Hello... I'm a bit lost. I'm 20 years old, and have only had two jobs since I finished school in 2012. My first job was as a kitchenhand/dishwasher in a takeaway shop/restaurant. It went okay until things got a bit chaotic one night, and I got the blame for things even though I had been doing my best and it wasn't all me. My hours got cut back after that, so I had less work, but I thought I was doing alright. I must have been wrong, as eventually I got a phone call with an apology, saying I had been made redundant as it was too quiet. I don't believe that, I feel my boss was just trying to fire me in a nicer way.

My next job was as a kichenhand/dishwasher in a cafe, but mostly as a dishwasher. It seems to have gotten quiet again, as I haven't been called into work in months. I have struggled with speed in both of my jobs, and have been told I needed to work faster. I don't feel confident enough to work out the front with people, so my options are limited until I do. I need to get a new job, but I just don't know what to do about the speed thing. It's really not my fault, I'm not slow deliberately... I was slow at completing things all through school. I don't have a diagnoses of anything so there's not even a reason I can give for this.

Does anyone have any advice for me, is anyone else in a similar position? I'm tired of working dead-end jobs but I don't have much of a choice right now. Neither of the two jobs I have had were full-time, I don't know what that would be like... or whether I would like it. I'm going to try a distance learning course next year, I hope it will go okay. Thanks...