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I'm trying to get a job but it's not going so well. I keep screwing up interviews because I'm so uncomfortable with myself. I'm obese, I'm disgusting, and ugly, I have no skills, shy, no confidence, and have nothing to offer any company, how can any employer want anything to do with me? All throughout highschool I felt this way so instead of getting a job, learning to drive, going to parties, getting good grades, making friends, all that other teen stuff...I got scared and stayed home getting fatter. Somehow I passed and now I'm unemployed sitting at home crying everyday, trying to get my hands on alcohol, or just sleeping. I'm thinking I should volunteer but can't afford to spend 17.50 every week to volunteer, my parent's wont give me money for that.
I can't find a single good thing about myself and I don't think I can sell myself when I truly believe I have nothing to offer so why should they bother..why should anyone bother? Hell I don't.
I gotten 7 interviews in the past 5 years and failed every one. I couldn't being enthusiastic enough, I couldn't keep up the lie about having work experience, I didn't prepare enough and got overwhelmed, I didn't dress correctly, I didn't follow up, I didn't follow the "rules" so now because of my laziness I'm getting more depressed about not having a job. And it continues.
I'm willing to do any job except sales/ marketing. I would like warehouse or some physical job but they all want experience with a forklift, cherry-picker ectt.. a DL, experience, or it's not on the busline.
It's hard enough being 20 with no work experience, no friends, no college education, obese, boring, and socially anxious. Need some help before I go crazy.
[quote=bonboon;27291430]I'm trying to get a job but it's not going so well. I keep screwing up interviews because I'm so uncomfortable with myself. I'm obese, I'm disgusting, and ugly, I have no skills, shy, no confidence, and have nothing to offer any company, how can any employer want anything to do with me? All throughout highschool I felt this way so instead of getting a job, learning to drive, going to parties, getting good grades, making friends, all that other teen stuff...I got scared and stayed home getting fatter. Somehow I passed and now I'm unemployed sitting at home crying everyday, trying to get my hands on alcohol, or just sleeping. I'm thinking I should volunteer but can't afford to spend 17.50 every week to volunteer, my parent's wont give me money for that.
I can't find a single good thing about myself and I don't think I can sell myself when I truly believe I have nothing to offer so why should they bother..why should anyone bother? Hell I don't.
I gotten 7 interviews in the past 5 years and failed every one. I couldn't being enthusiastic enough, I couldn't keep up the lie about having work experience, I didn't prepare enough and got overwhelmed, I didn't dress correctly, I didn't follow up, I didn't follow the "rules" so now because of my laziness I'm getting more depressed about not having a job. And it continues.
I'm willing to do any job except sales/ marketing. I would like warehouse or some physical job but they all want experience with a forklift, cherry-picker ectt.. a DL, experience, or it's not on the busline.
It's hard enough being 20 with no work experience, no friends, no college education, obese, boring, and socially anxious. Need some help before I go crazy.[/quote] I think you need to pick one thing to work on at a time. Determine your goal and start with small steps. Which one of these things is bothering you the most right now?
I just got a 30 day warning from my work that I wasn't their "material" and I wasn't "playing the game" and unless I start, in a month I'd be written up and on the way out by the end of February. Hmm. Pretty odd for a guy who's been with the same company for over a decade and a half with nothing but stellar reviews up until this point.
I too get so angry about the situation, then I come home and it all seems to just go to the backburner until I go to work again or like now, I'm too wound up about having to go in tomorrow to look at those people who want me gone that I can't sleep.
I honestly don't know what to do either, other than craft a review and hope beyond belief that someone responds to it and hires me before I lose the will to show up for work anymore and give them the satisfaction of giving me the ax.
OP you are clearly depressed. It's too much to expect you to go out and be enthusiastic at interviews in that situation. You need a good therapist to talk to and walk you out of your negative thinking and probably also some good antidepressants. The fact that you have gotten 5 interviews over the last few years shows that you are motivated despite your emotional situation so if you get some good therapeutic support you will make tremendous progress. Good luck!
You mention alcohol, do you think you might have a drinking problem? An AA meeting might help you with that. It would explain the overweight and the depression.
Why would it cost you to volunteer? Gas money? I guess I am not understanding...
Do you have a church (or temple) near you? You could start there too... they always need people to help (volunteer), and some even have connections to find you a job.
What about a W-mart for a job - or a temp agency like Manpower, so you can get experience?
You can just walk or bicycle for exercise you know... that is a good start and might help the depression.
I agree with the depression/unemployment thing though... fighting that myself. It sux out there to try and get a professional position. Although if it is clinical depression, you must go to a psychiatrist for that.
I just got a 30 day warning from my work that I wasn't their "material" and I wasn't "playing the game" and unless I start, in a month I'd be written up and on the way out by the end of February. Hmm. Pretty odd for a guy who's been with the same company for over a decade and a half with nothing but stellar reviews up until this point.
I too get so angry about the situation, then I come home and it all seems to just go to the backburner until I go to work again or like now, I'm too wound up about having to go in tomorrow to look at those people who want me gone that I can't sleep.
I honestly don't know what to do either, other than craft a review and hope beyond belief that someone responds to it and hires me before I lose the will to show up for work anymore and give them the satisfaction of giving me the ax.
Here's a tip for you. Our job as employees is to make our manager/supervisor more successful. Have you been doing your job? If you haven't, go sit down with your manager and ask for advises, specific advises. Start from there.
OP,
Most people suffer from self doubt, and even people who seem on the outside to be "perfect" have some issues, so you are not alone in having doubts about yourself.
IMO, there are a few steps you can take immediately to feel better:
1. Go on a long walk every day. Go with a friend, adopt a dog and walk the dog, or just go by yourself and listen to music. Exercise lifts mood and will also help with your weight.
2. Try to eat healthy food. Don't go on a crazy, unsustainable diet, just try to change your lifestyle to incorporate more vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and lean meats. Like the exercise this will both help the way you feel physically and will probably help your weight, which will improve your mental well being.
3. Don't lie about work experience. I assume you are just trying to get an entry level job. Everyone has to get a first job at some point.
4. You are an adult and you can control your own destiny. It will take some time to turn things around, so don't expect immediate results, but I think if you take small steps that you can stick with, you will eventually see good results.
I'm trying to get a job but it's not going so well. I keep screwing up interviews because I'm so uncomfortable with myself. I'm obese, I'm disgusting, and ugly, I have no skills, shy, no confidence, and have nothing to offer any company, how can any employer want anything to do with me? All throughout highschool I felt this way so instead of getting a job, learning to drive, going to parties, getting good grades, making friends, all that other teen stuff...I got scared and stayed home getting fatter. Somehow I passed and now I'm unemployed sitting at home crying everyday, trying to get my hands on alcohol, or just sleeping. I'm thinking I should volunteer but can't afford to spend 17.50 every week to volunteer, my parent's wont give me money for that.
I can't find a single good thing about myself and I don't think I can sell myself when I truly believe I have nothing to offer so why should they bother..why should anyone bother? Hell I don't.
I gotten 7 interviews in the past 5 years and failed every one. I couldn't being enthusiastic enough, I couldn't keep up the lie about having work experience, I didn't prepare enough and got overwhelmed, I didn't dress correctly, I didn't follow up, I didn't follow the "rules" so now because of my laziness I'm getting more depressed about not having a job. And it continues.
I'm willing to do any job except sales/ marketing. I would like warehouse or some physical job but they all want experience with a forklift, cherry-picker ectt.. a DL, experience, or it's not on the busline.
It's hard enough being 20 with no work experience, no friends, no college education, obese, boring, and socially anxious. Need some help before I go crazy.
Wallowing in self pity accomplishes absolutely nothing. 20 and out of school for five years indicates that you didn't even graduate HS and haven't made any move to further your education to even get a GED through night classes or anything else. You're your own worst enemy. What the fudge have you been doing for five years? Living at home with all your living expenses paid for by your parents? Must be nice to have them at your beck and call to provide you with all the grub to both sustain and add to your obesity issues.
If you want to be self-sufficient in life then pull up your socks and work to be so. Get out of the home crib, get your GED and at least attempt to do something productive rather than sitting Moderator cut: snip bemoaning your fate. You're an adult. Act like one.
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