u/ThrowRaUsername08

My friend is struggling with heavy early 20 burn out. He has no family backing him and he hates falling on friends to help. His vehicle currently has a tire that needs replacing so he’s relying on uber rn to and from home and work.

He feels miserable as much as he feels stuck. He needs structure and instruction/a boss but hates feeling like he fails at his job because he does things the efficient way rather than the corporate way- I recommended that he does zip recruiter or insta work to have the ability to explore multiple areas or at least have the freedom to pick up shifts- I also recommended cold calling and career fairs especially online ones where he doesn’t have to worry about transportation issues.

I even told him depending what he wants to go into, I can help him get into and complete certifications together (though I don’t know if that offended him).

I told him also to update his LinkedIn just so he had a list of people he could at least ask career guidance about or even get an interview for which is what I did and I got free services as well.

But I can’t think of anything else. He struggles alot with being able to feel like he can go for things due to financial guilt and feeling like he could mess up his current income but he’ll just be stuck in a loop if not. I even told him he should just show up to work days and ask if he can volunteer a day of his time to show off skills because I walked into my current job asking for work and I got it.

He also loves on sight training.

I just feel lost on how to give advice to him because I know the main precious resources 20 year olds have is time to go from the ground up especially if they live with parents.