Should I get an offline job?

Malaysia
March 3, 2010 9:45am CST
I m 29 this year and unemployed. I would love to be employed but everytime I won't work long. THe reason is I don't socialize with my colleague, that makes it difficult to get along. I only talk about work with them. Lately, I discover I can make money online and get socialize too. I want to do this job but my mum is against it. She said with this small amounts you r getting how can you live your life? I am frustrated hearing I am becoming a beggar if my parents are not there for me. But I am confidence I will get through this depression and live at my own. For your info I am still single. Should I find a bf or should I get an offline job which can makes me sleepless and depressed each and everyday? Thanks for your posting on this issue. :)
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12 responses
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
5 Mar 10
This is really a difficult question to answer. For me, I'm the same age as you are but I'm not working outside the house because I have a three year old son that I am trying to raise in the best way that is possible for him. However, if it weren't for Paul, then I would be working outside the house. I've never had a hard time with my colleagues at outside the house jobs and it didn't matter whether I socialized with them or not. I think that the reason that you don't last very long at jobs that are outside the house is because you have yet to find a job that you are really passionate about.
@wishgale (57)
• China
4 Mar 10
If you cann't make a big money online,you should find a job and try to keep a good relation with your colleague. Also,if you work offline,it will be easy to find a boy friend,and make your life colorful. Of course,you can keep your online job even you have worked offline:)
• Philippines
4 Mar 10
I know someone who's just like you. She never stayed longer than one year in all of the companies she worked for. She always finds something not good or something she doesn't like about the company. When the time came that she got tired working and resigning then applying for another company again, she decided to get a PC and work online and at home. Now she is a full- time online worker. She earns a little as an online writer and finds it hard to budget her earnings because of the time of transferring her earnings from the site to paypal to her bank account. My point is, while it's true that we are earning online, having a permanent offline job would still be best. You don't get any retirement benefit in any of the online sites you are working with! Think of the future much more than today. You will be having a family someday, so you better get a permanent job. We don't know when will these online jobs end. We'll never know.
• Philippines
4 Mar 10
You should really get yourself a day job, or atleast until you have a constant earning from online. You cannot just rely on your parents forever... You really should think about your future.. And there are day jobs out there which won't make you sleepless and depressed. You just have to pick the one that you really like.
4 Mar 10
I think yes to getting a job as that will help with money but no to getting a bf,getting a bf wont magical sort everything & no harm in being single. I was single until I got my 1st real bf the middle of last year & I was quite happy being single.
@Cutie18f (9551)
• Philippines
4 Mar 10
If you have a special skill or passion you can start your own business using those skills. You don't have to work for anyone. You can start your own. This way, you will have free access of your time and if your business will grow you can hire people to work for you.
• United States
3 Mar 10
I would find a BF to help you out, and find an offline job until you can make up enough money online to make life usefull, don't use your bf he won't like that to much unless he is a millionaire or something but the chances of that are really small to none and probably won't happen. i would suggest that you start small and work your way up I have a site that can help you make some money but you have to have the money and time to invest. Most sites don't cost much? do you make stuff that you can sell? you might make some money with that. if you have any other questions feel free to ask, Jon
@echomonster (2226)
• Greenwood, Mississippi
3 Mar 10
Maybe you can compromise. It's hard work making a living online and it takes time to build up an income stream. If you work full-time, you may find it hard to devote enough time to making money online (still, people do do this all the time!). What you could do instead is work part-time so you have more time to work online, with the hope that eventually you won't need the offline work any longer. Also, perhaps you can use your offline income to help you with your online ventures.
@kittenclaus (1393)
• United States
3 Mar 10
You should do all of the above! I think you would be much happier getting a job off line, you can still do what you want on line but then it can be play money for you. This way you can get a place of your own. I think being 29 years old and still living with mom and dad would be frustrating for every one. You need to be on your own. Make you a home. Having a bf would help to a degree but once you start earning your own way you will feel better about yourself. No one else is going to be able to do that for you. I don't understand why you say you won't keep a job for too long. Who cares if you don't talk about anything but work with your colleagues, what does that have to do with staying employed? I've been with my job for al;most 20 years now and trust me there have been plenty of times I'd love to quit and stay at home. But life doesn't work like that, there comes a time you have to support yourself and stop relying on everyone else. Just make up your mind, get a job that you will stay with. Then work on getting your own place. The relationship between you and your parents will get better. If you were my child and were 29 years old I'd be tired of supporting you too.
• Philippines
3 Mar 10
What you mean you will find a boyfriend??? Boyfriend is not the answer to your depression wongchoiyee. I suggest You find yourself first. Online jobs like this one -- mylot should be an "extra income" only. You need to find an offline job too. Why not try to be friendly to them ( your co employees) and take things slow... Just enjoy life and everything will follow. Don't rush things. Stop looking for boyfriend for he will come at the right time. Prayer would definitely help too. PS: Find a job that is your interest really. So that even if you don't or had a hard time getting along with your co employees--- if you love your job and love what you are doing... you would end up happy and very productive.
@sether7 (183)
• Philippines
4 Mar 10
If you are not earning enough to spend for your needs then it would be advisable for you to look for an offline job. Why? Because it will give you something to expect in the middle and the end of the month. Online jobs are profitable if you dedicate yourself in doing it but it will also prevent yourself from socializing with other people because you'll only get along virtually. And I think that prevents you from interacting with other people. In some way, we are also similar because I keep myself busy using the internet when I was still at home. I do got a lot of friends virtually but there are still boundaries in your relationship that will held you back because you haven't seen each other yet. I know some people are more open too when socializing over the net because they havent seen each other too. But these reservations you are feeling, you apply it to your real life too without you noticing it, maybe that's why its hard for you to get along with others. I've got thousands of friends also online especially in facebook but I've got limited of friends in real-life. I don't know if I'm picky or maybe I'm just shy to introduce myself with others and be friends with them. Its like I'm living in my own world and I'm not allowing anyone to enter there. But whatever you do, you must feel happy on what you've decided but I'd still advice that you get an offline work. On my point of view, online work if not that profitable enough are good for sidelines or part time jobs only.
• Indonesia
4 Mar 10
I think, you can employed and working offline as the same time. so don't worry to said to your mom that it's possible to get more income even you are employed. in the other way you can get sosialize with other.