What kind of jobs people here have?

[kaviii]

I want to see what kind of jobs or career people have here?...just curious do lonely people appear more in an area of career?

I'm 16 and want to be a diplomat working for australia...big ambition but i have doubts of whether i can actually do this because of my extreme shyness.

I guess i could always do an IT traineeship...doesnt sound too bad..im okay at computers i just dont enjoy it.

Anyway...what kinda of jobs us lonely people here hold? and tell us what is your dream job if your not in it already.

 

[motiv]

i was going to be a pilot but after a little run in with depression i dropped out of that program. Im usually a quiet person and work well alone. Atm im working at UPS but im thinking of a career as a policeman (from what i read they spend most of thier time alone but team up when there is a problem). I think repetitiveness and routine works well for lonely people, or is it just me?

 

[Guest]

hey, its Mike3486 but ive seemed to have lost my password and for some reason the "i forgot my password" isnt working.  but anyways..........im currently Not working at the moment.  but ive had alot of jobs.  let me see if i can remember them all.
1. Burger King - Fired
2. Goodwill - Fired
3. Halloween Store - Seasonal
4. Christmas Stand - Seasonal
5. Imatation Purses Stand - Quit
6. Toys R us - Quit
7. Sherwin Williams - Moved on
8. Mailroom - Fired
9. Pizza Delivery - Quit

Not sure if i got them all but thats the most of them.  

 

[Jeremi]

I think you should really try to pursue your ambition to become a diplomat Kaviii. You don't want to spend the rest of your life thinking of that dream job you could've gotten. There's no harm in trying. And diplomat sounds sexy ^_^

I've been working in a supermarket/gas station for about 3 years now. My parents own it, so it's a family business, but we have about 12-15 employees. It's a great job, I really like it, because you meet so many people every day, and the people I work with are all very nice. I don't want to be stuck there all my life though

Currently studying to become a teacher, but I'm thinking about quitting. I started it mostly because I enjoy history, and I felt I had to set some kind of goal in my life, but the whole teacher thing, I've realized that's not really what I want to be.

I always thought about becoming a writer, because that's something I really enjoy, and something that I have a very easy time doing. I want to write fantasy. I have tons of ideas in my head, and one day I really hope I can get them out on paper. I'm thinking about taking some writing courses this autumn.

 

[Leedslad]

hi, i am a naturally shy person too, growing up i found it hard to talk to my grand parents let alone strangers. I am still shy however the job i do doesnt portray this. I am a Global Training and Development specialist which involves standing in front of upto 100+ people or one to one training. I try everyone from entry level staff to senior members. So my advise to you, go with your dreams. We all have our comfort zones and its how we push ourselves by going outside of these zones that is really rewarding..GO FOR IT!

 

[lone_cowboy]

i was going to be a pilot but after a little run in with depression i dropped out of that program. Im usually a quiet person and work well alone. Atm im working at UPS but im thinking of a career as a policeman (from what i read they spend most of thier time alone but team up when there is a problem). I think repetitiveness and routine works well for lonely people, or is it just me?

yeah, i agree. i like working alone as well. lonely people like us spend most of our time in deep thought. why not try, being a medical transcriptionist? you can work at home, all the time. no co-worker bullies, no abusive bosses, and you can have more time with your family(if you have one) its just you and your computer. the only downside of this job i think is that it will hurt your social life. since you will have no interaction with other people.

 

[cynic]

I currently work as an auditor in KPMG. Its been like 3 months since i was there and I still don't get along too well with my colleagues...well, we kinda exchange a few words here and there, but i'm just not close to any of them...I thought this job was gonna help me find some friends to chill out with, especially since we tend to work in teams most of the time...but in the end I guess my colleagues have their own life outside of work, leaving me to spend most of my weekends away from work alone...and of course I give them the impression that i'm this really happening guy who goes clubbing and have one hell of a social life when in actual fact I just bum around at home. To sum it up, I'm a loser...and my new job has not helped as well what with the extra stress and alienation...Yea, I still have my 2 close friends with whom I regularly chill out with but without a soulmate and more contacts, I feel pretty empty inside...its not always been this way for me though...I used to have a great social life during my uni days...well not great, but still pretty exciting nonetheless...after graduation, I went back to my hometown and i was instantly forgotten...anyway, I really hope things get better for me soon...I'm getting lonelier everyday and its eating me up inside...So sorry for the long rant people! I just had to get it out after a really shitty day at work...Ciao! =)

 

[Guest]

I think repetitiveness and routine works well for lonely people, or is it just me?

Not for me.. I'm a Dental student, and so fuckin "lonely" despite knowing a lot of people! But I hate routine, I crave anything that brings even a brief adrenaline rush.. my goal right now, besides surviving college, is to sky dive... don't know when that'll happen..!

 

[lonelygirl]

Hey Mike,

I've also been fired from several jobs.

Errols' Video Club/ Blockbuster Video--fired (but I didn't really care, I didn't come to work one day when I was scheduled, but I didn't know that I had to work then--but I hated my boss anyway)

CVS pharmacy tech--quit after two weeks, too stressful and the lady with mental illness issues yelled at me for her meds.

Telemarketer--fired after 1.5 years. Didn't really care because it was crappy job with mean bosses. And the company was doing immoral stuff anyway. (charging people for book subscriptions they didn't want!)

After college, I worked in an office for a while. Also fired after 1.5 years. Perhaps because I was usually very late every day.

 

[birch]

how about NO job at all? i mean, i've had plenty. worked for a natural resource agency for 15 years, but quit when they tried to force me into a position i was morally against. since then i've had many jobs, most short-term, & most working for people i'd never be able to stay with for any length of time.

i have always liked jobs where i could basically be stuck in a corner with no one bugging me. when i had to have a lot of interaction (phone answering, etc.), that's when the problems would start. i've had a lot of problems with bosses, since i'm not fond of authority figures, & i've just come to realize that there IS no job for me, that i could stay at.

i've applied for disability (due to depression & anxiety), been denied the first time, & am on appeal at this moment. it's very stressful not knowing what the outcome will be, not to mention having to deal with this alone.

i have a couple friends talking me through the process, but overall i am alone. i haven't been able to maintain friendships real well (ever), & it doesn't seem to be getting any better. i guess my life's somewhat of a mess, but that's really nothing out of the ordinary. just carrying on as usual...

 

[vivid_details]

I'm a psychology student and I graduate this year with a degree in psych and communication. The irony of it is that despite studying two subjects that should make life less lonely, I am all the more lonely and sometimes beat myself up about it. The good thing is that I keep telling myself that experiencing the problems I have only makes it easier for me to relate to others in the future with similar problems. I'd like to end up an animal-assisted therapist, and work with abnormal mental disabilities.

 

[mixtech]

I'm 27 years old and I'm a Registered Nurse...pretty ironic that I TOO am depressed and lonely. I am my own patient at the end of the day. My depression stems a long way back and has a lot of reasons behind it. The only thing that keeps me from being confined myself is the fact that I know what I'm experiencing and I know what NOT to do, but that doesn't spare me from the pain I feel on a day-to-day basis. I am the only patient whom I can do absolutely nothing to help.

 

[justme]

I'm a system administrator at an IT-firm, and we plan, build and maintain IT networks for other companies. This is close to my dream job, and i have been doing this for three years now. Dream job would be a sys admin in a large world wide company and maintain our own network and sit in a server room all day long and have minimalistic contact with the users, just because i don't like to talk when there's nothing to say.
Now i have to drive around alot and i meet new people almost every day, and i hate small talk, not that i'm any good at it anyways (before i got this job, i was quiet, shy and bit scared and nervous meeting new people. Now i can teach a class full of users something computer related, well still nervous a bit )
The job isn't lonely, i have great colleauges and the money is excellent,  but the customers suck mostly. When i'm not working, i'm alone (I work 08:00-16:00, 5 days a week).

Job history:
2001: 1 month in a bakery, packing breads etc in to creates. Fired (job and the boss sucked anyway)
2002: 1 month in a farm, picking up herbs and weeding them. Quit (job sucked and i had my finals to read to)
2003: 1 month in a tree growing company (what ever they are called). Quit (job sucked, boss sucked, and i had to leave on a vacation and didn't want to come back)
2004: 3 years so far as the IT-Guy. Loving it so far and not planning to quit. I'm actually quite good at this

 

[lonelygirl]

Hi Mixtech, Would you consider going to a counselor? It really helps! I used to hate my counselors but when I found a good one, I actually look forward to going to counseling now!

 

[mixtech]

I don't feel the need to go for counseling. I can handle my own emotional turmoil well enough. With the many hard blows I've received in my life as of late all I need is time. My coping skills are healthy but that doesn't make me impervious to the pain that resulted off of these painful events. Even the deepest of wounds heal but they leave permanent scars. No amount of counseling can take away emotional scars. It is something I will have to deal with till the day I die.