Haven't worked for a long time , i used to work for pcworld which only lasted a week as i was getting major panic attacks... Shaking e.t.c. Then i did an office job but they made me use the phone which made things worse for me again only lasted a week. This was long before i was diagnosed with aspergers , well its been a good few years now and i desperatly need work but im incredibly scared. I have a nice car but i want to do more to it but i can't as my credit card bill is high and i also have a girlfriend which i'd like to do more for her ( holidays e.t.c ) But again i can't.
I really don't know what to do , getting a job is probably the biggest hurdle in my life and i can't seem to get over it and continue the job let alone get one. I'm 27 nearly 28 , i've spent my life in my room pretty much , had many bouts of crying and suicidal thoughts.
Life has really picked up in the last 6 months though , i run a team of Ghostly investigators.. I have a girlfriend but the job thing what do i do?
I haven't got the best grades from school as i was bullied really badly and i had no outlook in life to achieve anything. I have a GNVQ in science , IT
and fitness but again that was years ago. I was diagnosed with aspergers about 4 years ago
Also when i was working , i always felt i wanted to run home... I'd go for lunch and sit in my car , i just wanted to drive and drive and never come back... I'd go to the toilet excuse and just sit there shaking..
When people go to exams at school , this is how i feel every day i was working... Migrains , sickness , shaking the lot!
There have to be jobs around that do not involve "customer service" ie talking to people in person or on the phone.
I have always wondered why receptionist was the most advertised job in want ads. Must be because the pay is crap and everyone hates it plus you can be replaced by voice mail. Most of the jobs ads are scams or employment agencies anyway. I would try applying to places around where you work or you can get to easily by driving or transit. For some reason most employment agencies tell me that they "don't have any work for me" which is a load of ***** because the people they do send out are so stupid.
Make a list of your skills and what you like to do. Try to find a job that uses them.
I know that I am trying to find a job again and I am old. This is even more against me. Actually, I don't mind customer service if it is just cashier or something where I am doing the same thing over and over again. I could not do sales or returns etc.
Have you tried Prospects?
You're one of the real Ghostbusters?
1. 1970s TV series for children, possibly live action or a movie, later an animated series, two men and a gorilla. They were first. (Filmation, also known for kids animation Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, et cetera). Spawned two music hits, one by Ray Parker Jr. (Ghostbusters) and the other by Bobby Brown (On Our Own).
2. 1980s series of two movies and an animated series for children, four men, a receptionist and a ghost named Slimer, and the Stay Puff marshmellow man. They weren't first but they called themselves the Real Ghostbusters.
Life has really picked up in the last 6 months though , i run a team of Ghostly investigators.. I have a girlfriend but the job thing what do i do?
No, no, no, the music hits go with the later Ghostbusters, the movies.
How about a job where you can be your own boss, create your own hours?...Maybe where customer interaction occurs in a more nonthreatening manner, like limited to internet. PM me if you want more info. Mom
Also when i was working , i always felt i wanted to run home... I'd go for lunch and sit in my car , i just wanted to drive and drive and never come back...
Would a driving job / delivery be suitable for you. Maybe just initially to help you get back in the workforce.
I am glad you have got your diagnosis and things have improved for you.
good news!!
Sounds like you need some help in the form of some kind of supported employment/training or volunteer program to gradually edgy your way back into an employment market you never really entered plus maybe some treatment for your anxiety/depression (meds? therapy....???). If you live in the areas convered by prospects that would be good (check there web link via NAT site), else pop into the job centre and ask to speak to the disability advisor to get you on to the support program access to work done by job centre plus. I have just signed up to volunteer plus to get some more experience and to help build up my self esteem again.
How do people get a driver job? I know some types of vehicles require a special driver license. Do you get the job first and then get the license or get the licence then look for the job?
I know school bus drivers are always needed but the job is not so great because the hours are low and they want people to be on call in case the school has to close for some reason. In the news lately, there have been some problems with bus drivers dropping kids off in the wrong place or leaving them with the wrong people etc. I don't know if I could handle safely driving a bus full of screaming children.
I would like a routine delivery driving job. I don't think that would be too bad. I can't lift very very heavy items but some lifting would be ok. I am a fairly good driver. I have never driven a van or truck before. I don't know how to drive a standard transmission either. I would think that airport limo would be ok too. Taxi would be ok but I think here that I would have to own the taxi and I don't have the money.