Section_31
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Im in IT support.
Im the guy people yell at and jump up and down about when somthing goes wrong, LOL.
Im the guy people yell at and jump up and down about when somthing goes wrong, LOL.
What is your job ?
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Richey
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Wow people have great jobs here. I think it goes to show that whilst some people have anxiety issues they probably still have a nice healthy dose of self esteem and confidence going on which is good.
I just can't seem to get past the assistant role at every job i go for. I'm fine with helping out and taking on a little bit of responsibility but other people seem to get-in before me for the higher end roles.
Also i seem to have a span of 1-2 years at a job before i end up feeling that i need to get out as there is no real growth in the company for me. Of course its great to learn all the skills involved and it is very challenging to keep up each day. Generally people are nice however there is always segmented groups of cliques who generally ONLY pay attention to themselves within that group, there is also alot of gossip, this is mainly at the bigger companies i've worked for. So i prefer working in a small group. However working in a large group you can also blend into the background for a while and you can always ask for help, so you are not the centre of attention.
I remember talking validly to people who were in cliques and they would STILL only pay attention to the people talking in their clique. It was almost as if their attitude was, keep any chatter within the clique, they felt content enough to not even bother giving anyone else attention, its just plain rude but its so common.
At the moment i seem to be stuck in this hole of career hopping as well. Because i'm not 100% certain of which career to take. Which isn't a good sign. The ones who enter the workforce straight of high school or University and STAY in that chosen field tend to achieve solid career growth. But only if they have the confidence to stick it out.
I have found it very hard. The temptation after a while is to run and find a different job. I think the reason is because after a while i become a bit quiet and that feeling of being uncomfortable and THEN if i start to make more mistakes as i am given more responsibilities makes me want to leave.
Some people are built for certain industries more the nothers and visa versa. Finding it can be tricky and sometimes not tricky at all for others.
I just can't seem to get past the assistant role at every job i go for. I'm fine with helping out and taking on a little bit of responsibility but other people seem to get-in before me for the higher end roles.
Also i seem to have a span of 1-2 years at a job before i end up feeling that i need to get out as there is no real growth in the company for me. Of course its great to learn all the skills involved and it is very challenging to keep up each day. Generally people are nice however there is always segmented groups of cliques who generally ONLY pay attention to themselves within that group, there is also alot of gossip, this is mainly at the bigger companies i've worked for. So i prefer working in a small group. However working in a large group you can also blend into the background for a while and you can always ask for help, so you are not the centre of attention.
I remember talking validly to people who were in cliques and they would STILL only pay attention to the people talking in their clique. It was almost as if their attitude was, keep any chatter within the clique, they felt content enough to not even bother giving anyone else attention, its just plain rude but its so common.
At the moment i seem to be stuck in this hole of career hopping as well. Because i'm not 100% certain of which career to take. Which isn't a good sign. The ones who enter the workforce straight of high school or University and STAY in that chosen field tend to achieve solid career growth. But only if they have the confidence to stick it out.
I have found it very hard. The temptation after a while is to run and find a different job. I think the reason is because after a while i become a bit quiet and that feeling of being uncomfortable and THEN if i start to make more mistakes as i am given more responsibilities makes me want to leave.
Some people are built for certain industries more the nothers and visa versa. Finding it can be tricky and sometimes not tricky at all for others.
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alwaysrunning
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former high school math tutor (kids were freaking urde and self important little arses), now i'm an intern at a psychological counseling office(oh the irony)
How_slow_the_Wind
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I've only ever had minimum wage jobs at fast food outlets. I kind of wish I can finish uni and get into full time work because I'm tired of not being entierly self-sufficient.
ohheybbyitscorixx
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I am working as a caregiver. To be honest, I don't fully know what I'd like to do (I have many, many ideas). Whatever I choose, I want it to be a social job (the irony...) I hope to go to college one day. Maybe something in science. I really think I'd enjoy physics or chemistry. The only thing is, I want a PhD in whatever I choose to do. But that's a long time to go to school...
hm clown that wasn't really a supportive thing to say!!
Some people have found great help from psychologists or social workers!!
Who is supposed to help people with problems then? Only scientists in laboratories? Or cashiers at Walmart??
There are very many different therapy/help approaches out there, some are more helpful than others... CBT has been scientifically proven to help with depression!! The same or more than meds!!
I think prevention is even more important and healthy lifestyle, ideally...
If you've had bad experiences with psychologists or social workers please don't think everybody would be the same... Some people actually want to help and do!!
I've been interested in psychology for a long time and read quite some books (some by psychologists/therapists who describe how they work) and they've been really helpful!!
Do you work in PR?
(For a med company? ) Or as a supervisor?I currently have a job at a golf course, washing golf carts mainly. My anxiety has been so bad lately though that I have worked very little.
I have no goals and no idea what to do when it comes to a career. I'm just trying to fix my problems first so that I am able to accomplish something.
I have no goals and no idea what to do when it comes to a career. I'm just trying to fix my problems first so that I am able to accomplish something.
ohheybbyitscorixx
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Do you have any tips for someone who wants to volunteer but has high anxiety around people?
Niteowl
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There are lots of things you can volunteer with 'behind the scenes'. My mum and me (embarrassing, lol) volunteer in a charity shop, but not in the store front. My mum does steam cleaning on clothes in one of the back rooms, and it's staff/volunteers only back there, and I'm usually in the warehouse - people do go into the warehouse to look at/buy furniture, books and stuff, but I'm all right with that. If it gets kind of busy I might go see my mum for a bit. Haha. I'm sure you could find something like that to do if you wanted. It helps to be around a few people, obviously, so you can possibly gain a bit of confidence out of it. The other place I volunteer at is the cathedral, where they have an exhibition. I wouldn't recommend something like that quite so much, because there are a lot of visitors to speak with. I find it difficult but I'm glad I started it, and the visitors are nice in a place like that. Better than working around trendy young people, lol. They have a visitors book, and someone put something nice about me in their comments last week. That was great. Somewhere like that could be good for you, possibly. It's helping my confidence a bit, but I'm also going somewhere else three times a week that is probably the main help.
Just find out what you can do locally. I used the internet to find the cathedral one, and the charity shop one my mum found out about through her fund raising things. Where I live there isn't that much you can volunteer with, if you wanted to work with animals and stuff, but it depends on where you are. I think volunteering around people would be good for you, but if you don't have a job (I don't) any volunteering can make you feel a little better about yourself. I chose to volunteer at the cathedral because of the sorts of people that go there: most of them are from far-away cities, or other countries. No one local seems that interested in it. Another thing is to think about your CV/résumé... maybe go for something that would look good in your work history, I mean something related to what sort of job you would like. That way you have relevant work experience. You can volunteer with ALL KINDS of stuff though - animals, children, people with disabilities... voluntary care work is apparently great if you would consider a job in that area. Working with animals would be nice.
Just go for it, really. Look for details on local volunteering opportunities. Hopefully you can send in an application, or apply online, or something without having to speak on the phone, but even if you do have to, get that one call out of the way and you'll be glad you did. Remember always that you have the safety of being able to drop the voluntary work whenever you need to - but at the same time remind yourself how good of you it is not to give up. You can gain a lot from it, if you want to.
Good luck. Sorry I was speaking about myself here, but I was sharing my experience.
Hope it helped.
LazyHermitCrab
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Im finishing Mechanic and then its mechatronic engineering,
Im waiting for a job interview on the airport as a technician or a flight servicing crew
Wow nice
WeirdyMcGee
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I used to sit in a dark room and talk to myself.
haha
I no longer have any goals so far as career or education go.
haha
I no longer have any goals so far as career or education go.
What about horticulture?
As for myself, I am a student & also work at Target as a cashier. I'm going to major in both English & biology. I also want to minor in Spanish.
It's weird, I love creative writing but also love biology. If I went down the biology career path, I would probably go into conservation. I would love to work on projects concerning conservation of species, global warming study, and also how to solve the garbage crisis. I was thinking I could combine English with this by writing reports & one day a book about my findings, kind of like the guy who wrote "Never Cry Wolf".
I would also like to publish a book of poetry one day, but it's so difficult. It may take some time to be able to do that.
All I can say is, I can't wait until the day I no longer have to work in retail.
I was a auto technician for 17 years. Job was not bad as long as I was just a guy fixing things in the back. The problem was that I did very well and got promoted to management several times. Then I had to deal with people. One day I got another promotion and I just quit.
Started to work on boats from small to mostly yachts. As much as I could I would make an excuse to take them out to sea and work on them in the middle of know where. Loved that job but hated the drive to a big city. Gas prices eventually made a tipping point to find something else.
I am starting a new job in a very large company in their engineering research and development facility. From what I can tell I will have to work around other people but I will not have to communicate things much. Just get work done.
Started to work on boats from small to mostly yachts. As much as I could I would make an excuse to take them out to sea and work on them in the middle of know where. Loved that job but hated the drive to a big city. Gas prices eventually made a tipping point to find something else.
I am starting a new job in a very large company in their engineering research and development facility. From what I can tell I will have to work around other people but I will not have to communicate things much. Just get work done.
ohheybbyitscorixx
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There are lots of things you can volunteer with 'behind the scenes'. My mum and me (embarrassing, lol) volunteer in a charity shop, but not in the store front. My mum does steam cleaning on clothes in one of the back rooms, and it's staff/volunteers only back there, and I'm usually in the warehouse - people do go into the warehouse to look at/buy furniture, books and stuff, but I'm all right with that. If it gets kind of busy I might go see my mum for a bit. Haha. I'm sure you could find something like that to do if you wanted. It helps to be around a few people, obviously, so you can possibly gain a bit of confidence out of it. The other place I volunteer at is the cathedral, where they have an exhibition. I wouldn't recommend something like that quite so much, because there are a lot of visitors to speak with. I find it difficult but I'm glad I started it, and the visitors are nice in a place like that. Better than working around trendy young people, lol. They have a visitors book, and someone put something nice about me in their comments last week. That was great. Somewhere like that could be good for you, possibly. It's helping my confidence a bit, but I'm also going somewhere else three times a week that is probably the main help.
Just find out what you can do locally. I used the internet to find the cathedral one, and the charity shop one my mum found out about through her fund raising things. Where I live there isn't that much you can volunteer with, if you wanted to work with animals and stuff, but it depends on where you are. I think volunteering around people would be good for you, but if you don't have a job (I don't) any volunteering can make you feel a little better about yourself. I chose to volunteer at the cathedral because of the sorts of people that go there: most of them are from far-away cities, or other countries. No one local seems that interested in it. Another thing is to think about your CV/résumé... maybe go for something that would look good in your work history, I mean something related to what sort of job you would like. That way you have relevant work experience. You can volunteer with ALL KINDS of stuff though - animals, children, people with disabilities... voluntary care work is apparently great if you would consider a job in that area. Working with animals would be nice.
Just go for it, really. Look for details on local volunteering opportunities. Hopefully you can send in an application, or apply online, or something without having to speak on the phone, but even if you do have to, get that one call out of the way and you'll be glad you did. Remember always that you have the safety of being able to drop the voluntary work whenever you need to - but at the same time remind yourself how good of you it is not to give up. You can gain a lot from it, if you want to.
Good luck. Sorry I was speaking about myself here, but I was sharing my experience.
You did help. Thank you very much. I've wanted to volunteer for a long time, but I didn't know there were so many "behind the scenes" kind of positions you could do, too!