To ask for suggestions for jobs someone with no particular skills and qualifications can do

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I just got fired from my teaching assistant job because I was depressed so did not show up for work.

I never went to uni and only did low paid jobs so far, so once my mental health gets better I would like to get a better paid job. I liked my TA job but it literally only pays tiny bit more than being on benefits so do not see the point.

Does anyone have any suggestions or should I just accept that I will be working low paid jobs forever?

I did a similar bootcamp to CFG and it took me ages to get a job because I sucked at interviews. I still avoid anything with live coding, I’ll probably stay in my job forever to avoid interviews!

I suspect I have autism as well and what I had to do was memorise answers. They usually ask the same questions. Maybe it’s worth going back to CFG and seeing there is any project based work you can do without an interview or if there are employers who do different formats.

"suggestions for jobs someone with no particular skills and qualifications can do"

Prime Minister?

It's worth looking into a formal diagnosis.
Once you get the basics English and Maths there are lots of employers now that are aware of ND and consciously amend their recruitment process to accommodate for this. It's not unusual to ask for the core questions in advance and things like that, it is routine in my organisation now for everyone to receive them except for communications or upper level jobs that are likely to get questions from the Press etc and a core part of their role is to answer on the spot.

It's difficult to get anywhere without some form of English or Maths whether it's GCSE, Key Skill or Functional Skills so focus on that first alongside your MH.

I'm surprised that you managed to get an interview for a software engineers job if you are being honest about your skills/experience
Are you perhaps just very down on yourself (with your depression)? Yes you say you don't have traditional school qualifications but you must have others if you are getting to interview stage for a software engineer?

Careers advice is probably a good place to start.

I would start with training and education. Get your gcse maths and english and then look for courses that provide marketable skills like bookkeeping/accountancy or IT skills.