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what would you do? (lemmy.ml)

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I feel like I'm grasping at thin air.

I've applied to countless jobs and I'm not even getting to the interview stage on anything. Even on things I feel I'm beyond qualified for. My background is in desktop support. If no one will hire me I thought of trying to wing it myself and put fliers up offering tech support.

I never finished college. So I don't have any degree aside from highschool. My prospects are looking and feeling bleak.

What would you do if you were me Lemmy?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

help people install Linux and set it up - show them how to use it. I've considered doing the same. I'd do the first ten installs and lessons for free just to get experience and referrals. I suppose you could buy good laptops cheaply online, load them up, make videos on YT, removedute, Odysee, etc. on how the system YOU set up works. Most of that has very little upfront costs. Are you being replaced by overseas tech support and/or cheap local imported labor?