To think it is not that easy to 'get a better job'

Seen a few threads lately about people with money issues, and on low wages or minimum wage.
Then some posters say things like 'why haven't you got a promotion in the last X years?' 'Why don't you re-train / upskill?' 'Why don't you get a better job?'

As if anyone stays in a minimum wage job for years just for the fun of it!

The job market is a pyramid - there is not enough room on the higher levels for everyone. Even as you age you can't automatically expect to climb the ladder and move up - the maths don't stack up. Not every field of work has a 'career ladder'.
Some people are stuck on minimum wage or not much more, for life. They may not have the ability or skills or aptitude to re-train or get promoted, let alone the time and energy.

It smacks of blaming the OP for not being ambitious enough. Some posters seem to have no conception of what life and the job market is like for minimum wage workers.

I have meltdowns and shutdowns when I go out. So I have huge anxiety about going out as I dont want to experience them.
I do not work right now as it has been recognised that trying to work would make me ill. I have spent a lot of time in psychiatric wards.
Please stop with the whole autistic people can code thing. I can just about use a web browser and youtube and I feel good for that.

You can do it with a friend. There are usually several invigilators per exam. You don’t need to know anything about the subject matter of each exam - you literally hand out papers, collect papers, escort a student to go to the loo or refill their water bottle, that sort of thing. No qualifications needed whatsoever. You just have to be able to stay quiet for a couple of hours.

What genuinely scares you so much about going outdoors? I know lots of people who have autism who go outside.

What do you do for work now then? Do you not have to go outside for it?

If not, do you work from a laptop at home? If so, many things you can do to up skill. Excel, python, powerBI. Lots of Data analysis software to learn. Online professional courses to take.

I struggle to leave my house. I need someone with me. I have B-C GCSEs and a pass at a GNVQ that is over 20 years old. How would I invigilate someone studying an exam way more above my own qualifications?

I have several mental health issues and am autistic.
The big world is not set up for people like me.

Why are you asking? I am not sure it is in good faith.

Why aren't these people capable of more then?

I was saying that if someone isn't capable of anything better then their wage would reflect their lack of marketable skills.

Why do you find it hard to leave the house? Are you scared of the big world?

Or are you physically unwell and have medical issues?

I struggle to leave my house. I need someone with me. I have B-C GCSEs and a pass at a GNVQ that is over 20 years old. How would I invigilate someone studying an exam way more above my own qualifications?

I struggle to leave my house. I need someone with me. I have B-C GCSEs and a pass at a GNVQ that is over 20 years old. How would I invigilate someone studying an exam way more above my own qualifications?

Why aren't these people capable of more then?

I was saying that if someone isn't capable of anything better then their wage would reflect their lack of marketable skills.

I mean this as a completely serious suggestion @WeylandYutanibut have you considered becoming a university exam invigilator? I did this when I was younger to earn cash to go travelling and all you have to do is hand out exam papers, escort students to the toilets if they need them and collect exam papers at the end. That’s it. There is a lead invigilator who makes all announcements (time checks, reading out the rules of the exam) so you don’t have to worry about that. Most people I worked with were young people and retired folk. It’s exceptionally low pressure, although work is concentrated in December-January, and May-September. With so many students getting extra time / additional support with exams, a good chunk of the exams I invigilated, there was just one student (to 2x invigilators, per university rules).

As PP said, if you don’t struggle to go on MN, you really wouldn’t struggle with this job. Might be worth considering to bring a bit of extra cash in.

That's why I said physically able in my previous message. At some point disabilities can't be constantly be used as an excuse. What's so "struggling" about work? You have time to go on Mumsnet. Why can't you learn to use excel?

I'm saying just work more. 40 hours. Slowly raise to 60 and then to 80. Use extra money to invest.

No they dont.
YOu dont get benefits due to lack of skills.
You have no idea about the benefit system if you think this is the case

They receive pay equivalent to their (lack of) skills.

What about people who are not capable of more?

Teens/students who want extra cash. People who've retired from their main career who want the odd thing to do here and there. Ex-SAHMs who want to bring some extra cash back to the family.

What if there aren't the jobs available. And who would then do the lower paid jobs- someone needs to.

What if there aren't the jobs available. And who would then do the lower paid jobs- someone needs to.

That's why I said physically able in my previous message. At some point disabilities can't be constantly be used as an excuse. What's so "struggling" about work? You have time to go on Mumsnet. Why can't you learn to use excel?

I'm saying just work more. 40 hours. Slowly raise to 60 and then to 80. Use extra money to invest.

That's why I said physically able in my previous message. At some point disabilities can't be constantly be used as an excuse. What's so "struggling" about work? You have time to go on Mumsnet. Why can't you learn to use excel?

I'm saying just work more. 40 hours. Slowly raise to 60 and then to 80. Use extra money to invest.

Some people are not capable of more due to disabilities.
The pot washer in a restaurant might have learning disabilities as does the person collecting trollies in the supermarket car park.
I am disabled and struggle with work. Are you saying we should have to live in poverty because we cant do well paid jobs?
Yes the benefit system is there to help us but people on here moan about that too.

No it shouldn't be. They aren't entitled to a single thing. If they aren't capable of anything better that's really on them. I've told my DC that this is what would happen if they didn't work hard at school.

If 40 hours isn't enough. Work more. Get another job. Do night shifts, do Uber/Uber eats. Don't increase your hours immediately. But do it slowly and gradually.

You miss my point. 40 hours in min wage should be enough to live on. It wont be luxury but it should be enough to have a roof over your head and pay the bills and have healthy food and a social life and hobbies.
If someone is not capable of more than the menial min wage jobs then you are basically saying that they have to live in poverty and not have anything nice.
The people dong menial min wage jobs are vital.