I am 32 and work in a warehouse, to get a better job do I have to go back to school?
Asked by Big D
I'm just not good at school. I'm not dumb, just hate the whole school process. Dont know what to do with my life!!!!

Best Answer:
I'm 32 too, bro...yeah, you better hit the books. I'm starting back up this summer. I already have a 2 year degree...but not enough anymore. We're competing with 3rd worlders, man, that live 5 families to 1 house! They can afford to work for 10-15 bucks an hour. And with nothing being done about the immigration problem...and with the continually rising high-school dropout rate...there's gonna be more competition for those 'non-skilled' jobs.

This is coming froma 28 year old guy. No, Depends on what you want to do. Are your skills transferable, Can your work ethic be proven to work in soemhting else, i bet it could. If you can pass a p!ss test and can wear a shirt and tie to an interview and have no felonies on your record, i don't see what's stopping you. If i lost my job at the department store that i work at i would be just fine. Do you have a good driving record, tons of jobs in transportation.
Answered by the d

Good for you for realizing that you want to improve your life--that's a big step! :-) I think that I can help you, but you should understand that I *am* "good at school" and have always loved it. But back in high school (and even jr. hi, I think) we had skills assessments which helped to give you an idea of what MIGHT be something you could be suited for...nothing hard-and-fast, but a starting point. These sorts of things are probably available for free at your local unemployment agency, or maybe through temp places/employment agencies. You might also ask at the library (call if you feel uneasy about asking) if they have any "skills assessment" tests or other career-advice type materials. That can give you SOME way of knowing where to start, and knowing something about where you want to end up can help you plan the right path. This is especially true if you decide you'd like to do something like--just an example--heating & a/c, which you can probably do through a "career center"-ish portion of a local community college or other vocational training center. (I'm saying that, if you REALLY are "not good at school", then getting a certification in some specific thing which you can quickly translate into another job might be a lot more reasonable for you and much easier and cheaper.) The other big thing is to look at your "not good in school" thing. One thing you can do TODAY is to start to think of this as "I WASN'T good in school...BEFORE...but I CAN be better in school...NOW." Maybe you know why you didn't do well in or like school--maybe it didn't seem relevant to your own life (partly because you didn't know what you wanted to do, maybe?)? Maybe your hormones meant that girls were a whole lot more interesting than algebra? Maybe you are a poor reader--which can hurt EVERYthing; if you can read, then there is almost nothing which is NOT written down SOMEwhere!--and that hurt you? Or maybe you were just immature and needed to grow up a little...? Any or all of these might have been factors IN THE PAST. But this is TODAY. You are motivated. You want something. You can do a lot more than you think you can. :-) But start out by trying to get some handle on the direction you want, and go from there. [Oh, and if you DO get some ideas, talk with people in those fields to find out what you need to do the job well, including asking if a program at, say, "DeVry" is better than your local community college or not, etc.]
Answered by concerned_guy_here

Start going to school! You will discover an entire new world of opportunities. I had the thoughts as you during high school and graduated 3rd from the bottom in my class. High school for me was a social event. My goals were to get a job in one of the local factories, get on the day shift, and retire from the factory. These goals changed after about 30 minutes working in a factory. The first time I seriously considered going to college was a couple years ago. I was a sales manager earning a good income but working 70+ hours a week. I worked for a small company and wanted to develop an organized training program. Up to this point I had done all the training. Because of the growth my team created other employees would have to conduct a large part of the training. The difficulty making this program led me to school. In one year and a summer I have completed my first 2 years with a 3.6 GPA that I hope to increase to 3.8. More important than anything else is I discovered a whole new world. Prior to attending school I thought I would improve my position and financial status a little. Today I have no doubt I will earn a masters and hoping to pursue a PhD. Either way I believe I will become one of two things. More realistically I will become the CEO of one of our nations greatest organizations. The other would be my dream to become a professional speaker in the area human relations in the workplace. In Minnesota there is a grant that will pay for your tution and books for the first college class. Start by taking this one class and choose one that you would be interested in. Good luck!
Answered by BillyBiggs

There is an opportunity with a company that will allow you to create a career for yourself and actually make some money without a degree. Owning a home based business allows you the ultimate freedom of controlling your hours and your income. I got involved with this company about 6 months ago and am only doing it part time. I am currently making $200/week, and growing. I became an independent distributor for this company ($39 start up) and love feeling like I own my own business. My approach has been to set up "tastings" at my house several times each month to introduce new people to the product. They can either purchase from me retail or enroll as distributors themselves. Either way the compensation plan is very aggressive and this may be just what you are looking for!
Answered by Kristin D