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my career counselor seems focused on helping me land that "dream job." I appreciate that she thinks I'm capable of so much, but I've been waiting around for months now. At this point, I would gladly settle for something to pay the bills.
With all of the help they offer, though, I think it would be silly of me to just ask for any old job when I might have access to opportunities I wouldn't get otherwise.
Your counselor does not sound as if she understands your situation. The fact that she thinks that you're somehow going to land a "dream job," despite the many jobs that have not worked out for you, as well as the fact that you've been waiting around for months, does not speak well of her qualifications.
I thought about maybe just signing up with truck driving school, one that will train me for free in exchange for a year with their company. It was one of the few opportunities I've found in the area that seemed interested in having me as an employee, but after I mentioned it to my dad and let him know I was seriously considering it, he got really upset with me and said it was like committing suicide.
I don't really get it. I'm supposed to be working, and I need to be working, yet when I find a good opportunity, a place that will literally pay to TRAIN me, I get told that it's ridiculous and dangerous and something I shouldn't even be considering.
It doesn't seem like anyone is going to help me, so why shouldn't I just try to help myself? I'm sick of people taking one look at me and then just assuming I can't do the job or assuming I'm not a good employee because I may take a little longer to learn it than everybody else.
I've been unemployed for months, and I couldn't even get unemployment. This is just stupid.
I didn't go to college just to sit around unemployed and have people tell me how "lazy" and "useless" I am!
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Does this counselor know anything about autism?
I don't think I know enough about autism; to me, it just seems like people are refusing to train me and being mean to me. I've gone to job interviews and didn't get the jobs because I couldn't answer the questions. I hate all of these games people play.
I thought about maybe just signing up with truck driving school, one that will train me for free in exchange for a year with their company. It was one of the few opportunities I've found in the area that seemed interested in having me as an employee, but after I mentioned it to my dad and let him know I was seriously considering it, he got really upset with me and said it was like committing suicide.
I don't really get it. I'm supposed to be working, and I need to be working, yet when I find a good opportunity, a place that will literally pay to TRAIN me, I get told that it's ridiculous and dangerous and something I shouldn't even be considering.
It doesn't seem like anyone is going to help me, so why shouldn't I just try to help myself? I'm sick of people taking one look at me and then just assuming I can't do the job or assuming I'm not a good employee because I may take a little longer to learn it than everybody else.
I've been unemployed for months, and I couldn't even get unemployment. This is just stupid.
I didn't go to college just to sit around unemployed and have people tell me how "lazy" and "useless" I am!
I don't think I know enough about autism; to me, it just seems like people are refusing to train me and being mean to me. I've gone to job interviews and didn't get the jobs because I couldn't answer the questions. I hate all of these games people play.
Being a truck driver is a very physically labor-intensive job. Do you even know how to drive a stick shift? You realize when you get to wherever you’re driving to you you have to load and unload the truck right?
Being a truck driver is a very physically labor-intensive job. Do you even know how to drive a stick shift? You realize when you get to wherever you’re driving to you you have to load and unload the truck right?
I didn't know that, but if they're going to train me for six months while paying me, won't they probably go over that, too? I can't go from CDL learner straight to driver, so there will be someone else driving with me, so...
I thought about maybe just signing up with truck driving school, one that will train me for free in exchange for a year with their company. It was one of the few opportunities I've found in the area that seemed interested in having me as an employee, but after I mentioned it to my dad and let him know I was seriously considering it, he got really upset with me and said it was like committing suicide.
Driving a truck is quite isolating. Maybe your dad knows that and knows you well enough that he's simply concerned about your well being.
I think the assembly line job might not be a bad idea.
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I don't think I know enough about autism
But the career counselor is supposed to help you with that, isn't she?
I didn't know that, but if they're going to train me for six months while paying me, won't they probably go over that, too? I can't go from CDL learner straight to driver, so there will be someone else driving with me, so...
No, they are not going to train you to drive a stick shift. That is a pretty basic pre-requisite to learning to drive a truck. They will not hire you.
Driving a truck is quite isolating. Maybe your dad knows that and knows you well enough that he's simply concerned about your well being.
I think the assembly line job might not be a bad idea.
But the career counselor is supposed to help you with that, isn't she?
I don't think she's trained in autism, I think she's just someone from the state, unemployment office or similar. OP needs a counselor specializing in autism. I don't get the impression she knows al that much about it or really understands where OP struggles.
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