I'm posting here about my partner's job situation as it's really starting to get me down and affect me. He has been stuck in dead-end minimum wage admin jobs for years, not given promotions, and he wants to find something with prospects. This has driven him to attempt suicide recently. Please note that I don't care if he is successful - I just want him to be happy, and he's not.
I feel sick at the thought of it happening again and I know the only way out is for him to find a job that isn't rubbish - but how? Everything needs experience or qualifications. Even admin jobs in other sectors want you to have experience doing admin in that specific sector.
What professions are in demand? What can he train it? What sector/employer has a reputation for promoting from within? How did you get out of a dead end job? Any advice I can get I would be very thankful for because living like this forever, wondering when it will get too much for him, is heartbreaking and I feel unwell every day.
This is turning into a bit of rant - apologies - but it is devastating to see someone like him who can speak 3 languages and write code in even more turned down for even the most basic jobs as he has no experience. Please give me some hope as I am finding it all very hard to deal with.
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How can he find a job that isn't rubbish?
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JamBagel · 06/01/2021 20:33
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