My Search For the Perfect Job!! ! Have you found yours?

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Is going terribly, actually. I started to really get my hopes up when I heard that working from home on your computer was really starting to become a thing. Then I got scammed (thankfully didn't lose any money) three times on three different freelance writing websites.

Is going terribly!! Well, as an individual with Dermatillomania, Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, OCD Traits (I guess that's a thing?) and a pending diagnosis of Asperger's to replace some others, I am having a god-awful time finding a job I feel good about.
I have no idea what the perfect job might be! Do you?

I've only had two other jobs before in my life. The first was really quite interesting and I absolutely loved it. My friend and I would be enlisted to clean apartments of dead people so new folks could move in. Then people apparently stopped dying in that complex. Oh, how I would love to go back to that. The next job was the worst experience of my life. Taco John's. For some reason I was put on opening shift, while all the managers would sit and talk in the back I did all the work. I lasted three weeks and was almost hospitalized because of suicidal ideation (directly due to the job).

PLEASE TELL ME your secrets to getting a job (making it through the interview), keeping the job (without killing yourself or trying to?) But, most importantly, What Kind Of Jobs Can Aspies With Social Anxiety Disorder do???

Never trust work from home jobs without them being verified by a real employer. Most of them are scams. I constantly get BS emails from CareerBuilder about jobs that pay thousands a week for working part time without experience. If it's too good to be true, then it is. Not to say all work from home jobs aren't real. One example is a job listing I found from Manpower (which is a temporary job agency). This job was called a personal assistant where the main duties would be to handle correspondence via email, letters, and travel arrangements and general administrative duties for a client company and the pay would be 17 an hour for 20 hours a week. Not a bad gig for people who are qualified, so some work from home jobs can be found.

Getting back to what jobs people with aspergers can do. I would obviously first and foremost need to know what that person's strengths and weakness are such as what kind of aptitude do they have? Are they good at math and science or are they much better in the liberal arts field? So it is difficult to answer of what kind of job would be good for people with aspergers. I will try give you some examples though. Keep in mind these are just entry level jobs. I would say if you can only find work in the service industry, avoid fast food and cashiering. Perhaps try to find a job where you can work independently without having a boss over your shoulder. One good example is stocking shelves. Overnight stocking might be even better because the store would be closed so you wouldn't have to deal with customers. I worked those jobs in my past and some co-workers of mine would be able to stock shelves with iPods on. Shelve stocking is low pay obviously but it's not a bad job to have if you want a job where you can get your foot in the door without needing a ton of experience.

Another good option for someone in your position would be to sign up for vocational job training. There are some that are made to specifically help people with disabilities as well such as some rehabilitation commissions. Trust me, they do help. I joined one recently and they helped me with job training and practice interviews. The feedback they can give you can make all the difference. They also found potential employers for me. I ended up getting a job on my own but they still were helpful and a good back up plan to have in case I didn't get a job.

I would say after the vocational training, you should think about working for a temp agency where you can have professionals match jobs with your skill set or qualifications. Manpower is one example of an agency (as I mentioned earlier) but nowadays there are a lot of them. They have a lot of data entry jobs as an example which from what I hear, you can work independently and don't need much experience. However I never worked in data entry so I can't tell you much about it.

In reply to the subject of your post, remember to have some compromise. You have very little chance of finding a 'perfect' job but do try your best to have one where the positives outweigh the negatives. You should also realise that sometimes having a sh*tty job for a short time can help springboard you to a good job.