I'm not that old. I left school in the 90's jobs were hard to come by so I worked at any adhoc work I could to get by while I taught myself a skill that eventually got me employed.

While I could have just signed on I didn't as I felt duty bound to try and sort myself out.
(golddust QOTW now revolves around being a cunt, Thu 3 Oct 2013, 15:55, 1 reply)

I invite other b3tans to postulate on what that skill might be.
Meanwhile, I:
Left school in 2001
Went to Uni
Noticed that halfway through my course all the entry level jobs for my field got outsourced to India
Graduated
Got a job at Mecca Bingo in Bradford and was working there 300yds away from where Sharon Beshinevsky got shot at the time she got shot while simultaneously being smoked like a kipper by the nicotine addicted clientele
Just missed the the house price boom really taking off
Managed to find a vaguely degree related entry level job 6 months after graduating
Boomeranged back to my parent's attic after my housemates all entered relationships as I couldn't afford to rent alone and had nobody else to houseshare with at short notice
Finished paying off my student loan 2.5 years after graduating

...and I'm now watching house prices rise faster than my wage. I think I'll just stay in my parent's attic and use my slice of their house as a deposit when they die, if it isn't swallowed by care costs. I'll probably be about 50 then.

On the upside, compared to the current unemployment rates I pretty much walked into a job after Uni.
(squigbobble existed, Thu 3 Oct 2013, 16:42, closed)

So maybe ask yourself, what can you do to help yourself?

Sounds like you've been happy to sit in a rut and wait for things to improve.

I can assure you a lot of us have been there too.

Took me years to repay student debts, had to move back in with my parents when I was 31 to ensure I could afford to meet my cost of living etc.

At one point I left the UK and got employment overseas as there was an employment shortage there and no work here, it turned out that changed my life as I returned to the UK with relevant employment experience I couldn't get in the UK and have had no problem finding work ever since.

Bottom line if you sit there expecting someone to feed you the solution to all your troubles you'll probably never get anywhere. Instead be willing to take a risk and work hard and you'll never look back.

On the otherhand it's probably easier to blame living in your parents attic on other factors, like your friends relationships.

I'm not taking the piss or having a go at you, just hoping you'll open your eyes and realise if you put the effort in you can get where you want to be.
(golddust QOTW now revolves around being a cunt, Thu 3 Oct 2013, 17:01, closed)

Should probably mention that I'm still in my parent's attic...
...'cos my dad is demented and my mother's arthritic so I've now got 2 dependants of a sort :/ But yeah, I've had a fairly easy start and I'm in a rut but I'm not waiting for or expecting anything.

Besides, I like moaning about stuff.
(squigbobble existed, Fri 4 Oct 2013, 10:45, closed)

Fuck Me!
Without going into pythonesque "I 'ad it 'ard" rant, you've had a massively privileged start to life mate.

Now stop your self pitying, entitled moaning and do something with your advantages.
(Brigadier an old boot sitting on a man's face - forever, Thu 3 Oct 2013, 19:28, closed)

and they think people in Somalia have it bad

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Thu 3 Oct 2013, 20:57, closed)