Some background
I am a call center agent. I’m extremely burnt out. I’m so tired of taking calls but I’ve been doing this for years and it seems like I only ever get job offers for call centres even when I put up a resume for something else. I’m also struggling to pay my bills and tired of living on government assistance. I never wanted my life to be like this. I never wanted to rely on the government to pay my bills but that’s where I am.
I complained to my friend saying who is a lot older than me I said I felt like giving up and going back into the restaurant or grocery industry and they said that those aren’t jobs for adults they’re meant to support teens and so are call centre jobs.
Just for context I want to university and got my bachelors in software engineering. No one hired me after applying for years. I eventually gave up on it and I’m now out of practice. I still regard it as my biggest life mistake and other jobs started refusing to hire me because I was over qualified so I just removed it from my resume.
When I think about it I become suicidal because I feel like a failure so I don’t even try anymore.
I asked my friend what her idea of an adult job was and she couldn’t tell me. She gave me really vague answers. I honestly was not trying to be mean. I actually want to know if there is an “adult job” I can apply for that doesn’t require higher education that I can support my family on. I consider my higher education to be useless. But I find it frustrating that she seemed so confident that one was out there but could not name it.
So please I truly ask you all. Please give me suggestions for an adult job. I want to be self reliant. I don’t want to feel like my brain is burning every time I hear another beep in my ear as I receive another call. Preferably one that doesn’t require me to sit in front of a computer screen.
I don’t mind if it requires some investment like a certificate. I just can’t live my life like this anymore.