May 11th, 2016 at 12:19am
Hi there, first of all I just want to wish you all the best with job hunting.
Secondly, have you sought help for your social anxiety? I would highly recommend doing so if not.
I had similar troubles and my first part time job ended up being a customer assistant at a store. I also have anxiety and I did find aspects of the job (namely interaction) particularly challenging. I worked there over their busy christmas period.
Then I got my first full-time job after many failed leads at a hotel as a room attendant. It started off casual and I had a two week training period before their busiest period which threw me right into the work. It wasn't long before I was working 40/48 hours per week, preparing 16 rooms by myself per day - just like the other room attendants. In this role you must be able to work alone and as a team. To access a room you may have to ask the guest who is due to leave, so it's not entirely without interaction but I found myself working alone for most of the day (I'd often find a good friend I made there towards the end of the day and if one of us was struggling to finish on time we'd help each other out).
It was hard, I had a breakdown in a room and luckily only two of my colleagues saw (and the others heard about it). Life presents us all with personal challenges which make us struggle but those struggles will make us stronger. We learn from those struggles.
If you can learn to embrace change and challenges then you are a winner. Easier said than done; not everybody will or can do so.
All there is to do is keep trying. Eventually you will find something. It won't come without some cons, as everything has pros and cons, but it's up to you to decide if you can accept those cons to access the pros.
One last thing to say is that connections are very important in the working world. Talk to people you know who have jobs and ask them what you asked here. Also ask them if they know of any vacancies anywhere etc.
Good luck!
I suffer from Social Phobia (is the correct term for Social Anxiety, apparently via a Psychologist, now) as well. And I have had the worst time keeping jobs do to trembling and literally not being able to get my words out...amongst other things.
Seeking a Psychologist skilled in cognitive therapy is probably the best bet to make working with people easier.
However, I have worked as an attendant, bus boy, stock worker (you mostly work in the back of stores, try a night shift if you can because there are less people), there are lots of others too. I would advise maybe trying out a temp agency and tell your manager about your Social Anxiety, from there they will set you up with jobs that you should feel comfortable with. Plus there is a high chance of that job if you should like it there,keeping you permanently. I've done this several times.
Vegas isn't as expensive as you think, I live right outside of Vegas and we have one of the lowest cost of living rates on the west side of the states.