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  • Get this book.

    “Discover What You Are Best At” by Linda Gail. It’s a series of self tests you can do in half a day, and a list of jobs that use those skills. Fro example, product demonstrator and nurse and hair stylist all need good dexterity and good people skills; three totally different jobs with a similar skill set. The book also has a list of jobs for each skill set, including education requirements.

    Second, start applying for civil service jobs. In most of the US a civil service job has a good union and good benefits


  • Dagwood222@lemm.eetoMemes@lemmy.mlD) all of the above
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    Think about it this way. In 1960, minimum wage was $1.00/hour and the average home was $11,000.00 In 1968, when Richard Nixon took office, ‘middle class’ meant one Union job supporting a family of four. By the time Bush Sr. left office in 1992 “middle class” was two college jobs to support the household.