Have faith. Don’t doubt what God can do. Don’t doubt that He can provide.Hard to say something as contradictory as "Yeah I'm great", when you all you can look at is 25 years of nothing but failure. If I had succeed at anything... any one thing in the last 25 years.... just one thing.... Ok. I can see that I can succeed even if rarely.
That is not the case. Right now, I have nothing to go on. My 2003 with 170,000 miles is in need of repair. I have numerous expensive fixes that need done around my little home. I have no money, and no future that I can see. What can I do? Nothing.
You have a positive spirit if you think someone in this life, is going to impact me positively. I can't even imagine a situation like that. But I suppose anything can happen.
Andrew77, your advice to people on this forum is really insightful. You do a great job at giving pragmatic, actionable advice. Whenever I see that you've chimed in on something I always know your post will be something I'll agree with either in whole or in the most part.
How far did you make it through college and what were your major(s)?
What is your 20 years of experience in?
Have faith. Don’t doubt what God can do. Don’t doubt that He can provide.
I looked up the minimum wage in Ohio (crappy!) then looked to see if my union has a presence in Columbia - not that I can see. It looks like you are in the same situation so many Americans are in. I’m sure you deserve more $$ than you make. But reading this whole thread, it seems that personal happiness and self worth is the problem. A lot of ppl work crappy low paying jobs, but the key to happiness is in our relationships. You seem to not like other people, and that kind of negativity will definitely come across in interviews and with coworkers.Columbus Ohio. The Job market here is booming. Just not for me. I mean, there are plenty of jobs for me, for 2/3rds the pay, and doing something like moving boxes around, and standing on your feet all day.
I applied to dozens of places. Not one has responded. I actually connected with Monster Jobs, and they removed my profile. Subtle clue. Temp agencies have replied, but always with lower paying jobs, that sound worse than where I am.
I suppose I should be happy to just have a job. But when you see nothing worth living for in the future, and no hope of improvement beyond where you are.... hard to be happy. Irony is, I'm sure some starving peasant in some other country, would love to have my job, and my pay.
But this is it? You just keep doing this, and then you grow old, and you die. Is there a fast forward button on this video?
Such as insurance adjusting for cars (i.e. need to know mechanics but not do them). I know someone who is signed up with various insurance companies and the companies post a vehicle and town that needs to be evaluated for an insurance claim. This guy clicks on all the assignments he wants early in the morning and then drives all over the place making the reports on the various vehicles. He made over $100k last year. This would seem to be a great fit between your automotive A+ knowledge base and your pragmatic street smarts.
That's what I do, and it's not nearly as easy as you might think. You're stuck in the middle between the repair facility, who wants to get everything out of you they possibly can, your employer, who wants you to pay as little as possible just stopping short cheating your customer, and the customer, who presumes you are out to screw them over. It's a lucrative career, but not rewarding or fulfilling (except for those rare occasions where you can do some real good.)Such as insurance adjusting for cars
Yes you need training. You can get an associates degree in body work at a community college, or get hired by a large carrier who will train you. (The insurance carriers won't hire you without a college degree unless you have the body shop experience or a tech associates degree.) Anyway, we will be a thing of the past before long due to technical innovations and outsourcing.Isn't this something you need some sort of training for?
I did something similar, but I was the one going out and taking pictures of vehicles that were in accidents. I think the most I made one year was $2500.
So then I went back and started a degree in automotive technology. There, I got straight As through nearly every course. However, in automotive, it's all about doing the actual work, not getting mental knowledge. I simply didn't have the skill needed to actually fix a car, even if I could tell you how to fix a car.
Saying it, and doing it, very different.
Yes you need training. You can get an associates degree in body work at a community college, or get hired by a large carrier who will train you. (The insurance carriers won't hire you without a college degree unless you have the body shop experience or a tech associates degree.) Anyway, we will be a thing of the past before long due to technical innovations and outsourcing.
Yes you need training. You can get an associates degree in body work at a community college, or get hired by a large carrier who will train you. (The insurance carriers won't hire you without a college degree unless you have the body shop experience or a tech associates degree.) Anyway, we will be a thing of the past before long due to technical innovations and outsourcing.
He can probably just say he 'identifies' as Hispanic. If you go back far enough we all have two common ancestorsWhen I asked him about it, he said that he won't get challenged about his lie. But if he does, he'll simply demand that his accuser prove that his (deceased) grandmother wasn't Hispanic.
Reminds me of a joke I once saw "Perhaps the purpose of your life is to serve of a warning to others."