I don't want to be a machinist anymore.
I got hired at my current position 2 years ago. I thought this would be better than my old job. Here I have about 5 part families I make dozens of variations of, so most of my work is repeat jobs with inconsequential size differences. Even after 2 years and becoming very familiar with them I am not fast enough. I struggle mightily to beat the quoted setup times and fail as often as I succeed. Even my scrap rate is bad. Every couple weeks I'm given a new part to make. Usually not complicated, just unfamiliar. Those setups take aaaaages and the boss is unhappy.
I may be fired soon, but even if they keep me I don't want to stay. I have literally gotten noticeably grayer in these 2 years.
The problem is, I don't know what else to do. I have no other marketable skills. I have been a machinist since my first real job at 19, and I never went to college.
Is there a chill job that pays anywhere near $20/hr that benefits from machining experience? I'd be fine with a pay cut but it couldn't be a whole lot. Rent and gas are only going up.
Edit: Comments are making it evident I wasn't clear; I'm 2 years at my current position. I have been a machinist for a bit over 10 years with a break over covid.