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Dee-Dee

Hi there, I'm 26 and have never had a job in my life. I spent a lot of my teenage and early adult years in psychiatric units and now I am looking at moving on from supported living I am hoping to find a job but I have no idea where to start and what could possibly work for me. Ideally, I'd like to work from home as travelling is very stressful to me (rarely successful without a panic attack) and I wouldn't want something like retail where I'd have to deal with customers. I have three A A-Levels but not much else to put on a CV. 

Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I could look for work? What jobs have you found best worked for you?

Thank you! 

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  • Hi! What are your interests? What is meaningful to you? Maybe think about volunteering first in some area that you feel passionate about. Volunteering shows employers that you are serious about your area of interest and gives you some experience. There are now many jobs you can do from home. But are you looking for something that is remote but also people neutral, like would you be able to be part of a remote team who met on Zoom for example or do you need to work completely autonomously of a team. These are all things you could think about - passions and environment. Once you have those, you can begin to look around. There are also charities in the UK findable on Google that support people who have had mental health challenges (I don't know if this is still a part of your life, so just putting it out there) into work and help them stay in work. Good luck! 

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  • Hi! What are your interests? What is meaningful to you? Maybe think about volunteering first in some area that you feel passionate about. Volunteering shows employers that you are serious about your area of interest and gives you some experience. There are now many jobs you can do from home. But are you looking for something that is remote but also people neutral, like would you be able to be part of a remote team who met on Zoom for example or do you need to work completely autonomously of a team. These are all things you could think about - passions and environment. Once you have those, you can begin to look around. There are also charities in the UK findable on Google that support people who have had mental health challenges (I don't know if this is still a part of your life, so just putting it out there) into work and help them stay in work. Good luck! 

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