Friday, 1 October 2010

About Me

I'll start by saying that i've never blogged before and would prefer to stay anonymous as I think a lot of people who blog are just attention seeking douches who want too whine on about there amazing lives. I'll say right now I don't live an out of this world lifestyle but some part of me feels like I should document my life just to see if other people are in the same boat as I am.

I'm 20 years old and from the UK, I dropped out of college at 17 as I wanted to start earning a wage. This led me too start an apprenticeship in carpentry and joinery hoping that one day i could work for myself. I quickly realised that I enjoyed the joinery side of it but hated the people I had too work with as they were rude, arrogant, bullies and just the type of people I avoided in school. Once i'd finished my apprenticeship which was in April this year (2010) I began looking at new career paths as there was absolutely no work in the building game anymore. I applied for a graduate job (even though I had no A-levels and had never been to uni) but to my surprise i was accepted and was invited to an interview. At that point in time I was just exstatic to get an interview, the job description said 'Trainee Property Surveyor' so I did a bit of research on property surveying but failed to do any on the company who the job was with, big mistake. I'll just say now that it didn't work out and i was left out of pocket, my self esteem took a dip and physically exhausted but its far too much to write about in this post so that experience shall be my next installment.

I now work part time in a bar and restaurant for laughable wages and I really can not see a way out as I have no further education no prior work experience which would interest a good employer and no money to go back to college. I feel like even though i'm only 20 i've already made enough bad choices to screw up my future career prospects and overall happiness.

I want to know that i'm not the only person in this situation and also hear from people who thought the same but found away out, so please comment.
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31 comments:

  1. HENRY1 October 2010 at 07:28

    Hey yo. First of all, sounds pretty shit about your current situation, but i'm pretty sure there is someone out there who can help you out, give you advices and such.

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  2. njohnfixes1 October 2010 at 09:02

    Hear ya man. Can't even get to finish my Heavy Duty Mechanics apprenticeship because I'm out of work.

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  3. Slumph1 October 2010 at 09:14

    Good read, hope your day is going well.

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  4. Moggets1 October 2010 at 09:31

    If i become a multi billionaire i'll be sure to send a mil your way =P

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  5. Moggets1 October 2010 at 09:38

    By the way you're not alone, i dropped out of coillege twice, uni once, and school at 16, i've NEVER had a job for longer than a day. But i personally found sometihing to look forward to, im sorting it out so i can go study overseas.. new lifestyle, country, friends etc.

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  6. Killian1 October 2010 at 10:05

    Keep your head up and look to the future. Me and you are not so different, my brother from across the pond.

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  7. Quinn Electronics1 October 2010 at 11:45

    I look forward to hearing more from your blog.

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  8. Anonymous1 October 2010 at 12:51

    nice post dude i like it

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  9. deltree21 October 2010 at 12:54

    good luck blogging

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  10. Ratch1 October 2010 at 12:54

    good content

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  11. NerfQuake1 October 2010 at 12:55

    Excellent story man, loved it =]

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  12. kaizoku_Dude1 October 2010 at 12:58

    Very nice indeed

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  13. Chris1 October 2010 at 12:59

    I hear ya amigo, I'm 22, college-dropout and can't seem to find work. I'm miserable. I'm considering just bailing and joining the Navy.

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  14. Leon Fenrir1 October 2010 at 13:16

    Nice to meet you, im from the UK also go us yaaay

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  15. NerfQuake1 October 2010 at 13:17

    Love the blog man, keep up the good work!

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  16. The King of Crap1 October 2010 at 13:18

    I am a 23 year old college graduate and I CANT FIND WORK!

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  17. Crammarc1 October 2010 at 13:23

    good luck blogging!

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  18. Anonymous College Student1 October 2010 at 16:07

    Cool read man.

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  19. Mez2 October 2010 at 02:48

    Keep it up man :D

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  20. Paul2 October 2010 at 06:09

    Interesting read :) i'm looking forward to your next post

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  21. kasek2 October 2010 at 07:22

    i like stayin anonymous also, always peope tryin to hate. haters gonna hate

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  22. J2 October 2010 at 07:22

    Interesting. keep it up mate

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  23. Crunky2 October 2010 at 07:27

    CCan you try going back to school? I quit college to start a business and i've been happily self employed ever since, but if you're not, then you need more education, i'm sorry to say...

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  24. Ultimate Banana2 October 2010 at 07:36

    Keep it up!

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  25. troykan2 October 2010 at 07:48

    you seem like a good bloke :)

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  26. El Furo2 October 2010 at 08:04

    Blog away sir, it's good fun

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  27. Archivist X00422 October 2010 at 08:27

    my life aint that amazing...but it sure beats anything that aint north America

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  28. Deso2 October 2010 at 08:30

    I feel the same way, though I'm still in school.

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  29. Hold Up2 October 2010 at 08:30

    nice post !

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  30. Jimmy Volmer2 October 2010 at 20:17

    hey, this is one of my more favorite posts from you :)

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  31. Hip-Hop Hikikomori7 October 2010 at 00:58

    My kind of blog right here. Also, the previous two comments are spam.

    Let me know if you'd like to make it into my blog roll, I'd be glad to add you.

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