Originally Posted by
Cosmo
So it's that easy? Just move? How do you propose that someone without a job pay for moving expenses, get a loan for a new mortgage, etc.? Believe me, if I could afford it, I would have moved out of this shit hole many years ago.
I'm all for learning to do something else. Of course I'm looking in my current field first. If you had to find a job, you'd look for somewhere you could work as a mechanic first, correct? My problem is that businesses think nobody is qualified if they don't have a degree. Yes, I realize that I should have gone to college. I'm in college now, but still a couple years away from getting my degree. A degree that will tell people that I'm now qualified to do the job I've been doing for 21 years.
That's what I'm doing. Trying to find a job that will take advantage of my skills first. Now that I've exhausted all those possibilities, I'm looking at other jobs in an administrative position. I pretty much ran my office for the past 10 years, so I'm familiar with that.
Once I exhaust those possibilities, then I guess I'll have to look at manual labor or some throw-away job. But, I'm not at that point quite yet.
I'd be on the lookout for your field but at the same time look for:
-Sales (auto sales might be a good fit since you are a "car guy", printer sales or other tech related sales)
-Customer support/service
-Whatever other field you think you can apply any of your skill set to..
I think you will be able to find a job, think positive, maybe go to some networking events if you can. Envision yourself having a job and doing what you like. Focus on this instead of NOT having a job; your entire mood and the choices you make are based on this outlook. You seem to have a heck of a lot of experience in several fields. Sooner than later you will run into an employer that focuses more on experience than a piece of paper.