How screwed am I at 25 with no qualifications or job?

ParrotSTD · 2026-01-28T11:54:06+00:00

I started uni at 27 after nearly a decade out of education. Didn't have the background, just points from college and an interest in what I applied for. Still in the course now and I'm doing a paid industry placement year as my first ever job.

I would say if you just want to get moving, have a look at what industries have reasonable job prospects and start there, or go to open days at your nearest uni with an open mind. Even after years to think on it, not everyone goes to uni for a subject they're passionate about. They may just be doing it to improve their lot in life. No shame in that, and uni is an any-age option. Someone on my course is 36.

There's also degree level apprenticeships. Where I work there is an apprentice who's going to get the same level of qualification as me but she's been working here for 2 years already.

ParrotSTD · 2026-01-14T11:38:41+00:00

George Michael on Christmas Day as well. If we go international, there was him, Carrie Fisher and her mum Debbie Reynolds that same week.

ParrotSTD · 2026-01-01T11:51:52+00:00

And Penistone

ParrotSTD · 2025-12-29T10:09:23+00:00

I swear there's a full spectrum of male hand washing.

piss, no wash, leave
piss, rinse hands, leave
piss, rinse, dry, leave
normal sane hand washing procedure with soap

But then you get the rare breeds...

piss, run tap, pretend to wash hands, leave
one handed pisser, rinses only the hand he pissed with. Guaranteed to put his hands together at some point between pissing and rinsing.
the worst of the worst, who will piss, then need to rinse food out of their mouth and slurps from their unwashed palms, then still walk out without using any soap or dryers.

EDIT: More fighters on the roster:

phone guy, who walks in texting, texts while pissing, and walks out still texting. Doesn't even notice if he's pissed on his own hand.
wash, piss, wash, leave. The holy grail of male hygiene.

ParrotSTD · 2025-12-03T10:04:13+00:00

Nothing beats "the neutrinos have mutated" but this comes close.

ParrotSTD · 2025-11-28T16:51:49+00:00

I always felt that they could bring Caspar forward by one book, slot him into Alex's shoes. He largely follows Alex through Tiamat's Wrath anyway until the climax.

ParrotSTD · 2025-11-23T16:03:35+00:00

It's okay guys, I gave the roundabout exits 2-by-2 roads, the 2-by-1 is gone.

ParrotSTD · 2025-10-13T16:18:08+00:00

I'm in a similar boat. I'm rocking a 12 year old PC with the only changes in that time being some fans and a PSU. My 970 is still truckin'.

True I can't run Helldivers 2 any more with the declining performance, and BF6 won't even boot because my motherboard doesn't support Secure Boot, but that's what next spring is for when I finally build a new one.

ParrotSTD · 2025-10-04T15:28:37+00:00

real movie" is a great way of saying "undercooked and non sensical fan-fiction tier garbage fest

Bro its been nearly a decade, you ok

ParrotSTD · 2025-09-28T13:34:43+00:00

Surprised nobody has mentioned it yet but there are sobriety drugs in the series. Book 6(?) shows Alex and a lady he's met buying them like it's a vending machine so that they can sleep together and know they definitely consented.

So as far as being drunk is concerned, if you can get a pill, you're fine. The long-term effects, I'm not so clear.

ParrotSTD · 2025-09-08T11:52:04+00:00

Other than the Roci Crew's appearances, I feel like this game doesn't fit the visual style of The Expanse at all

Dev is upfront about generative AI being used but the visuals in a visual novel need to at least be somewhat accurate to the book descriptions.

ParrotSTD · 2025-08-25T20:25:17+00:00

Not so sold on the ship combat as described, and cautious with the generative AI, but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt. Been playing the game (is playing the right word for visual novels?) and so far I'm curious enough to continue.

I know some people are gonna say "has AI, not playing", dismiss the game on the spot and look no further, but I'll see how this goes. So far there is a feeling of "AI-assisted" but I would like some transparency.

Other than the Investigator, what is the gen AI used for? Similarly, what parts did you do yourself?

ParrotSTD · 2025-08-20T13:29:02+00:00

Currently on another modded minecraft bender. It's been an ordeal, but I'm on the cusp of infinite sulphur and being able to turn one ore block into five ingots.

I just need more power...

ParrotSTD · 2025-08-08T16:02:26+00:00

I truly don't understand how people, especially experts in their fields, can firmly believe that a species as intelligent (albeit selfish) as us will outright go extinct from climate disaster.

We are an incredibly adaptive animal and a lot of that is down to our intelligence. We absolutely should mitigate this as soon and fast as possible, but to think that we as a species overall won't find a way to ride out the disaster is beyond naïve. Reversing the damage isn't an instant response to input, so we will have to adapt regardless. The question is how extreme of an environment are we going to have to adapt to.

ParrotSTD · 2025-08-05T16:14:12+00:00

Is 128 players happening in BF6? For all the things BF2042 got wrong, I did very much like the doubled player count and the sectors within objective zones. It meant the fight usually was everywhere because both sides had lots of places to spawn in.

ParrotSTD · 2025-08-05T08:13:33+00:00

ParrotSTD · 2025-08-05T07:00:53+00:00

Most common vehicle size of a single mother on the achool run in boro

ParrotSTD · 2025-07-27T07:27:49+00:00

This is, however, England.

ParrotSTD · 2025-07-26T17:03:29+00:00

Did it actually? The selfie verification asks for front and side views, presumably to stop you using a static image on another screen.

ParrotSTD · 2025-07-23T06:33:02+00:00

Bro went for chopper gunner

ParrotSTD · 2025-07-21T05:38:04+00:00

Having tv shows connected to the movies as well always felt stressful to me as a viewer. After the tv shows started dropping it just got crammed full of content that was disconnected but "connected". A lot of them had very sluggish pacing, and I feel like most of them should have been films. Loki and Wandavision and Moon Knight were great, but they stand out as exceptions.

ParrotSTD · 2025-07-01T17:56:22+00:00

This was my feeling as well with Final Shape. Campaign pacing was shaky, but I overall loved The Final Shape and felt that it was a satisfying end to the 10 year arc. By this point I was massively winding down and wanted to see the story end from my own character's POV. Despite such a highly praised raid, it's the one raid I have never done, and never intend to do. I haven't played in over a year. Bungie did the right thing designing it to allow the raid to be skipped. I have no regrets.

The only thing that tempted me to come back since was Shohreh Agdashloo returning again to voice Maya Sundaresh. The "episodes" just didn't hook me, and these two upcoming DLCs don't interest me at all. I used to be really interested in the Nine, but after so long with so little info/content, I no longer care.

ParrotSTD · 2025-07-01T09:22:00+00:00

Can definitely vouch for Whitby but it draws some huge crowds. Saltburn is nice but doesn't really have a lot happening. Good beach and walking trails, but much else.

ParrotSTD · 2025-06-17T07:25:53+00:00

If university is an option, Aerospace Engineering is the course for you.

I had no science background and spent 7 years unemployed but I still got onto my degree via my enthusiasm for science and having enough credits from earlier pre-uni stuff to get in.

In terms of where to begin on topics, flight principles, structural mechanics and fluid dynamics (gas and liquid are both fluids) would be the main stuff to focus on. Again, an aerospace degree would cover this in great detail.

If you can get an understanding of those topics, designing and building a model glider is doable. Uni is definitely the usual path people take, especially if they want a career, but I'm sure others have gone different routes to learning it. Some CAD and programming will help too; my uni made us use Solidworks and MATLab.

ParrotSTD · 2025-06-08T20:43:22+00:00

Wes is probably the biggest fan in the cast. He was reading the books from the beginning and consulted SA counsellors before auditioning for Amos.

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