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I had a pretty rough time between the years 2004 and 2016. I dropped out of college for a career track I dreamt about since childhood and I didn't know what to do with my life. I had no job experience and the recession hit also.

If you live in a small country, where everyone is related on average 2.5 degrees away to a random person, it's pretty hard to get a job if you don't have any family connections. After several years I managed to get a warehouse and courier job through a crazy family connection with some boss of a firm. I enrolled in college again in 2010 and then went to work abroad to gain some credibility in my field. The job abroad was paid well, but soul-crushing, so a few months ago I found a job in my field at home for half the salary.

I never played any videogames.

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Albeit not exactly helpful, I just wanted to thank you for sharing this. Also not American, and I'm too in a pretty dark place right now. I gave up the opportunity of attending a undergrad program I dreamed of at a uni I dreamed of for years, and am sorta lost now. I have a degree in computer science so will be able to get some job (although I never really liked the industry) once my savings run out eventually. But this is really not where I hoped I would be just 2-3 years ago. I also don't play video games (but don't judge people who do of course)

Are you in a field where you need to work onsite or can you work remotely?

The boss at my firm doesn't understand the concept of remote work. I did the job interview with my mask on and when there were hard restrictions on moving between cities in my country, so I had to have a signed document with me if the policed stopped me. I got my second shot 2 weeks ago and I'm working as usual.

Perhaps at your firm, but if the work you do doesn't require you to be onsite, there are other firms that may not have a problem with remote work.

There are an insane number of job openings right now.

I assume that he is not American from the "small country" bit.

Good jobs with growth potential that don't require a four year degree and actually treat you like a human being?

And a similarly insane number of applicants. Anecdata, but I recently hired for an entry level position at my company and received far more applications than when hiring for the same role a year and a half prior. Lots of applicants who graduated a year ago and have yet to find work.

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