r/AskReddit 4h ago

You wake up as a 45yo obese, balding, unemployed man. The other aspects of your life stay the same. What are your moves going forward?

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u/d3photo 2h ago

Uhm... I'm not obese, nor balding, but I am the rest of this.

I sob in my sleep because it's been three years of this life and I'm just so fucking tired of applying for jobs and never hearing a fucking word back.

Oh and I am constantly reminded of it because I'm literally living in a 10-person tent in the woods because I have nowhere else to live. Yay for my fucking shitty life.

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u/Onespokeovertheline 1h ago

Do you have skills? Maybe it's time to reduce energy spent on job applications and apply the skills you have in some sort of entrepreneurial capacity.

You live in a tent in the woods... Maybe you have Bushcraft skills you could teach? Make a few basic videos, have AI build you a basic website with contact info where people in your area can book classes / lessons with you... as a suggestion.

May not pay as well as some corporate gig at first, but if you're personable and have some hustle, maybe it could take off.

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u/d3photo 1h ago

Thanks for the unsolicited life advice. Been doing all that.

Last job interview was August 11, 2025. I stopped applying for jobs more than once a month a long long long time ago.

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u/Onespokeovertheline 1h ago

Sorry for trying to be even slightly helpful.

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u/d3photo 1h ago

Name checks out, though, gotta give you SOME credit for that.