Good jobs for people with social anxiety

[Deleted User]Ripley54566 (deleted user)
edited August 2023 in General

Oh hey! I am struggling to find work right now so I figured I'd ask around for some ideas if that's okay. I've been going to school and need some extra money and I have been job hunting.

So I live in a beach town so a lot of the jobs here are in the hospitality industry. Unfortunately I'm kind of a complete recluse so I tried several of them and couldn't make them work.

Does anyone here have any ideas for remote jobs/work you can get without a degree or experience?

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  • TxTomTxTom

    Get a commercial driver license. No degree required. 50-60k first year, with a potential for 90-100k within 2 years.

  • heartfailur567heartfailur567

    Software engineers. There are a lot of remote jobs out there

  • [Deleted User]Wizegurl (deleted user)

    Be a book reader for those online book websites

  • cuddlefaerycuddlefaery

    @Ripley54566 even within the hospitality, retail, and travel industries in beach towns there's still jobs that are not customer facing. Housekeepers, maintenance, night porters, custodial, security, back office admin, nightly restocking, back of house in restaurants and bars (things like dishwashing, cooking prep, daily resetting), order deliveries, tech installation, and the list goes on.

    And just some food for thought: working in customer service in the hospitality industry taught me how to better cope with and mask my social anxiety by creating a public persona of sorts. I'm not "me" when I'm working customer facing, I'm "business me" and that but of separation helps calm my anxiety down. Granted, I already knew how to do this to a degree because of my performing arts background, but it's a whole lot different interacting one-on-one, face-to-face than it is performing on a stage with the invisible "4th wall". In a way, I learned how to create that 4th wall for myself in public to make it easier for me to interact with others. It still takes a lot of energy out of me, and therapy has gone a lot further for me in learning better coping strategies, but it's one tool in the proverbial toolbox.

  • [Deleted User]MrAdmirer (deleted user)

    not the best option, but if you have a car try Door Dashing?

  • CelestialTouchCelestialTouch
    edited August 2023

    I would say face your demons and get a job that will counter social anxiety. Dont let social anxiety control you. There's probably more on here than you know that has social anxiety. I may be introvert, but thats only because I had spend most of my time working and had little time for friends. Maybe start slowly by joining community classes, activities, clubs. Universities clubs are a great way to meet people I understand.
    I was just watching the garbage/recycling truck go by and thought thats an easy job. Not demeaning by any means but Im fascinated by the robotic arms for some reason...
    Healthcare has all kinds of jobs with social interaction. The thing about healthcare is that they, at least at the company I worked had mandatory education, much involved training in the interplexities of interacting with different cultures, co-workers and had peer groups where they help you be more interactive with co-workers and learn how to handle situations with co-workers, patrons, employees, vendors etc..

  • SunsetSnugglesSunsetSnuggles

    I would suggest against forcing yourself into customer-facing jobs. In my experience, while it does improve your ability to fake it, having to fake it daily for years on end can be severely damaging.

    ~ Sunset Snuggles

  • JohnR1972JohnR1972

    I agree with @SunsetSnuggles
    I am an introvert at heart but I have learned how to “flip the switch” when I need to. People who only see the “public me” speaking in front of rooms full of people would never guess I am an introvert.

    I don’t think of it as masking, I think of it as acting or performance art. However, it does wear me down and I could not stay in that mode more than a few hours at a time.

  • UREverythingUREverything

    Also try your local workforce center for your area. The good ones assist in trainings, and helping people with numerous backgrounds find work within their zone of expertise. Of nothing else they get paid to help you find work and have training on how to assist any individual. If you need any help with locating them CM me and I will assist you in finding one near you.

    Also depending on what school you attend they often have a career department, student union etc that is very helpful.

    Good luck and happy job hunting lol, even though job hunting sucks.

  • AllAboutSoulAllAboutSoul

    Gutter cleaning, commercial window cleaning, power washing, commercial dryer vent cleaning, after hours office cleaner, 3rd shift caregiving (most people are sleeping, it's a lot of cleaning, usually). Lots of these will give you skills to start your own biz and set your own client base. Good luck!

  • TheFunCartelTheFunCartel

    If you really want to lighten your work load be a mortician. It’s usually pretty dead.

  • TxTomTxTom

    @leejas3122 How does one become a software engineer without a degree?

  • Vintage_EmbraceVintage_Embrace

    @Ripley54566 Perhaps voice work, online assistant, editing and or advertising. Mostly remote with zooms and some trade shows to boost your clients. Work from home; get experience and then do it on your own.
    It’s all interaction at some level.

    Also I think of this meme EVVVVVRYTIME work ( my normal job) has me handle a difficult person.

    Zach Braff moments 😂 I love kitties. Let us normalize them at work for emotional support.

    …

  • Baby_Baby_

    i knew a girl that told me her bf sold his plasma and no not his plasma tv the thing in our blood or Amazon delivery if you like to walk you work alone all day with AC and radio and lots of overtime

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