I feel very very disheartened.

I basically just need a part time job, 2-3 days a week. And because I can only work a couple days a week it HAS to be at least $15/hr or I won't make enough

I'm privileged that my partner has been able to take on the financial load for the past few months but things are getting brutally tight and I just need to find a job ASAP

Perhaps the most frustrating thing is that I couldn't qualify for unemployment or SNAP or any kind of assistance so I just have had ZERO dollars income for about 4+ months now

And it's so fucking hard to find a job???

I have mostly focused on retail/coffee/grocery because I have a lot of years of experience in all of those

I'm sure living in a large city that has federal minimum wage means the jobs that are $15 an hour are probably super competitive

I've also tried going into some places in person and generally been told the hiring window was last month but try back later

But I'm also like....I have so much experience, I should theoretically BE one of those competitive applications. maybe my resume is bad! I dont really know what people look for

I've tried a lot of different angles too....like some stuff through indeed, some directly through company's sites, some via direct contact

Not being able to get a job a WHOLE FOODS was an especially enjoyable rejection, a company I worked at for five years and left on completely good terms

Starbucks has also been a surprising bust

it just makes me feel like my entire work history is useless. A total waste of time

gently frips your shoulder

i am fucking suffering with you. i managed to land part time delivering pizza but it's very feast or famine with hours and pay, which makes me feel. pretty lousy.

Yeah...its so fuckin rough out there

and it really does make you feel lousy!

I should be working on my freelance stuff, working on new projects!

like. i have a degree. i have experience. i have a (good, in my opinion) portfolio!

and i'm delivering pizza for $7/hr + (maybe) tips. it sucks.

but my financial situation and inability to find even a part time job to take that edge off is keeping me really depressed and that makes it hard to work on that other stuff

aconite: grips you in solidarity

shakes your hand in mutual pain

I keep thinking I should probably try other stuff but then those things want specific experience!!! SO WHATS THE TRUTH

(I did still put some applications in jobs I dont have specific experience in but they didnt work out)

and the ghosting

i hear the common refrain of "nobody wants to work anymore" but also, y'all can't even give me the courtesy of a form letter auto-rejection? not even that? c'mon

I'm so tired of that. WHO ARE THESE IMAGINARY PEOPLE WHO DONT WANT TO WORK?

rich tiktok kids are not a real sample of society

ugh, I'm so sorry

Idk what it's like where you live, but you might consider substitute teaching

Here, you don't need any teaching degree/experience and it's a daily pay, not hourly. You also choose which days to work, if it's similar to here

Huh, that's an interesting suggestion!! I will have to look into it

Philly has a very over taxed school system so I wouldnt be surprised if that was a possibility!

thank you!!!

Np, I hope it helps!