I am a GT young adult who has been unemployed for just over a year. Financially, I can't continue to wait for a position that is the right fit. I need a job, any job.
Unfortunately, I obviously have never developed the skills to mentally and emotionally deal with an unchallenging job since the first one I accepted ended after just three weeks. Taking certain positions off my resume, pretending I don't have a degree, and acting as average as possible seems to be the magic formula for getting interviews. What would you recommend doing in order to keep the job?
I would recommend doing the work without complaint, same as the other workers, and doing the best job you can. Plenty of non-gifted people go to jobs that they also find dull, but persevere. Work is an exchange of services for money; enjoyment is unfortunately not a necessary part of the equation, for anyone who has to work to live.
Since you need the money so badly, I'm hoping that common sense and your will to survive will win out in the end over any dissatisfaction with the sorts of jobs you can get right now. Try to focus on the good, instead of the bad, and remember that you won't have your next job for the rest of your life. And don't get stuck in a rut: once you get your next job, boring or not, continue scheming about how to improve your life, by taking the next step to a better job, schooling, or something else. Good luck.
