u/Fueldeskco

i'm desperately in need of work lol, and corporations have seemed to get nowhere thus far. wandering if any small business owners may be looking for talent that isnt going to waste your time or money. seriously, ill treat your business like my own and hustle like hell. thank you for your consideration!

heres my experience:

-10 years+ worked in sales. B2B & B2C side.
- 4 years worked in mortgage banking/sales/financial services. With this and sales, I was very good at it, but hated doing it.

- 7 years self taught experience with forex trading. Consisting of market analysis, economics, risk management, order flows, sentiment, etc. in this scope I have an extensive amount of knowledge and a sincere passion for the markets and understanding.

- have a certification as a Data Analytics Professional with some projects built out. I know Excel, SQL , and a little bit of python and C++. I have a decent amount of knowledge in this scope, but can definitely use some more hands on application.

- have a lot of knowledge of AI, agentic workflow,task automation, vibe coding, etc. know quite a lot in this area and have made a lot of use of the skills in my own life even outside of work/money.

- some knowledge on the machine learning aspect, and AI Red team testing. Started learning this stuff more in recent years out of sheer curiosity and have grasped a lot of it pretty well

- i have some college experience but no degree. Dropped out when I couldn’t afford it longer and never went back. At this point I feel skeptical to revisit and finish because of lack of certainty in its value in the future

Im 29, built my career in financial sales and banking, before losing my job late last year. Since then I’ve sort of struggled to find direction. I made great money but didn’t care for the lifestyle, and now I’m dreading the idea of going back.

I seriously love the idea of starting a simple serviced based business like lawn care, pressure washing, junk removal, etc. within the community, and getting outside, working my ass off, and feeling good to earn money through good ole hard work at the end of the day! lol

So hoping to get insight from any homeowners;
If there’s any one in the community that has any of these services they’re looking for someone to handle;
what would it take to earn your business? What’s the “competition” currently doing wrong, that I can aim to improve?

-10 years+ worked in sales. B2B & B2C side.
- 4 years worked in mortgage banking/sales/financial services. With this and sales, I was very good at it, but hated doing it.

- 7 years self taught experience with forex trading. Consisting of market analysis, economics, risk management, order flows, sentiment, etc. in this scope I have an extensive amount of knowledge and a sincere passion for the markets and understanding.

- have a certification as a Data Analytics Professional with some projects built out. I know Excel, SQL , and a little bit of python and C++. I have a decent amount of knowledge in this scope, but can definitely use some more hands on application.

- have a lot of knowledge of AI, agentic workflow,task automation, vibe coding, etc. know quite a lot in this area and have made a lot of use of the skills in my own life even outside of work/money.

- some knowledge on the machine learning aspect, and AI Red team testing. Started learning this stuff more in recent years out of sheer curiosity and have grasped a lot of it pretty well

- i have some college experience but no degree. Dropped out when I couldn’t afford it longer and never went back. At this point I feel skeptical to revisit and finish because of lack of certainty in its value in the future

I’m making this post bc I may be losing my marbles & well, what better place to just get it off my chest, freely.

I’m a 29 year old guy. I’ve grown up and live in FL , had blue collar, humble hard working parents, and was taught to do the right thing, work hard, build a family to provide for, and create a good life.

My mom passed young & my dad never went to school so really he had always just encouraged me to work a good job/career.

At 18, I moved out and got a place, worked two jobs to put myself into college, and had to drop out 2 years later cause I couldn’t afford it. Looking back, I can tell it just wasn’t for me.

I focused on building at a career so I got a respected company job, tried the corporate ladder for a few years, which was going no where. Eventually moved out of state a few times to chase opportunity.

I was living up north, & for some time, I had finally found traction in my life; I spent a few years learning to Day trade, and finally became profitable. At the time, I transitioned out of a corp sales role, into mortgage banking think that it would bring growth. hustled 12-14 hour days to get through the worst years . Sadly After 4 years all it brought me was burnout, addiction, and bottom side of six figures.

I have an amazing woman I love to death that i met at this job, and can only hope to grow a family with and provide someday provide for. Embarrassed to say I can’t do that right now…

She immigrated to this country, and sadly we have to worry about deportations in today’s world. She is genuinely is more eager to be an American than I am, pays taxes, and loves this country more than I do…

In 2022, I moved back down south to care for my father, & we dated back and forth between there and NY where she was living. We decided to move in together down here, so we got a place short after and have been happily strong since.

In 2024, I had decided to quit because the job of my health; it was insanely toxic & unrealistic pressure, & I was taking 60-80mg of Adderall to keep up. I would work about 12 hours a day so days, trade at night between 10pm to 3am, and get up at 8am to do it all over again. That year, I had made at 170k, only 80k was from that job .. the four years prior I had been consistently profitable trading. had quite a bit of money saved so decided it was best to focus on my health and trading, and eventually expand into something else.

Soon after we both certified in Data Analytics , because we hated sales, and my passion in markets and analysis had always felt natural like it came more natural for me, So I decided to pursue that for future work instead. She also liked the idea so she followed.

My girlfriend was also really losing herself from this job so she had quit as well, & Thankfully she got out before falling further in the demands as I did lol.

She started trading with me & we spent a year making around the same income as our jobs, and it was great. we worked few hours late night, hung out with low stress, & had plenty of time to work on ourselves, have some fun, put some savings away, work on our Data Portfolios, & work towards growth.

and then along came Trump.

Shortly after taking office, the markets fundamentally changed and have not been the same since. Through time, losing days turned into losing months, and we tried to hurdle through it by tapering risk and cutting back so we can pivot until it cooled.

I started focusing on finding work as an analyst, and her as well, and wasted many months not finding any luck. After several attempts, even side hustles I picked up, and doing all we can, we ultimately ended up losing mostly everything, and back working for in sales at a different company. We tried a few to find a decent job that was promising. fortunately she thrived here and is doing great but recently growing more stressed from it.

I was let go because for the life of me it’s like I can’t find it in my brain to do it anymore…

Since then, I’ve tried coming up with businesses, reproaching the markets, applying for analyst roles and other technical jobs at even entry level, doing gig apps at night to work at something— legit just whatever I can do, and still for the life of me I can’t get back on track.

At this point, my girlfriend is practically paying most of the bills and absolutely fucking hate it. She’s a damn angel and does not deserve this, and despite me even telling her this, she stays by my side and supports me because she knows I’m truly trying.

and yet, I just continue to fail over and over and over and over again.

I am no doubt trying to hurdle through severe depression, burnout, and chaos, while also trying to figure out how to navigate this new world. Things feel like it’s changed so fast and I can’t adapt.

I cant rely on trading anymore because markets have gone to shit and are more manipulated than ever, can’t find a job because AI is hiring AI , and can’t find a clear damn answer on how to actually win in today’s world or what to do next. It’s like life itself has became a gamble in every aspect. Futures aren’t guaranteed. Degrees/certs aren’t promising. Corporate jobs aren’t safe, careers are at risks, and just everything is out of whack.

I started learning AI and agentic workflows thinking this would help, and still haven’t done anything. I’ve tweaked my resume a thousand times, tried all different types of roles, and legit I just can’t find shit other than sales. And ultimately just feel like I’ve failed completely.

All we really have wanted is to just build good careers, work hard, have kids, and build our lives, and we’re both struggling to get ahead no matter what angle.

Idk what to do anymore or how to lead. I’ve tried business ideas online and in person and understand that’s it’s truly hard. We also both are out of money to take on any risks, and just looking for a viable path out, that seems impossible to find.

I just don’t get how anyone young today could actually be winning without cutting corners to do so and it’s shitty. Ai and technology Is ruining our brains , our jobs, our opportunities, our lives, and our connections as humans. I hate it and I’m losing my mind trying to keep up with this new world.

Something just needs to give.

I’m making this post bc I may be losing my marbles & well, what better place to just get it off my chest, freely.

I’m a 29 year old guy. I’ve grown up and live in south Florida , had blue collar, humble hard working parents, and was taught to do the right thing, work hard, build a family to provide for, and create a good life.

My mom passed young & my dad never went to school so really he had always just encouraged me to work a good job/career.

At 18, I moved out and got a place, worked two jobs to put myself into college, and had to drop out 2 years later cause I couldn’t afford it. Looking back, I can tell it just wasn’t for me.

I focused on building at a career so I got a respected company job, tried the corporate ladder for a few years, which was going no where. Eventually moved out of state a few times to chase opportunity.

I was living up in Michigan, & for some time, I had finally found traction in my life; I spent a few years learning to Day trade, and finally became profitable. At the time, I transitioned out of a corp sales role, into mortgage banking think that it would bring growth. hustled 12-14 hour days to get through the worst years . Sadly After 4 years all it brought me was burnout, addiction, and bottom side of six figures.

I have an amazing woman I love to death that i met at this job, and can only hope to grow a family with and provide someday provide for. Embarrassed to say I can’t do that right now…

She immigrated to this country, and sadly we have to worry about deportations in today’s world. She is genuinely is more eager to be an American than I am, pays taxes, and loves this country more than I do…

In 2022, I moved back to Florida to care for my father, & we dated back and forth between there and NY where she was living. We decided to move in together down here, so we got a place short after and have been happily strong since.

In 2024, I had decided to quit because the job of my health; it was insanely toxic & unrealistic pressure, & I was taking 60-80mg of Adderall to keep up. I would work about 12 hours a day so days, trade at night between 10pm to 3am, and get up at 8am to do it all over again. That year, I had made at 170k, only 80k was from that job .. the four years prior I had been consistently profitable trading. had quite a bit of money saved so decided it was best to focus on my health and trading, and eventually expand into something else.

Soon after we both certified in Data Analytics , because we hated sales, and my passion in markets and analysis had always felt natural like it came more natural for me, So I decided to pursue that for future work instead. She also liked the idea so she followed.

My girlfriend was also really losing herself from this job so she had quit as well, & Thankfully she got out before falling further in the demands as I did lol.

She started trading with me & we spent a year making around the same income as our jobs, and it was great. we worked few hours late night, hung out with low stress, & had plenty of time to work on ourselves, have some fun, put some savings away, work on our Data Portfolios, & work towards growth.

and then along came Trump.

Shortly after taking office, the markets fundamentally changed and have not been the same since. Through time, losing days turned into losing months, and we tried to hurdle through it by tapering risk and cutting back so we can pivot until it cooled.

I started focusing on finding work as an analyst, and her as well, and wasted many months not finding any luck. After several attempts, even side hustles I picked up, and doing all we can, we ultimately ended up losing mostly everything, and back working for in sales at a different company. We tried a few to find a decent job that was promising. fortunately she thrived here and is doing great but recently growing more stressed from it.

I was let go because for the life of me it’s like I can’t find it in my brain to do it anymore…

Since then, I’ve tried coming up with businesses, reproaching the markets, applying for analyst roles and other technical jobs at even entry level, doing gig apps at night to work at something— legit just whatever I can do, and still for the life of me I can’t get back on track.

At this point, my girlfriend is practically paying most of the bills and absolutely fucking hate it. She’s a damn angel and does not deserve this, and despite me even telling her this, she stays by my side and supports me because she knows I’m truly trying.

and yet, I just continue to fail over and over and over and over again.

I am no doubt trying to hurdle through severe depression, burnout, and chaos, while also trying to figure out how to navigate this new world. Things feel like it’s changed so fast and I can’t adapt.

I cant rely on trading anymore because markets have gone to shit and are more manipulated than ever, can’t find a job because AI is hiring AI , and can’t find a clear damn answer on how to actually win in today’s world or what to do next. It’s like life itself has became a gamble in every aspect. Futures aren’t guaranteed. Degrees/certs aren’t promising. Corporate jobs aren’t safe, careers are at risks, and just everything is out of whack.

I started learning AI and agentic workflows thinking this would help, and still haven’t done anything. I’ve tweaked my resume a thousand times, tried all different types of roles, and legit I just can’t find shit other than sales. And ultimately just feel like I’ve failed completely.

All we really have wanted is to just build good careers, work hard, have kids, and build our lives, and we’re both struggling to get ahead no matter what angle.

Idk what to do anymore or how to lead. I’ve tried business ideas online and in person and understand that’s it’s truly hard. We also both are out of money to take on any risks, and just looking for a viable path out, that seems impossible to find.

I just don’t get how anyone young today could actually be winning without cutting corners to do so and it’s shitty. Ai and technology Is ruining our brains , our jobs, our opportunities, our lives, and our connections as humans. I hate it and I’m losing my mind trying to keep up with this new world.

Something just needs to give.

My work background is most in sales and financial services. Last 7 years I am self taught in analyzing FX markets and investing. Have done well. I know a ton about market flow, economics, technical analysis, fundamental analysis, statistical analysis etc. I didn’t finish college so I have no degree.

Being more analytical and not truly passionate for sales, I got certified in data analytics, and built some projects throughout the course which I’ve been using to showcase. Around the same time, I also began deep diving AI, and learned how to create agentic agents, setup workflows , automate tasks, etc.

I’m now unemployed for 6+ months, have sent out hundreds if not thousands of applications, and have got no call backs. I’ve change my resume so many times I truly don’t even know what to say anymore or how to explain my self. Of course, at some point I started using AI to do that, and it’s just made it even worse. At this point, I feel like it’s just AI hiring AI and I’m just completely lost.

As it’s nice to hear from humans today rather than chat bots, I’m just hoping someone may be able to give some insight;

what projects could really help me stand out to get hired in a data analyst role?

What problems are recruiters having in hiring?

Is there something I’m missing?

And how the hell do I even start to explain this massive work gap, when and if recruiters do start reaching out eventually?

Im 29 years old, I worked many years in high level sales, got into mortgage banking, and hated it. 7 years ago, I began venturing into markets and trading, and have had a ton of passion along with success. I’m very analytical, and was great at sales but found it exhausting and unhealthy.
I got Certified in Data Analytics hoping to align with what I’m passionate about, and it’s proven to be worthless. I took time to deep dive into AI, agentic workflows, automating tasks, setting up frameworks, vibe coding applications etc. and yet, I still can’t find any way to land work from it all…
I’m unemployed and completely out of hope for the future of the world today.

AI is hiring AI and I am so sick of it.
Being i can’t find a job, im seriously about to just start considering building something around the problem.

I’m hoping to hear your thoughts; if i created a job site, that connected recruiters with applicants in a more genuine way, without ai involved, would you consider supporting it?

I would love ideas if anyone has as well.

Personally, I want to bring back connecting people authentically. Verified accounts so no scams. Cutting the fluff, and configuring a platform that connects both sides maybe more on demand, or in video.

Would you prefer to get an Applicants resume, or have them apply with a video pitch of who they are and what they do?

I have some college experience but didn’t finish. I’m working on transitioning from mortgage banking into an analyst type and don’t know how to approach schooling aspect.

I’ve heard some hire based on just experience, but in an already competitive market, it makes it even harder…

Can anyone shed light on this? If I put a bachelors would it be verified? Even so if it was, would you care considering I can show extensive knowledge and skills?

& if absolutely it would be an issue, would a “buy accredited online degree” mill type of deal, work?

I’m hoping to specifically hear from recruiters that can directly give valid insight on this, and that handle hiring for analyst roles.

Tysm in advance 🙏🏼