Former perpetual job hoppers, how'd you break out of your rut? I've had 4 jobs in the past year (fired from 2 in the past month) and I'm feeling pretty hopeless.

Throwaway 'cause honestly I'm ashamed, and really hoping for some guidance.

Title says it all, but to get in more detail...

Graduated with a (quite frankly, useless for me) degree in Poli Sci in 2016 - I thought maybe I wanted to try and become a lawyer, but if I'm being honest, I barely graduated and think I just took up that major because I didn't know what else to do.

I've got some hustle though and worked retail throughout college, so I ended up landing a pretty sweet sales gig at a big company after graduation. That ended up being the longest job I've had (1 year) - the work was alright, mostly telework to sell services, but after time I kept missing quota so I got let go.

Since then, the longest job I've held has been 5 months, either because I've quit or gotten fired (about 50%). I've probably had at least 10 jobs since then. I tried the sales route again a few times, but hated being commission based, especially because my (now ex) wife just had a baby and needed stable income. I moved onto customer support after that and really enjoyed the change of pace in the beginning, but honestly it started to bore me and working remotely made it too easy to get distracted. Also, I have a bit of a temper (which I'm actively working on), and lost my patience a few times, which obviously isn't great if you're in a service job.

So now I'm here - as of last week, I've been fired again for another customer support job after 3 days of being there (HR told me it was because I'd been late to a few virtual trainings), no promising prospects, and down to last penny. Honestly I don't even think I'm going to make rent next week, and I made loads of horrible spending decisions when I had my first stable job so I'm drowning in debt (plus, a recent divorce).

If I wasn't feeling like a failure then, I sure am now. I'm ineligible for unemployment because getting fired disqualifies you in my state, so I've just stopped paying bills. I'm applying to jobs I have experience in and am getting calls back, which is great, but I worry about it being another temporary thing because of my own shortcomings. Can't afford therapy, family doesn't have money, ex wife has money but hates me.

I've considered gig work (Uber, Postmates, etc.) but don't want the wear and tear on my car (literally the only thing I own), warehouse work (hard on my body, and the hours make it hard to co-parent), getting into the trades (no money to go back to school), and shit, even stripping to make ends meet.

I'm not particularly interested in anything professionally, just need something stable so I can pay the bills (but maybe I just haven't found the right "thing" for me that'll get me excited?).

Thanks for letting me vent, internet strangers - I need a wake up call and would love to get some advice on what I should be doing next, or even reading stories about others who've made it past this point to help inspire me.

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