Does anyone else think they aren't smart enough for a job?

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28 Jun 2018, 12:42 am

By job, I mean good-paying job.

As much as I'd like to blame poor social skills for my troubles in the job market, I think I am just an idiot who is not really qualified for anything but minimum wage (or slightly more) jobs. Everyone I know in real life who has a good job is much, much smarter than me.



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28 Jun 2018, 9:49 am

Me. I'm terrified to start working, but I think I just got hired. Yaaaay. 8O :?


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29 Jun 2018, 12:12 pm

I struggled in skewl aLOT due to learning disabilities & I NEVER had any desire to go to college because of that. I'm also not very street smart or smart with social skills & connections which would make finding a good job extremely difficult. I have physical disabilities on top of this stuff thou which is partly why I'm on Social Security Disability & on SSI before I started working. My parents think I could of compensated for my disabilities with a good education but I just HATED skewl too much.


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30 Jun 2018, 12:38 pm

I also think that. I can't multitask, have poor short-term memory, have trouble understanding people talking too fast and so on.. I'm a poor fit for any job



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06 Jul 2018, 2:43 am

Yeah, I don’t understand how I’m supposed to make it on a minimum wage job alone.