Who is the worst: The employers, the co-workers or the customers?[/quote]

Customers first, co-workers next then the employers.

Do you speak any Spanish?

If you don't the situation could be much worse.

No, I know only English. Are college courses in Spanish widely available?

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As much as I hate to learn another language, Spanish is getting real important in my state. If you are Bi-lingual you have better chance to find a job. Believe or Not.

First of all, you have to get yourself into college. You're too intelligent to waste your talents on menial labor. But you'll have to work. Having no work experience after not good, in my opinion.

I had many jobs throughout my teens and college years. One possibility is doing shipping and receiving in a warehouse-- lots of exercise, heavy lifting and such, but little interaction with annoying customers. You can get your social interaction skills down at school. The downside is that your coworkers will not likely be intellectually stimulating.

I really enjoyed working in a deli at a grocery store. Fast-paced on weekends, a need to please many customers, but little social interaction between you and them, and a strong camaraderie between coworkers. The downside is you'll have to work with meat products, which you may not like. I worked with one vegetarian woman though who didn't mind it at all.

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LET ME SEE YOUR WAR FACE!!!

What courses should I take? The problem is that I have no idea what career to aim for, so if I went to college I wouldn't know which courses would best prepare me for my career.

That seems like a good idea.

I wouldn't mind it either. I'm not on a crusade to make others vegetarians.

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"Some people complain about the system. The system is not good, so they can't do anything. It's an excuse. Freedom is in your heart." (Jin Xing)

Few students know exactly what career they want to pursue when they enter into college. The first couple of years are usually spent completing general education courses, or required courses. Everyone needs to take at least one literature course, one science course, a math course, history courses, and maybe some music or art classes, on a general level. The specific subjects are your choice (for example, you can choose to take physics, biology, chemistry, etc to fulfill your science requirements). This is the time most students figure out what discipline interest them most and then they then declare that as their major. You can always change majors at any time if you change your mind, though I've heard some schools discourage that.

Just make sure it's a busy warehouse. I worked at a slow warehouse once, and it was terrible. All sitting around doing nothing most of the day. That's probably not the job for you. Also, if you choose working for a warehouse, you should expect some level of ridicule from other coworkers. It's par for the course at such jobs, and your expected to be man enough to take it. It's usually friendly teasing, and there's nothing wrong with dishing it out as well, but it could be unnerving for the hypersensitive.

Then you might enjoy it. It's usually a lot of work, and a lot of people quit after only a week or two (the pays not great; I made $7.50 per hour to start in NJ). If you can make it past the first two weeks of confusion and hard work (they will dump all the heavy labor on the new guy), you tend to get a level of respect from your coworkers. I felt a very strong bond with my coworkers at the deli, moreso than any other job. We were the hardest workers in the store, and we knew it, and we looked out for each other. It's a good job for you-- never a dull moment, always something to do.

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LET ME SEE YOUR WAR FACE!!!

you will likely be spending much of your life busy at your occupation, so why don't you tell us what you would ENJOY doing. don't exclude those things that you think you would like to do but have not experienced.

better yet, who has THE job that you would like to do?

from my very remote vantage it appears you have gained considerable coping skills in a very brief time. and few of us are talented enough not to act on our emotions ... just saying you are in good company in regard to sometimes allowing others to control your emotions.

your integrity and resourceful thinking, combined with the strong intellect would appear to make banking/finance a natural play. since you seem driven more by the prospects of helping others than to accumulate wealth, recognize there is a great need for skilled lenders to facilitate appropriate financing within the underprivileged community.

similarly, your talents, interests and inclinations seem to be closely aligned to the characteristics exhibited by good attorneys.

real property appraisal is a field in which financial success is readily found and where only minor educational requirements exist. while that doesn't sound like you i thought i should identify an easy, unstressful profession. unless you find the right niche, there is not much intellectual stimulation to be found.

teaching ... to me this is an obvious pursuit for you, but possibly at other than a public school level - as that arena is anything but stress free.

it would surprise me if you did not find counseling of interest. every psychologist i have known found that profession because of their personal need to explore their inner being.

none of those areas requires a strong mechanical aptitude.

two things ... pursue what you think you would enjoy doing and dream BIG. if you can't dream it you will never achieve it.

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If they are a macho crowd, I wouldn't fit in and I'd be last in the pecking order, but that would be fine with me.

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"Some people complain about the system. The system is not good, so they can't do anything. It's an excuse. Freedom is in your heart." (Jin Xing)

Well, if money wasn't a concern, the careers I would most enjoy would be these:

1. Filmmaker
2. Photographer
3. Fiction Author
4. Lyricist
5. Actor

None of those careers constitute practical goals, however. I'll keep your specific recommendations in mind. I know a bit about business law and a fair amount about psychology. I'm not sure whether I could take the emotional strain of counseling the mentally ill, however.

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Force--Dude I forget who said it, but he was absolutely right. You NEED to get enrolled in college. All of those things that you mentioned will for the most part require a degree.

If you dont know EXACTLY what you want to do, just start taking your generals. If you dont feel you have enough money for college apply for government grants or loans.

My advice would be this. Sign up for only ONE class your first semester. That way you get a good feel for it. My advice for you would be an easy class like a photography class or something. First off it fits into what YOU seem to like, but also its a REALLY easy class.

You get a feel for college life, you will be studying something you have an interest in, and best of all it will get you into the groove of school.

SOME of the careers you listed might be a bit tough to get into. I mean being an actor would be awesome, but I dont know if you have the talent of a Deniro or the looks of a Brad Pitt.

However keep in mind that there are DOZENS of related fields to all of those things that you mentioned, that a degree CAN get you into.

You enjoy writing?? Get a degree in English or in creative writing or something along those lines. Want to write about politics?? Get a political science degree, or again an English degree.

Maybe you cant be a hollywood actor, or the next Steven Spielberg....but what about someone who writes screenplays, or plays, or heck a movie critic??

I promise you that if you go down to a university or community college near you, talk to a Student Advisor or Counselor....tell them what your interests are, ask for some realistic answers to your questions....and they will tell you the best course of action to take.

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