It looks to me like you you have a big problem: No job-relevant interests, no ambition, no aptitude for learning. You need serious professional career counseling. You're not going to find what you want or need on this board. Also, you need to grow up.

 

I've worked a bunch of trade jobs and restaurant jobs and none of them interest me. That's what made me shy away from ever working in a trade field. I want to learn actually, it's my goal right now. I want to get back into school incredibly bad. I'm doing research on a lot of schools and what they offer and trying my best to understand who I am and what I will enjoy. I am fully aware I need to grow up but I can't do much to help that, can I? I already live on my own, bought my own car, but now I want to go somewhere in my life. I'm asking members of this board what their opinions are or if some of you have been in my shoes.

I don't see what not having any hobbies or interests related to a career has to do with anything. I enjoy reading and learning and reading on forums. As I said, my only interest is music and cars. I could consider sound engineering or the recording aspect, but once again there isn't any money in it unless you make it big. To make any money in the automotive industry I'd have to be a good designer or engineer, also neither of which I am capable of. There is one university that offers the program in all of Canada and they won't even reply to my emails and as I've said over and over again, I have no university level credits from 12th grade. I realize this was a huge mistake but back then I didn't want to go to university, infact I didn't have a clue what to do for a living back then either, hence why I took two years off before considering mechanical engineering. I was going to finish the two year program in college then go to university to get a bachelors but I was uninterested in the program so I want to take something else. Then I thought of computer sciences because of the range of careers I could have and all of which pay decently well while working indoors in an office. Civil engineering also caught my attention because I'd like to branch into structural engineering because it seems interesting.

 

I don't have a BS in computer sciences, but have taken a number of computer programming classes at university level. It's a ton of logical thinking, and does involve math, attention to detail, and organization. I remember spending 30+ hours per week on programming projects alone. Tough stuff. Some people are cut out for it though, and they were good.

Look at a university you might be interested in and go through the offered majors/minors and programs. You might find something you really like, other times you may have to stick out some less than fun classes for the end result. In the end you may get a degree and end up finding an unrelated job that you really like, a lot of people do end up working outside the field of the degree they have.

Best of luck!

 

i think the fact you failed college level math means, you can cross ANY engineering or sciences off your list. maybe business/accounting/finance/econ also. if i recall correctly, minimum math for any engineering major is like differential equations, and for most science majors and business/accounting/finance/econ majors is like... calculus.

look into history, sociology, psychology, english, etc as a major.... best of luck to your future.

 

Yea I was going to say, if you have or had trouble with math, diagnosing IT related problems will be a nightmare. And while you might not be working directly with numbers per se; IT is all math logic. If you don't have that kind of brain, you'll hate life in this field.

What about trade work like, electrical, hvac, plumbing, etc?

The honest answer to your question Ryan is sort of simple: You don't have anything you enjoy doing that you can monetize, know how to monetize, or want to monetize. That's a position that more people are in than you think. Here's the bad news. That means, you simply have to get a job, that won't make you happy, but will meet your personal requirements for taking care of your responsibilties and wants. The somewhat warming news, is you'll be joining the other 90% of working adults who aren't employed in the field of their dreams.

Unless that is of course, you can find a hobby that you're willing to, and know how to properly monetize.

If you're really persistant on the idea of engineering studies, there's no nice way to say this: Your weakness at math will not be tolerable. You can't build a bridge if solving for X even registers as a task to your brain. The good news is, the brain is malleable, and you can study for free at Khan Academy.

 

I took differential equations in 12th grade and most of my tests were 90's. I ended up with an 80 after my exam, though. I used to be the kid that would solve problems my own way and I was able to figure equations out just by looking at them and thinking about how it works. My math teacher always told me to take university level math and he even got me a few jobs by being my reference. That's all changed though, it seems. I want to take math over but with a different teacher and see if that was the problem. My teacher wrote down the questions in the book and answered them without asking us to answer it first. He never explained how something was done or why it was done that way. Most of the class disliked him and we were going to sign some sort of petition to have our grades in his class taken off our record. I know I'm good at math I just need to get back in a rhythm.

Working in electrical would be a problem because when I was taking physics in 12th grade I didn't understand the electrical part at all, I've also worked with plumbers and couldn't see myself doing that for a living.

" look into history, sociology, psychology, english, etc as a major.... best of luck to your future. "

Those are all basically a joke. Sounds like the most interesting 4 years of my life. (Sarcasm)

 

This is very true (not sure about 90%, but probably some majority of people)... While people think money makes you happy, it doesn't. I personally know many people who went to Wall Street for the money. Many have left to pursue the things that interest them at a salary reduction, sometimes a significant one. Similarly, I've know people who did what they thought they wanted to do, then changed and ended up with a very successful career doing something else. You are the only one that can decide what's right for you.

As I see it, your long term personal benefit comes from having a job you like, enjoy, or is maybe tolerable, and you adjust your lifestyle accordingly. i.e. You might have less to work with, but its more enjoyable when you do. If you do something for the money only, you'll add so much stress from the lack of enjoyment and satisfaction that it will trickle into your personal life.

It does sound like you're at least doing some research to try to figure stuff out. Do Canadian residents have community colleges like the US or access to some online ones (that give you credit) where you can take some classes that would get you back on track and prove to yourself and others you can do the things necessary?

 

Wow, almost like what I am going through. I have been a machinist for close to 10 years, currently an inspector for a machine shop. I am currently in school for software engineering as well. One thing I have learned about being in the manufacturing field is you really have to have a passion for it just like anything else. Sometimes it can be hard work,and sometimes it can be easy. The real challenge is staying interested in what you are doing. This field has its perks but for very few. This industry of manufacturing anything in the U.S. has slowed down a bit,and its hard to say if it will improve. Regulations and business expenses makes it hard for companies to compete with foreign companies. There are jobs but not many employers want to pay good, especially to be able to provide benefits as well. That's the main reason why I decided to go to school for something else. I have been always hearing good things about the software industry. I will admit, some of my machining experience has helped me with my car related hobbies and projects, but its hard for me to see myself doing it till I'm old as a job. Just gotta find out what you are really interested in and what is gonna pay well as time goes on.

 

What about the medical fields? Any interenst in biology and chemistry? Nursing or medical technician work could be a good fit for you. What about the military?

Anyway... just realized the OP started this thread almost 2 months ago.

 

OP wants a good job but doesn't want to study or work hard. GL with that.