What job can I get as a college dropout?

[Anonymous]

So I've been working at Amazon for 6 years.
I dropped out of nursing because it was too stressful and I realized during some rotations, that I don't want to put my health on the line to give out medication or do feedings or check vitals.
Especially when some patients have attitudes (One of my patients was on droplets precautions) I get sick easily and I don't think it's worth giving up the little bit of sanity I had left. So I moved out & started working. Then the pandemic hit and Amazon was one of the few places that was open.
2021 I got covid & struggled with that. (The kind that took away your smell, caused burning pain with the slightest touch, and an uncontrollable bladder ) 2022 i got sick then got a possibility of cancer, then got covid again then had surgery (it was cancer, but they took it all out ) then my uncle passed away then I got the flu the week of his funeral. Didn't come back till December 2022.
2023 my period started messing up. Then I started having stomach issues off and on continuing to the present
My hands and feet started to get numb, being overheated makes me sick, trying to get heated is harder now, touching medium hot stuff makes me feel pain in my bones
I got pain in my throat
2024 left side became numb for weeks & when I bent my back, it would shake. Off and on muscle weakness. Vitamin D deficiency, then normal, now back to deficiency (still taking meds ). 2025 Side went out again. Shooting pain in feet, burning in thighs & knees, shoulder tendinopathy (problems show up in MRI but no myositis or cancer so the doctors dont care ) carpal tunnel in both hands
Numbness in hands, no diabetes, but sleep apnea
Now I'm on a cpap but I'm having more daytime sleepiness, all the other stuff hasn't gone away
And my Dr. gave me a stimulant to keep me up, but it makes me fall asleep. I make 25.80hr but my job just got rid of my shift, gave me more hours & decrease the pay.
I can't do anymore hours. I'm struggling & already on accommodations.

[Simslover92]

I work in customer service and it's a really easy job if you don't have to actually talk with customers and at my job I don't have to do that, just work on the computer. I think you should try to find a customer service job. They usually only require a high school diploma.

[Levin]

Office type work might be a better fit at the moment.

But I suppose, in a deeper sense, something that speaks to you.

But your health doesn't seem so good. That's the main issue you brought here. How's your weight? What are you eating? Do you walk? Go out into nature? Look after your mental health and emotions? You gotta take care of yourself. You don't want to be too reliant on doctors.

[abc3643]

IT Database Administrator.
My wife became one making 6 figures and she only got a certificate from the local community college.

[Nikki1989]

I didn't even make it to college. I was offered a good job at 16 and never looked back.

[exitseven]

After I dropped out of college I had to keep the crappy part time job that I had while I was going to college. I was buried there for almost 20 years. 20 years of my life I will never get back.

[On_cloud_wine]

Waitresses make between $25,000 to 6 figures

[On_cloud_wine]

Only they don’t offer any benefits when you retire so invest in Schwab, become a manager later on if you see yourself staying in the industry

[On_cloud_wine]

I know a lot of people who turn to this with college degrees until they land themselves a job in their field. Easy money and you can always go back to school and complete where you left off or change fields. A lot of people don’t know what they want until their older

[On_cloud_wine]

But to be successful, you need to know how to interact with people, problem solving, be a team player and know how to upsell

[On_cloud_wine]

Fine dining would be ideal but you have to work your way up to get into those doors

[Mariogirl09]

You should of finished college then did something different a nurse can do