u/OfficerOfBooty

a little bit of info: we haven't been eating much, maybe one half-meal a day IF that, so i forced myself to spend money i didn't really have to spend and got some frozen stuff the other day. gas got shut off this morning because dad let the bill go too long without any payment and didn't communicate that with me, so now all that food can't be cooked because it's oven only, no microwave. we don't have money to get anything else, either.

churches and local food banks near me only give us stuff we need a stove to cook. the rest is either snacks, stuff expired by over a year (lol), or cat treats (can't really eat those). we don't even have bread that's how bad off we are.

i haven't eaten today. i'm so hungry. (tmi) it's the time of the month, so i'm crampy and moody and now i'm so nauseous because i haven't eaten in 24 hours. what, realistically, are my options here? because he won't be able to get it turned back on until september... that's like 2 weeks. he ripped the notice up and refuses to call and talk with a rep about payment options, plans, or explain our situation. i can't do it because the account is in his name. what am i supposed to do?

please also don't suggest going to those reddit threads for help. every single one i have turned to have quickly turned me away for one asinine reason or another. one literally told me that because the amount i needed went over their maximum you could request (despite me saying the max request would do a decent chunk), i wasn't allowed to post a gofundme. i can't post on another for even just a meal because i "wasn't active enough", others have said "you only ever ask for help on this account" as if struggles have an expiration date, etc. i don't get why you need to fulfill requirements to ask for help, and it makes me feel like i'm being shamed for being forced into a situation i didn't ask for thanks to my family's selfish decisions and lack of communication. asking for help has always been a shameful thing to do in my household, and constantly getting turned away has made me feel even worse about finding the courage to reach out.

moving out isn't an option. i don't make enough money, i have so little to my name, and none of my friends have room / the ability to help me move out. i'm not blessed with social media popularity to get a help thread going, and even then i feel guilty asking because there are people worse off than me.

i'm completely out of options and feel so hopeless. i work for a college, 17 hours a week at minimum wage. nobody else wants to hire me, and it's summer break: i haven't been paid since may 16th, and won't get paid until october because of how the semesters work. i didn't qualify for any unemployment or snap benefits, either, and i'm just so defeated and tired. I AM NOT ASKING FOR MONEY, i need advice. please help me.

hiya everyone! i know it's been a bit since i've posted here, and honestly... a lot of that's attributed to how much i've been struggling.

summer break started in may, meaning i haven't worked since about the 16th. i go back late august, but don't get paid until october for some reason. to top that all off, i got denied unemployment and snap benefits so it's been really rough trying to survive out here. even trying to find a new job has been hell haha

but we persist and move forward, right? i'm throwing a request here for some things i could really use / need as i start work again. most of my money's going towards gas and car maintenance to get to / from the office, so i can't really grab most of the things from my list. anything helps! thank you for reading.

i hope y'all have a wonderful rest of your summer 😄

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Hi all! I got denied unemployment because I made $30.18 under the minimum threshold in my highest quarter. Ridiculous reason to deny me, I know, but I guess they just hate people who work in schools and want us to remain without pay for Summer break.

Anyway, that said, my genuine question is: Why am I required to continue certifying each week if I'm never going to see a cent? There's 0 reason they overturn their determination, and I return to work in August anyway so RIP to any partial unemployment as a part-time worker because, again, they denied me entirely. So yeah... genuinely why do I have to bother if they already decided I won't be receiving anything and there's no way for me to ask for a reconsideration?

I'm exhausted.

My current job is pretty low stress, but only gives me a max of 17 hours a week at my area's current minimum wage. I've been there for 3 years and my 'raise' has only ever been when they legally have to increase wages. Recently a full-time position opened up in the exact same department, meaning it'd be a seamless transition considering I was already doing most of the work for that position anyway after the previous person left, and they outright told me it wasn't possible to promote me and chose someone outside instead who needed to be trained and taught how our department works. They didn't give me a chance: no interview, not even an application to make my case, and no trial period. I even offered to take any required civil service exams if necessary. It's also summer break, which means I have 0 income for 3 months, plus a 4th because they don't pay for the entirety of September, and I make just under the minimum required threshold to qualify for unemployment so, yes, a new job is definitely in order.

I have been applying to jobs for a year now. Anything and everything aside from customer service and retail because I just can't do that anymore mentally. In these past 2 months alone I've put in 71 applications (and counting). In all of those, it's been radio silence, rejection after rejection, ghosting, the inevitable obvious scam emails, 'this job listing is no longer found or has been deleted', etc. Not a single genuine interview or peep of interest. And yes, I've been applying to jobs of my skill level or where I have experience that can translate well. I have an Associate's in criminal justice, because life just didn't want to make the stars align for me to continue education and at least obtain a Bachelor's (not that I can afford it now), and not even law offices want me for a simple desk job or remote assistant.

What do I have to do to get a remote position, genuinely? I'm at a loss. What sorts of jobs do you guys apply for or suggest going after? Because at this rate it feels like either I'm looking in all the wrong places, or they genuinely just do not want to onboard me. I'm asking for genuine advice and resources here, because I'm so, so tired of not being able to afford the basics of life while my current job got pissy last winter when I was buried in nearly 2 feet of snow, couldn't afford to pay someone to clear it, and couldn't get to the office to... change a copier cartridge. The instructions are on the copier screen, people! They tell me they'll do fine without me when I'm on vacation for a week, but get upset when I'm literally snowed in? Insane.

Any advice or resources related to landing a remote job is / are appreciated. Thank you.

EDIT: I am not looking for you to post your job listings! Advice and resources only please!