with, if that's what you're looking for.

>I'm 31, live with mum. Housepainter.
LOL, moaning bitch, whoa is me. Typical Trump voter. Maybe you should contact Mr. Trump and he can work it all out for ya.

>stop digitally hammering your reward systems

this so much. millenials like myself really need to get away from screens as reward time. go out and have good experiences as a reward for working hard. this doesn't have to be done in one single event, but do it gradually. you'll find your life to be significantly better i guarantee it.

How did you go from that op to your conclusion about his political bias? Does it even matter who he voted for? What if this is just a troll thread and the person in the op is just a figment of some bored nerd's imagination?

not OP but im 27 and wanting to return to college. I work at costco and its crushing my spirit.

I'm not really sure what to major in, I'm interested in some sort of career in assisting people to lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle because I've lost 120 pounds and I'm pretty passionate about it.

Are there any viable careers for something like that? Personal training seems like more of a side gig than a full fledged career. I was thinking I could maybe go into business management or something and try to land a job as a club manager at a gym or something too.

plan B is trade school for HVAC

No don't do anything 27 is too late. Costco is good. Stay there forever.

yeah.. fuck that

that's got to be the dumbest post I've seen all month

>a career change at 33?
You can change your career at any age.

If you guys could go back and give your 18 year old some advice, what would it be?

Mine would be
>find out what you want to do in life
>taking lifting more seriously
>try and stay in touch with your old high school buddies
>stop falling in love with every fucking girl that shows you attention

I was working in a university lab last year and there was a 62 year old woman who had just retired after a 40 year career in the military. She was a freshman electrical engineering major.

Not OP, but can you link some of those sites for CE? I've been studying it on my own for a while, but I've slacked off recently because I can't afford school. Are you talking about the software development side or the hardware/VLSI/ASM side?

For everyone in this thread. I want you to think about the people in your life who attack your actions and way of life. Not people who you THINK dont like you or you THINK are ashamed of you. Im talking people you KNOW who you KNOW physically or verbally put negative emotion into your life.

If you're like me, and im sure you are, the only person I know who does this myself.

Self-esteem. Its pretty simple shit that you hear all the time but it only recently made sense for me now that i know im the one with all the negative emotion.

Why should i beat myself down with negative thoughts? Why should i stand in my own way?

Bill Burr put it well when he said you have to tell your inner negative monolouge to STFU. Beat the shit out of the negative thoughts.

Hopfully there's noone in your life that compounds any of your troubles.

r9k: the thread

You think 33 is old?

>whoa is me
>whoa
Whoa.

>try and stay in touch with your old high school buddies
This

>Bill Burr

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I've had depersonalization/derealization for 4 years now and it's an abstract amount of hell.
No matter what company I have I feel alone, they seem otherworldly like one of you said.
I can't say I have demons because 95% of my waking life I feel unreal, like a spectator camera hovering through a movie/game that may or may not be real itself.
A fake spectator in a fake land.

Really sucks, it's hard for me to feel emotions and when I do I get panic attacks.
I still do everything I have to do, I still go to uni and work hard, everything just seems pointless.
It's hardly even depression, I know how that feels and this is an entirely different beast.

Good news is insomnia is mostly gone but anxiety is back with sleep so I only shit once a week, which makes exercise super hard for me.
I just wanna make it bros.

Yes its old, you think anyone can just start from scratch at 33 and get good at something. lol

There's always the military. If you're smart go for the air force so you don't die. Free healthcare, expenses paid living (food stipend, allowance for living in the area based on cost of living research, free housing) free training for certain jobs (air traffic controller, maintenance, if you're actually smart you can learn a foreign language as a linguist) and great retirement benefits. Only have to serve for 3-6 years depending on branch (I think air force is 4 years) and you get out with better prospects, connections, and a bit of money.

Also normie chicks love the military so you'll smash and they pay benefits for marriage.

The PT test is a joke, you'll get in easy and enlistment cutoff is 34 so you've got some time.

I have demons I'm battling but they only come out when I am alone, I actually enjoy peoples company and enjoy talking to them but I have one problem with making friends, I'm a huge dick and I let the idea of me being great get to my head too much....

I pissed off a friend of mine a week ago, more than likely he isn't really interested in keeping our friendship anymore, but I dont know

I'm talking to him tomorrow.. will see how things turn out.


also this is me

>lol
yes

OP here. One guy I work with painting now was in the airforce. He's a fucking fat ass bum now and is over 60. No retirement for him.

>yes
no

Have those courses gotten any better? I remember pounding out eight of them one summer while working full time in an unrelated field, but that was a decade ago.

I quit my job and went back to school at 25. I know 31 is a bit different, but not really. It's the best decision I ever made.

I went from literally being suicidal, not being able to sleep, eat, workout etc to having a purpose and feeling good about myself.

Now I'm 26, going to finish my degree next year. I highly recommend doing something like this, quitting your job is scary but well worth it imo...

Now if only I knew a way to improve my social life, that would be great. I have the work ethic, but I don't even know how to tackle that problem. It's like I'm missing something that allows normal people to have a healthy social life.