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My case is filed in Federal court. We're in discovery. Am I supposed to know what my attorneys are asking the other side?

I feel defeated and exhausted and we are not even finished with the questions.

Discovery felt like "intake questions" about me like they should have asked me before taking on my case. I was truthful. I even sent my earnings recorded with the IRS.

I'm worried the focus could shift away from the central issue on my case. It "feels" like my attorneys might undervalue my case (maybe, I don't know).

What's the goal with discovery?

I have diagnosed basal cells on my face and I have been unable to obtain treatment I need in the U.S.A. due to lack of health insurance and a sustainable steady income.

Before anyone responds with Medicaid/Medicare or Social Security Disability: **that is not what this post is about.** I am not eligible for those programs. I am able and willing to work, and I am trying to find a way to receive medically necessary cancer treatment without being forced into a system designed around people who are already enrolled in government programs or who have family support.

I am single, have no spouse or family safety net, and I am currently living in my car.

I recently went to a local health department because I was in significant pain. The diagnosed lesions on my face and neck have become enlarged, weepy, bloody and painful. A prior academic teaching hospital diagnosed the cancers and initially recommended treatment, including surgery. But once my lack of insurance and financial vulnerability became apparent, I was essentially redirected into a low-income/last-resort clinic that does not even provide the cancer treatment I need.

Now I am facing major surgery and reconstruction.

I went to an ER because of the worsening condition and pain, and I was told that I need an ENT/Plastics team. The largest problem is on my upper left forehead, between my eyebrow and hairline. I have been told that removing the cancer may involve removing a substantial portion of my forehead.

I don't know yet what the reconstruction will look like. Will my left eyebrow or eye position be pulled upward? Will there be significant asymmetry? How much tissue will have to be removed? What will the final result look like? 😢

**I am scared shitless.**

I'm also trying to figure out how I am supposed to survive the recovery.

I have a Master's degree. I have worked in professional fields. I read, research, work, and think for myself. I understand the cost of living, employment, insurance and financial planning. I am not someone who has simply decided not to work.

Unfortunately, some of my employers became aware that the facial and neck lesions underneath my bandages were actually cancerous. After that, I experienced employment problems that I am addressing separately through legal channels. That is not the purpose of this post, but it has made an already impossible situation much worse.

There is still a fundamental problem they don't seem to understand:

I am living in my car. Sucks, but it's true.

I need cancer treatment. I need reconstruction. I may need weeks or months of recovery. I need somewhere reasonably safe and clean to recover, transportation, and eventually a way to return to full-time employment.

I am not mentally unstable. I am not an addict. **I have cancer and no financial safety net.**

The usual response to someone who is unhoused is to put them into programs that require shelter enrollment, curfews, congregate living, extensive rules and documentation, etc. Some of those programs may be appropriate for some people, but they are not necessarily a pathway back into professional full-time employment for someone who is trying to maintain employment and recover from major cancer surgery.

I have also researched what is available locally. I am not looking for a list of homeless shelters, Medicaid instructions, disability applications, churches/prayer responses, or generic social-service referrals.

**I am looking for people who have actually navigated something similar:**

uninsured cancer treatment requiring major facial reconstruction

ENT/Plastics reconstruction after extensive forehead skin cancer removal

recovery when you do not have a home or family caregiver

hospital discharge planning for someone who is medically vulnerable but still capable of working

charitable or hospital-based funding that actually covers complex cancer surgery

medical respite or recovery housing that does not require someone to permanently enter a homelessness program

organizations that can coordinate the whole situation rather than sending someone from one disconnected agency to another

If you have personally been through something like this, or know of a program that actually addresses the gap between **“able and willing to work” and “unable to finance major cancer treatment,”** I would genuinely appreciate hearing from you.

I am not looking for pity. I am trying to figure out how a person in my position gets through this without losing their face, their health, and their ability to work simply because they don't have a spouse, family money, or insurance.

I'm in an Evangelical Bible belt state where most everyone says, "Can I pray for you." And I am secular though,and-through and prefer a more substantive conversation. Thank you.

I have diagnosed BCC basal cell carcinoma on my face and neck. I lost my job and health insurance because of it.

I do not have insurance now. Not eligible for medicaid or medicare.

The open lesion is infected and it does require surgery to remove it. The clinic doctor said I would also likely need plastic surgery and anesthesia.

The doctor told me to go to the ER to have it looked at. What can the ER do? I would rack up bills or have some reduced under charity care, but that won't extend to a plastic or Mohs surgeon.

The clinic doctor put me on an antibiotic, doxycycline 100 mg 2 times a day and said to go to the ER.

Am I missing something. ​What can the ER do? I do not have insurance.

EDIT. I have been in and out of ER's for 4 years where they just document the "lesions" ignore my biopsies, redirect me to Dermatologists who turn me down for not having insurance. This resulted in loss of my employment due to facial disfigurement and my apartment. I am not looking for advice on temporary govt programs that do not offer what I need, and about Medicaid plans that the doctors I need to see won't accept. I'm sharing this to say I am stuck in a loop with no pathway out. I dont need a social worker, church, or govt worker to tell me what I know. I have visible, untreated cancers on my face and neck that can't be removed to ensure functional restoration of my face for free. I do not get free housing, free healthcare, free car maintenance, gas and insurance. And there's no help. I am now with lesions that seep blood, fluid and are eroding the tissue on my forehead. Not one medical facility or physician can help me because my income, housing, all went away and I have no support system. I'm in the South people walk by and throw Bible versus in my face and tell me to rely on Jesus when I'm atheist.

I will endure the cancer that's eating my skin away. If I can't pay for all my living expenses (housing, hygiene, car, insurance, gas, we all need that - and medical transport, cost of medical care, post op recovery all by myself, then I don't get care). I deal with very painful lesions.

The doctor at the clinic told me today, "get a better job with benefits." - end of story. ​​

Question about Benefits Guide: Enrolling In Health Insurance & Benefits 2026 

I can't see the actual benefits, as an associate it forces me to log-in on my cell phone. But I can't log in remotely to view and enroll in benefits, is that correct?

Do we have to enroll in benefits at the store using office computers only?

I’m looking for insight from attorneys or people who have been through federal employment litigation.

I filed an ADA/employment retaliation case pro se. An attorney from a large contingency firm took the case several months later. He recently filed a consented motion to amend the scheduling order.

The original schedule had:

Fact discovery ending last month in 2026

Dispositive motions due 2nd month 2027

The proposed new schedule moves:

Fact discovery to 3rd month 2027

Expert discovery through summer 2027

Dispositive motions to end of summer 2027

Trial-related deadlines are being pushed back as well.

Their reasons are that they need time to review the existing case, respond to discovery that was served before they were retained, conduct discovery, and determine whether the complaint should be amended.

The case is relatively small in terms of employment duration, so I'm concerned that the attorney may have taken on higher-value cases and is now putting mine on the back burner. They also recently told me that establishing liability is more difficult than initially thought.

Is this kind of substantial scheduling extension normal when an attorney takes over a case from a pro se plaintiff? Or would you view it as a potential sign that the attorney is reevaluating whether the case is worth pursuing?

I'm not looking for someone to evaluate the merits of my specific case, I'm trying to understand what this sequence usually means from the attorney's perspective.

Thank you

I hope this is permissible here. I do see the instructions. For the Associate Team Leader role in WB, "Assists the Team Leader in all aspects of daily operations including profitability, expense control, buying, merchandising, labor, regulatory compliance, and special projects as assigned" is this a job that's mostly in the back doing inventory orders?

What does this involve? "Works with Team Leader to achieve sales, purchasing, and labor targets."

Job Skills "High energy, enthusiastic, and displays an affinity for our products, core values, and company philosophy." Why do they say "high energy." I don't fall asleep when I work.

Most importantly - 18+ months retail Team Member experience and 6+ months of supervisory experience. Does this requirement mean a retail team member at whole foods. What if I've worked at a nearby retailer, does that count? I also have previous supervisory experience.

State: TN

Issue: Cancer

I’m looking for attorneys who have handled cases involving disability discrimination in access to healthcare, particularly under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and/or Section 1557 of the ACA.

A hospital diagnosed me with cancer, but I allege that it subsequently referred me to providers who did not provide the specialty cancer treatment I needed.

I filed a complaint with HHS-OCR. OCR has now determined that it has jurisdiction and opened an investigation, specifically identifying the allegations as potentially violating Section 504 and Section 1557.

I’m trying to find out whether attorneys have successfully handled similar cases involving a hospital or health system denying or obstructing access to medically necessary specialty cancer care because of disability.

I’m not looking for someone to evaluate my specific case publicly. I’d particularly appreciate hearing from attorneys who have litigated or defended cases with this type of fact pattern.

If an EEOC charge is filed before an adverse event (termination), does the employer generally move towards termination?

Or

Do they try to remedy the issue that related to the employee's charge in the first place?

Filing after the adverse event (a termination) is already understood. Just curious what typically happens while the employee is still employed?

The added incidents arise from the same underlying problem in my current charge, that supports requesting an amendment rather than starting from scratch. EEOC says it can add later discriminatory events to an open charge and investigate them with the original allegations, although it can still choose to open a separate charge if appropriate.

**So what is the deciding factor for adding to current charge or starting a new one?**

I really believe it should just be added. I filed a charge (which is common around here) for ADA, failure to accommodate, failure to engage in the interactive accommodation process to keeping me out on unpaid leave for three weeks.

They brought me back to work just in another department which could have been done without having to keep me out on unpaid leave. I reviewed the company's policies, this is not a frivolous charge of a disgruntled employee. I have cancer and I filed a meritorious charge against a large employer for trying to push me out of my job after asking for simple, not costly accommodations in a retail job. And they responded by dismissing me from the job on paid leave for a week and then umpaid leave for 3 more weeks until finally bringing me back.

This employer has a reputation for EEOC suing them for failure to accommodate and then having the DOJ Institute mandatory consent judgments with hefty fines.

These new allegations are related to my original allegations because they involve the same accommodation issue/the same managers/the same department/a continuation of the same treatment/retaliation after my protected complaint.

And I also learned that since the EEOC rarely Investigates charges, let's face it they're understaffed, have over 200 charges a month individually, hold the charges in their database and just move the paperwork back and forth between charging party and the employer. I have yet to receive a position statement, and it is possible I never will.

I've returned to work, but the unpaid leave matter is something that cannot be ignored or swept under the rug. I read the policies about "Known and Observable" conditions and they employer responded by keeping me out of work hoping I would quit until I kept documenting and following up bypassing the barriers they tried to set and returned to work 20 days later.

Location: Tennessee

Hi all,

I'm not sure where to post this. I'm driving through Tennessee and parked my car at Starbucks.

I have a clear driving record and no insurance claims. And a woman hit my parked car when I was sitting in my car. I got out to take pictures and then spoke to her as she tried to get back in and drive off. She denied it as I was taking picture of my car and hers.

Unbelievable!

She says she didn't hit my car when I'm sitting inside it drinking coffee and reading a book and feel the tap.

Her white paint was clear on my car. She still denied it and didn't offer her insurance. I took a video of her driving her car, driving away.

Should I just eat the paint repair loss and keep my insurance clean. That's all I care about. If I call my insurance then I pay my deductible and my rates go up. It's not worth filing a claim for a paint smear.

I am more concerned that she denied it. I would have never done that to someone else if it was me. There is no dent, just paint damage.

My car is over 8 years old, nothing fancy. It runs. No injuries. I just needed to share.

Hi all,

I'm not sure where to post this. I'm driving through Tennessee and parked my car at Starbucks.

I have a clear driving record and no insurance claims. And a woman hit my parked car when I was sitting in my car. I got out to take pictures and then spoke to her as she tried to get back in and drive off. She denied it as I was taking picture of my car and hers.

Unbelievable!

She says she didn't hit my car when I'm sitting inside it drinking coffee and reading a book and feel the tap.

Her white paint was clear on my car. She still denied it and didn't offer her insurance. I took a video of her driving her car, driving away.

Should I just eat the paint repair loss and keep my insurance clean. That's all I care about. If I call my insurance then I pay my deductible and my rates go up. It's not worth filing a claim for a paint smear.

I am more concerned that she denied it. I would have never done that to someone else if it was me. There is no dent, just paint damage.

My car is over 8 years old, nothing fancy. It runs. No injuries. I just needed to share.

​

I am currently not legally represented.

**Does the employer's legal representative who receives the charge have access to the documents I submit to the portal?**

It is unrealistic to expect an EEOC investigator handling more than [200] charges each month to have time to thoroughly review every document uploaded to the portal. In many cases, their workload simply does not allow it.

Does that mean uploading my supplemental evidence documents may be a waste of time, since the EEOC process is primarily administrative and electronic? My understanding is that the employer submits a position statement, the charging party has an opportunity to review it and decide whether to submit a rebuttal, and the EEOC then eventually issues a Notice of Right to Sue.

**Within what time frame does an employer have to submit their position statement to the EEOC?**

**My employer put me on unpaid leave after I requested a reasonable accommodation and they failed to engage in the interactive accommodation discussion.**

Then they offered me to come back to work, but then told me in an email that I can't until the accommodation claim is closed with their vendor company Sedgwick. I never opened up an accommodation claim with Sedgwick, my employer's HR person did. I have cancer and have no access to healthcare. [I'm not here to dive into insurance discussions or local clinics. I do not have access to any doctor because I do not have insurance or an established physician. The cancer diagnosis came from a hospital system while on their charity care plan and they will not remove it for free].

Employer is playing musical chairs by involving multiple HR staff from various stores because the one at my store is unable to answer any questions.

Hello Global Work colleagues.

I appreciate the opportunity to join this group and look forward to learning more about remote work opportunities alongside everyone here.

My professional background has primarily been in on-site roles across several industries; finance, insurance, Human Resources, property management, legal administration and sales. I am a​ lifelong learner who genuinely enjoyed my college years. And if I could do it all over again, I would have pursued law school.

One challenge I continue to face is applying for remote positions is the emphasis on “recent experience” requirements. I am often told that because I have not held a specific title within the last five years, I am not considered a fit, despite having prior experience and transferable skills. Much of my career has involved moving across industries and locations, and I also took time away from traditional employment to complete both my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees.

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, that recency gap has continued to affect my job search, even though I remain adaptable, motivated, and eager to contribute. I am also navigating this as a single-income individual over 40, seeking stable remote work that reflects my work ethic, broad experience, and need for sustainable compensation.I joined this group to learn, connect, and better understand how others have successfully transitioned into remote work after career shifts or employment gaps.

Hello Global Work colleagues.

I appreciate the opportunity to join this group and look forward to learning more about remote work opportunities alongside everyone here.

My professional background has primarily been in on-site roles across several industries; finance, insurance, Human Resources, property management, legal administration and sales. I am a​ lifelong learner who genuinely enjoyed my college years. And if I could do it all over again, I would have pursued law school.

One challenge I continue to face is applying for remote positions is the emphasis on “recent experience” requirements. I am often told that because I have not held a specific title within the last five years, I am not considered a fit, despite having prior experience and transferable skills. Much of my career has involved moving across industries and locations, and I also took time away from traditional employment to complete both my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees.

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, that recency gap has continued to affect my job search, even though I remain adaptable, motivated, and eager to contribute. I am also navigating this as a single-income individual over 40, seeking stable remote work that reflects my work ethic, broad experience, and need for sustainable compensation.I joined this group to learn, connect, and better understand how others have successfully transitioned into remote work after career shifts or employment gaps.

My cancers are complex and my situation very unique. They're located on my face and neck.

I have three biopsy-confirmed basal cell carcinomas. One above my eyebrow, one at my temple, one on my neck. Margins are involved on more than one site, which means this isn't a "freeze it off in one visit" situation.

I need Mohs surgery and reconstruction. I'm 50s, never married, no children, no family nearby, and I've been self-sufficient since I was 21. None of that has ever been a problem for me before. It is now.

Here's what the system actually looks like from where I'm standing, not the brochure version:

I don't have insurance. That locks me out of the regional healthcare market almost entirely, not because the cancer isn't real, but because I can't produce a card. FQHCs will see me for primary care. They will not touch a multi-site Mohs case with reconstruction. Teaching hospitals will see me too, but not at the standard-of-care an insured patient gets for something this complex. I get triaged into whatever tier "uninsured" puts me in, not the tier my pathology puts me in.

I finally found a dermatologist who does Mohs, in a practice owned by private equity. The visit wasn't a medical evaluation. It was an assessment of me: my appearance, my marital status, my presumed ability to pay. I could feel it happening in real time. I wasn't a patient in pain to that office. I was a risk profile. That's not paranoia. It's just what happens when the person across the desk from you is optimizing for margin, not outcome. Let that sink in.

Medicine as a business transaction, like getting a car fixed, except the car doesn't have to sit in a waiting room absorbing how it's being sized up.

I can't even get a good faith estimate to plan around, because getting a GFE requires being far enough inside the system to ask for one, and I'm not in it.

Meanwhile I'm working a low-wage job I took to survive and I'm **currently on unpaid leave** not my choice, but the employer's choice, over an accommodation dispute, that can't accommodate my lesions due to appearance issues and my income needs.

I have No income. No paid leave. No support person to hand me a glass of water after facial reconstruction surgery, let alone drive me home from it.

Recovery time is a luxury item and I can't afford the sticker price, on top of not being able to afford the surgery itself.

The facial sites are the ones I'm most focused on right now, because you cannot walk into a job interview with open lesions on your forehead and temple and expect anyone to look past it. So there's this absurd catch-22 sitting underneath all of it: I need to work to eventually pay for treatment, and I need treatment to be employable in the fields I'm credentialed for. I’m not saying low-wage work is beneath me. I’m saying that physically demanding, low-wage work cannot financially or physically sustain my situation, particularly while I’m dealing with major medical treatment and recovery.

I'm not posting this looking for advice. I know what the resources are and I know their **limits** better than most people ever will. I'm posting it because **I don't think most people who have insurance and a support system understand what "uninsured" actually costs you before you ever get near a surgical bill,**it costs you being treated like a person with a body that's in trouble, instead of a line item someone's deciding whether to write.

Note: I’m not looking for “try a social worker,” “try a teaching hospital,” or “apply for nonprofit assistance” suggestions, or medicaid when I'm not eligible and most doctors don't accept it. I have already researched that. The problem is that the available resources address **fragmented pieces** of my situation, insurance, transportation, medical care, food, housing, or bills, rather than the intersection of all of them at once, including living expenses, transportation, daily-living needs, recovery support, and maintaining independence. I need a solution that addresses the whole situation, not another program designed to solve only one piece of it.

Has anyone here personally experienced this as a single, middle-aged adult?

My cancers are complex and my situation very unique. They're located on my face and neck.

I have three biopsy-confirmed basal cell carcinomas. One above my eyebrow, one at my temple, one on my neck. Margins are involved on more than one site, which means this isn't a "freeze it off in one visit" situation.

I need Mohs surgery and reconstruction. I'm 50s, never married, no children, no family nearby, and I've been self-sufficient since I was 21. None of that has ever been a problem for me before. It is now.

Here's what the system actually looks like from where I'm standing, not the brochure version:

I don't have insurance. That locks me out of the regional healthcare market almost entirely, not because the cancer isn't real, but because I can't produce a card. FQHCs will see me for primary care. They will not touch a multi-site Mohs case with reconstruction. Teaching hospitals will see me too, but not at the standard-of-care an insured patient gets for something this complex. I get triaged into whatever tier "uninsured" puts me in, not the tier my pathology puts me in.

I finally found a dermatologist who does Mohs, in a practice owned by private equity. The visit wasn't a medical evaluation. It was an assessment of me: my appearance, my marital status, my presumed ability to pay. I could feel it happening in real time. I wasn't a patient in pain to that office. I was a risk profile. That's not paranoia. It's just what happens when the person across the desk from you is optimizing for margin, not outcome. Let that sink in.

Medicine as a business transaction, like getting a car fixed, except the car doesn't have to sit in a waiting room absorbing how it's being sized up.

I can't even get a good faith estimate to plan around, because getting a GFE requires being far enough inside the system to ask for one, and I'm not in it.

Meanwhile I'm working a low-wage job I took to survive and I'm **currently on unpaid leave** not my choice, but the employer's choice, over an accommodation dispute, that can't accommodate my lesions due to appearance issues and my income needs. I'm (living in my car - housing programs don't have availability, no single spaces with agency and autonomy, they lock-in the unhoused status in their background check systems that match what employers can find when looking for a job).

I have No income. No paid leave. No support person to hand me a glass of water after facial reconstruction surgery, let alone drive me home from it.

Recovery time is a luxury item and I can't afford the sticker price, on top of not being able to afford the surgery itself.

The facial sites are the ones I'm most focused on right now, because you cannot walk into a job interview with open lesions on your forehead and temple and expect anyone to look past it. So there's this absurd catch-22 sitting underneath all of it: I need to work to eventually pay for treatment, and I need treatment to be employable in the fields I'm credentialed for. I’m not saying low-wage work is beneath me. I’m saying that physically demanding, low-wage work cannot financially or physically sustain my situation, particularly while I’m dealing with major medical treatment and recovery.

I'm not posting this looking for advice. I know what the resources are and I know their **limits** better than most people ever will. I'm posting it because **I don't think most people who have insurance and a support system understand what "uninsured" actually costs you before you ever get near a surgical bill,**it costs you being treated like a person with a body that's in trouble, instead of a line item someone's deciding whether to write.

Note: I’m not looking for “try a social worker,” “try a teaching hospital,” or “apply for nonprofit assistance” suggestions, or medicaid when I'm not eligible and most doctors don't accept it. I have already researched that. The problem is that the available resources address **fragmented pieces** of my situation, insurance, transportation, medical care, food, housing, or bills, rather than the intersection of all of them at once, including living expenses, transportation, daily-living needs, recovery support, and maintaining independence. I need a solution that addresses the whole situation, not another program designed to solve only one piece of it.

Has anyone here personally experienced this as a single, middle-aged adult?

Hello skin cancer family,

I have posted here before. My cancers are complex and my situation very unique.

I have three biopsy-confirmed basal cell carcinomas. One above my eyebrow, one at my temple, one on my neck. Margins are involved on more than one site, which means this isn't a "freeze it off in one visit" situation.

I need Mohs surgery and reconstruction. I'm 50s, never married, no children, no family nearby, and I've been self-sufficient since I was 21. None of that has ever been a problem for me before. It is now.

Here's what the system actually looks like from where I'm standing, not the brochure version:

I don't have insurance. That locks me out of the regional healthcare market almost entirely, not because the cancer isn't real, but because I can't produce a card. FQHCs will see me for primary care. They will not touch a multi-site Mohs case with reconstruction. Teaching hospitals will see me too, but not at the standard-of-care an insured patient gets for something this complex. I get triaged into whatever tier "uninsured" puts me in, not the tier my pathology puts me in.

I finally found a dermatologist who does Mohs, in a practice owned by private equity. The visit wasn't a medical evaluation. It was an assessment of me: my appearance, my marital status, my presumed ability to pay. I could feel it happening in real time. I wasn't a patient in pain to that office. I was a risk profile. That's not paranoia, that's just what happens when the person across the desk from you is optimizing for margin, not outcome. Let that sink in.

Medicine as a business transaction, like getting a car fixed, except the car doesn't have to sit in a waiting room absorbing how it's being sized up.

I can't even get a good faith estimate to plan around, because getting a GFE requires being far enough inside the system to ask for one, and I'm not in it.

Meanwhile I'm working a low-wage job I took to survive, and I'm **currently on unpaid leave** not my choice, the employer's, over an unrelated accommodation dispute. No income. No paid leave. No support person to hand me a glass of water after facial reconstruction surgery, let alone drive me home from it.

Recovery time is a luxury item and I can't afford the sticker price, on top of not being able to afford the surgery itself.

The facial sites are the ones I'm most focused on right now, because you cannot walk into a job interview with open lesions on your forehead and temple and expect anyone to look past it. So there's this absurd catch-22 sitting underneath all of it: I need to work to eventually pay for treatment, and I need treatment to be employable in the fields I'm credentialed for.

I'm not posting this looking for advice. I know what the resources are and I know their **limits** better than most people ever will. I'm posting it because I don't think most people who have insurance and a support system understand what "uninsured" actually costs you before you ever get near a surgical bill, it costs you being treated like a person with a body that's in trouble, instead of a line item someone's deciding whether to write off.

If you left a job off your resume, did your employer ever discover it later? Can you be terminated for it?

As an example, a job you had during the Covid pandemic, that you started during the pandemic but it unfortunately ended during the pandemic.

How many people take gig jobs and don't list all of them? I'm asking because some employers look for reasons to not hire or get rid of older workers.

Another question, what about the "recency gap" excuse. What if you haven't worked in insurance for 5 plus years but your knowledge never left you, you take gig jobs in between to try to keep cash flow coming in and the company you apply to turns you down for lacking "recent relevant" experience...how do you get back into the workforce?