If you're young, I wuold suggest that you uprgrade your skills by going back to school. It's a wise investiment, as you'll earn much more over your career with higher education. It can take as little as one or two years, depending on what you study. You can become anything: from electrican, plumber, locksmith, cook, forklift operator, medical techinician. Or you can go to a university for a degree. Apply for OSAP, and they will give you a loan to pay for school, including living expenses. I received a bursary, meaning tuition is almost nothing.
No matter what you do, don't waste your time studying computers, especially computer programming. It will be next to impossible finding a job, and even if you do, it will be stressful and non-rewarding, as I've found out. Also, your future is very unpredictable in that field.
If you really want to start working right away, you can become a driver (pay is good). I see ads on terb all the time. Also, you can deliver pizzas, newpspaers, etc. But you need your own car.
What about the ttc? Pay is very good, excellent benefits. But you need connections.
Post office job also doesn't require degree, and has good pay.
What else? You can be a human guniea pig (last resort). I did a study at Biovail. No side effects. The blood draws are painful, but you get used to them after a while. I made about $1700 for twos, and 14 short visits. That means I got paid about $500 a day, and $50 just for going there and getting my blood drawn for each visit.
LAST RESORT (don't do this unless you're next to dead from starving): The worst job on the planet: Telemarketing. God I hated that job so much. It will suck the life out of you, literally. Pay is good though, and maybe you can work your way up the food chain to become a trainer, which is actually seems like a pretty good job, relatively speaking. Market research is almost just as bad.
Honestly, I would't mind being a janitor. Sure, people look down on you. But it's a pretty stress-free job and the pay is decent. Not saying I would rather be a janitor than a teacher, of course.
Good luck.
