Without going to college/trade school how does someone land one of those good jobs? Not dead end stuff like food/retail like a good job

I have no desire to go to school because im too old for that shit and can't afford it as is. My whole life has been spent in dead end land aka food and retail. How do i get out and land a good job? I feel like im qualified to do nothing no matter how hard i job hunt or browse the postings theyre never looking for someone like me or if i shoot my shot and try i never hear back or am instantly rejected

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Colonelmustardseed · 36-40

Sometimes, it’s who you know. Which is why networking was such a big deal. My sisters got pretty good jobs because of customers they served when they worked at Starbucks.

I wasn’t good at networking. But I got higher paying jobs when I started applying to things I didn’t think I was qualified for. Worst they could do was reject me, so I made it my hobby to apply to the most random things I found on Indeed.

buriedalive · 46-50, M

@Colonelmustardseed Long ago in my early 20s i was a cashier at kmart, yeah remember that place, a customer liked my customer service and offered me to work at thrir shop st the airport i should have took it