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Alright, so here is my situation. I am 23, small and weak (5 ft and 90 lbs), I do not have a license or a car, but I live a little bit outside of a city with good public transit (Portland, OR), I have been a NEET for going on 7 years now, and I have pretty bad social anxiety. I need to get a job, but I have zero experience and my only references are the only 2 people in my life, my boyfriend and my mom/dad. I have tried many times to get a job at minimum wage places, but every time I try they either tell me they are full on people, or they hire someone else, or when I look, they want someone with more experience than me. When I would apply, I would always come in person, too to get an application and to turn it in and keep checking up on the status of it. I don't know anyone to try to get a job somewhere through them, either, I don't have any friends.

Basically, what can I do given my current situation to get a job? Are there any options for me?
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Halp? ;_;
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Are you going to school right now?
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>>12756451

No, I dropped out when I was 16 and have my GED.
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>>12756260 (OP)
Just keep applying.
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>>12756457

I am!
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>>12756456
Time for you to go to community college, then.

Seriously, get financial aid so you can get some money. Have you checked out jobs on Craigslist?
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>>12756465

Yes, all the time. I have tried to go to college twice now but it hasn't worked out and I just ended up going further in debt. I'd rather just be making money right now instead.
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>>12756465
What does "not working out" mean?
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>>12756503

There was nothing I wanted to get a degree in, I have zero skills and very few interests. I am perfectly fine with working a crappy minimum wage job as long as I am making some money, I don't want a career.
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>>12756512
No one said you needed a career. You do not just sit at home and do nothing all day, that's impossible. What do you do all day?
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>>12756517

I live with my boyfriend and I do all the cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc.
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>>12756512
Yeah I'm in this same position OP. I'm 22, I don't care about anything, I don't give a fuck about life in general, I don't have any skills whatsoever, I have no interests, I'm not good at anything, and to be honest I really don't want to do anything in particular and often times I feel like it would be much better if I wasn't alive. I also have no access to any resources like transportation or the little bit of money I'd need to get me anywhere or doing anything.

I don't know what else to do at this point except kill myself.
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>>12756520
Sounds like you want to be a housewife. That's great. What does your boyfriend do?
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>>12756524

Same here, if it wasn't for meeting my boyfriend I would have killed myself. But now I have things to live for and I just have him and that's it. I want to chip in to the expenses or have my own spending money, but most days I can't even leave the house. I don't know what to do.
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>>12756533

I wouldn't mind being a housewife, but we aren't married and I'd like some spending money of my own. He works in the tech industry and makes enough to cover all our costs, and I think I actually save him money because I do all the grocery shopping and I shop cheap and do all the cooking instead of eating out and such. But I'd like to be able to buy stuff of my own.
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have you tried visiting one of the state employment centers?
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>>12756558

I am technically not currently a resident of where I live. I am originally from WA which is just north of where I am now.
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>>12756542
That's great, congratulations on being a sweetheart.

But you want your own money, and you're not as big of a NEET as some people I've come across (good God, seriously).

I'd do the following:

1. See if you can find a therapist/psychologist to help you through the maze in your life
2. Go on Yelp and search for "temp agency" in the area you're in.
3. (if necessary) Become a resident of Oregon.
4. Inform your boyfriend that you love him very much and that you want to have your own spending money, and to let you know if any sort of administrative positions open up at his company. Also, inform your boyfriend that if he hears of any employment opportunities to let you know.
4a. Administrative work isn't that difficult, really. You're essentially a helping hand for all the people in the company.
5. Try learning new things, but don't force yourself.
6. Make yourself pretty, give yourself a tan, buy some makeup, eat a big meal. I know being somewhat vapid is strange for some people, but it's really medicine for your soul.
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>>12756587

Thanks. I'm not sure if I could work at his company though, I haven't seen any temps or secretary type jobs there, it was all very experienced people and it is not a very large company.

Can I skip the tan? I prefer to be pale!

Also, I was a pretty big NEET before I met my boyfriend, living with my parents for 7 years and being a shut in for some of it. The main reason was because I was in an emotionally abusive relationship for 5 of those years and it has taken me a long time to get to the point where I am now where I can trust my boyfriend and that's it.
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>>12756594
No need to be tan, but you gotta step out of the house everyday for some Vitamin D and exercise. You wouldn't believe the benefits some heart-pounding exercise will give you, both mentally, physically, and emotionally.

Just get the point across to your boyfriend that you want to work. That's the most important thing. And ask him for any ideas.

Disregarding the NEET thing, my points are quite simple and reasonable. Network with different people to see where there are openings. In the meantime, relieve the guilt of not making money by doing as much as you can around the house.

I'm sure your boyfriend and parents want to see you happy. Do it for them.

What sort of skills do you have regarding computers?


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