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People keep recommending the trades, but I'm a woman with zero upper body strength so I don't know if I could handle a trade job or any physically intense blue collar job like them. But on the other hand, white collar jobs are being annihilated by AI en masse. I'm tired of making minimum wage as a janitor and I want to learn a skill I can use to make at least $30k per year or more. I just don't know what I should go for. I already wasted my time getting a Computer Science degree that ended up being worthless, so I don't want to waste that much time and effort again.

I've been learning about manifestation and the Law of Attraction recently but I'm not quite sure where to start. Are there any basic resources for where to get started?

Would a libertarian healthcare system look similar to what we have now, or do libertarians have ideas for healthcare reform to bring down costs?

I currently work as a cleaner. Whenever I'm cleaning an office I always feel so envious of the people who work in those cubicles, living the life I wish I could have. I don't have a college degree but I'm tired of doing physical work, of being exhausted and sore all the time and not having any energy left over for my non-working life. Is there any way for an uneducated nimrod like me to land a white collar role? I don't care about making a high wage, I live pretty frugally.

I've seen different explanations for the current "white collar recession" we're in, some people say it's primarily due to overhiring from the pandemic and high interest rates, while others say it's primarily due to AI disrupting the way our economy works and making a large proportion of white collar jobs irrelevant. I wanted to ask this sub for y'all's viewpoint and whether y'all think this is a temporary shift which will heal in time or something much more foundational?

I've been working at my current cleaning job for about two weeks, and I currently only work about 9 hours per week, but I'd like to work more so I can make a better income. How long is it normal to work at a cleaning job before asking for more hours?

I currently work as a janitor and I feel like even that is physically taxing to me (I know, I'm super out of shape), so I couldn't imagine hauling around heavy shit for 8 hours a day 5 days a week. But it seems like with AI decimating the white collar job market, blue collar careers are the only ones left standing. I want to get to the point where I can move out of my parents' place and have my own apartment, but I don't know if that's possible unless I start getting in way better shape so I can start working in construction or oil drilling or something. Are there any careers that are still hiring that aren't so physically demanding but pay a living income?

I finished my first shift yesterday and my back and calves are extremely sore from being on my feet for hours. How do y'all deal with this?

Most of the natural career progressions for CS grads (software engineering, tech support, cybersecurity) are oversaturated and hyper-competitive, and the number of jobs is dwindling. Is there anything I can actually use my degree for, or is it effectively worthless? Should I go back to college for another degree?

People say "go into the trades" but I don't know if I could handle that kind of work. I'm not physically strong and I'm kind of emotionally sensitive. Also I'm a trans woman and I know those workplaces aren't kind to queer people.

So is there anything I can do career-wise? Did I just waste all those years in college and go into debt for nothing, or is there something I can salvage? Or do I just need to grow some thicker skin so I can survive a trade?

I've tried applying to jobs as a dishwasher, janitor, housekeeper, receptionist, call center agent, delivery driver, warehouse worker, retail worker, fast food worker, waiter, busser, host, but they've all turned me down. Is there something I'm not thinking of? I don't care about making a lot of money, I just need something coming in, anything. I have very little experience, and I know that's a big liability for me. But still, I'm extremely not picky. I just need to start making a tiny bit of money.

I'm interested in Libertarianism and I'd like to learn more about Economic Libertarianism, i.e. Austrian Economics, and I'm wondering if y'all have any suggestions for a good introductory book I can read. I don't have much background in Economics beyond taking a class in it in high school that I've half-forgotten, so I'm particularly interested in material that's layman-friendly. Thank you!

I currently live with my mom and I'm working part-time at McDonald's and doordashing. Despite this, I still don't make enough to fully support myself. I don't know how to get a job that pays me enough. I thought graduating college (Computer Science degree, 3.6 gpa) would help qualify me for good jobs, but it didn't. I'm almost 30 years old and I feel so ashamed about not being independent at this age. How can I get out of this? How can I get to the point where I can afford my own apartment, groceries, utilities, and healthcare by myself?

There's a lot of talk about how the economy has become bloated with college degree holders and how we need more people to go into the trades instead because there's not enough white collar jobs to go around. How accurate are these views, objectively?

You can't simply look at whichever careers are most high-paying, because those are often limited in terms of how many people can get those jobs (e.g. stock brokers, software engineers, etc.)

So if you can't go by prices, what can you go by? You can't even go by demand, because it used to be that software engineers were in high demand but now no one wants them. So by the time you complete a university degree, the value of your major could have completely reversed compared to when you started your degree.

So how can an individual make sense of all of this? How can we make long-term decisions when everything is constantly changing? I'm curious to see if any economists have talked about this or similar issues.

I completed my onboarding a week ago and I've heard nothing since then.

I really want to have some kind of in-demand skillset so I no longer have to work in a fast food restaurant. And I'm already sufficiently weighed down by the debt from my first bachelor's degree which turned out to be worthless (Computer Science lol), so I'd rather not invest further in education if I can help it. And I don't think I could survive in the trades, I'm not very physically strong and I don't have a macho personality or a thick skin.

Basically I'm a trans woman working in fast food and I really want to get into a role which is higher-paying. I'm considering the trades but I know work culture in the trades can be hostile if you're a woman or a queer person. And of course estrogen nuked my upper body strength so that's another downside lol. Basically I just really want to get out of having to do fast food and I would much appreciate any advice y'all could give me. Thank ^-^

So I'm having a hard time deciding what I should do with the rest of my life. On one hand, the thing I'm most interested in is working in IT because I enjoy working with technology and I think I would be good at it. But the IT field is rapidly dying due to AI automation and there's just not a whole lot of need for IT workers anymore. I also think that being a bookkeeper would also be a really interesting job. And maybe if I got my foot in the door as a bookkeeper I could later go back for another degree and become a CPA.

On the other hand, trades are highly in-demand and people can have very successful careers as plumbers, electricians, HVAC, etc. However, I don't know if I'm really cut out for those jobs. I'm not very physically strong, and I'm also shy and kind of emotionally sensitive. And I know trades tend to have a super dudebro-y culture that I'm not sure I'd fit into. There's also the fact that I'm a trans woman and trades tend to be hostile and abrasive towards people like me.

I've tried asking myself if there's an overlap between what I'd find interesting (or at least wouldn't hate) and what's in-demand, but I just can't think of anything. I know the only in-demand jobs right now and in the foreseeable future are blue collar, but I don't know if that would be best for me. I guess I just don't know what the right thing to prioritize is. Should I go with what job fits me better, or should I go with what the market actually wants?

So I'm having a hard time deciding what I should do with the rest of my life. On one hand, the thing I'm most interested in is working in IT because I enjoy working with technology and I think I would be good at it. But the IT field is rapidly dying due to AI automation and there's just not a whole lot of need for IT workers anymore. I also think that being a bookkeeper would also be a really interesting job. And maybe if I got my foot in the door as a bookkeeper I could later go back for another degree and become a CPA.

On the other hand, trades are highly in-demand and people can have very successful careers as plumbers, electricians, HVAC, etc. However, I don't know if I'm really cut out for those jobs. I'm not very physically strong, and I'm also shy and kind of emotionally sensitive. And I know trades tend to have a super dudebro-y culture that I'm not sure I'd fit into. There's also the fact that I'm a trans woman and trades tend to be hostile and abrasive towards people like me.

I've tried asking myself if there's an overlap between what I'd find interesting (or at least wouldn't hate) and what's in-demand, but I just can't think of anything. I know the only in-demand jobs right now and in the foreseeable future are blue collar, but I don't know if that would be best for me. I guess I just don't know what the right thing to prioritize is. Should I go with what job fits me better, or should I go with what the market actually wants?