Hey all,
Im sorry if these types of threads have been exhausted with the recession killing employment in the last year but I need to vent!
I am feeling incredibly frustrated at the moment. I will initially say I am very impatient, quite motivated but also wary and I think too much.
I am a graduate from a wholly un-academic photography degree, completing this year just gone. I knew with the recession it was going to be hard to find myself a career rather than just a job, but I cant believe how little there is. I feel completely under skilled, pretty useless and regretting my ill researched jump into photography as a degree. Searching job website's just brings up the same things, and nothing I feel like I could do or would get considered for.
Currently, I am working at Jessops on a pro-rata 24 hour a week contract getting paid a miserable £6.01, but I am getting enough hours to slowly pay off the overdraft. I have mates that earn more by stacking shelfs. Needless to say, I do feel a bit under appreciated at work, along with alot of other people on this forum I am sure.
I have experience in general labouring, bicycle mechanics, selling electricals and customer sales based jobs for the last 7 years, and I am not afraid to get my hands dirty. Recently, as career considerations I have looked at the police force, and would be happy to become a special constable and give up my lacklustre free time to gain experience if there was positions being advertised. I have also considered applying for a trainee mortgage advisor or financial advisor, just because I feel I have brilliant people skills, though I am not mathmatically minded whatsoever and have no experience in the banking/finance industry.
I am not against moving away from Devon, and would love to give a shot at getting to Bristol but its having the time. Currently I cant have any time off until after christmas, and I think I might have gone insane by then.
My frustration is ruining my interest in various things including food, seeing friends and riding my two bikes despite the fact Ive moved back home with the parents which is ten mins drive from Chipshop Quarry and Gawton. I have been on my DH bike once in 2 months, which depresses me anyway!
Sorry to rant, and I am sure there is plenty in this position but I needed to get it off my chest. Any suggestions?

