#so fuck the job market

[returquoise]

This week fucking sucks.

[scribefindegil]

Thinking again about how many disabled people end up getting shunted into art/craft work because like. You can technically do it. Sometimes. Yeah you make a pittance at best and are almost certainly going to make your physical health worse by pushing yourself to get things done, but what else are you gonna do? You're too sick for anyone to hire you. You're "not sick enough" to qualify for benefits. Just devote every scrap of time and energy you have to a chronically underpaid, low-prestige, incredibly labor-intensive industry. A few people manage to make it work with luck and help and the right skills. Many people don't. Everyone gets pressured to monetize their hobbies, but it's especially insidious if you're disabled because any tiny thing you manage to accomplish to bring yourself joy gets twisted into proof that you should somehow be able to work.

[dunmeshiminimumwage]

back when i worked at [large chain coffee store], i tried to unionize my workplace. my manager sat me down and gave me a very guilt trip-y talk. lots of "but i thought we were a family :(" and "you don't *really* know what unionization does, do you?" i played dumb and managed to avoid being fired, but. chilchuck momence.

[epikhightechnology]

Desperate times ask for desperate measures aka I find myself unsure of how I am going to pay my rent & bills this winter so I am wondering if anyone would be interested in exchanging some money for my drawing services? I don't do prints cause I don't know how lol but I can mail you the actual drawing. Here's some of the stuff I've drawn this year:

I can draw your blorbo, your bias, your mom, anyone really, just need a good reference picture. Price would depend on the picture, the size, if it's b&w or coloured and shipping (i live in the EU). If anyone's interested lmk and we'll figure it out together? 🙏🙏

[bigothteddies]

can we start considering online job application systems as class warfare or

[prettyflyshyguy]

Over the next few days as I try to enjoy myself as much as possible, and rid myself of the anguish and horror of my twenties via hard-partying (going to the zoo, making my direct family experience an escape room with me, drinking as many milkshakes as I can physically cope with) - I feel its worth reflecting on some things from the last decade.

-I really didn't know what I was doing when I existed uni, and I still don't know what I'm doing HOWEVER -- I have a much clearer idea of what I'm good at, and what makes me happy.

-I've won multiple awards for miniature painting. Coming from a kid who dreamed of one day owning a cool skink army (and I do but its mostly not assembled BUT DON'T WORRY AB--) that's pretty fucking sick.

-I've tabled at multiple big conventions, and I'll be tabling at an event next year that I've dreamed of tabling at since I was 14. And. AND. Each one was actually profitable.

-My art journey has taken a while, but each year I get better and do more things and although I'm not where I want to be, I've made things with value and meaning and I'll only keep improving if I put the time in. I've done things I could only once dream of doing. I've also hit a point where, things may take a bit, but I genuinely feel like I can tackle almost any subject matter and I'll break through.

-I've met so many incredible people and forged wonderful friendships both online and IRL and I'm thankful for it all. It's hard to know what to do with everyone sometimes when I struggled with friendships for years.

-I was a weirdo baby-alt-fashion 20 year old, had a normie phase somewhere along the way, and now my fashion has returned to where it belongs: straight out of 2010 and I care less and less about what people think and I grow more and more confident in just being myself.

-If I'm being real -- I'm not where I want to be, in a lot of ways. Thing's have been a downward spiral the last few years, but I've been growing in my work and my resilience and by god you cannot kill me in a way that matters.

-My biggest takeaway is really: not everything gets better. But a lot of things do. And you have a lot of power over a lot of things - you just have to be brave and keep kicking. Some things get better, some things get worse, some things stay mostly the same. But you keep growing. You keep changing. You gotta persist. You gotta.

[symphogear]

Applied for a job, was denied.

Anyways, my Credit Card is still needing about $2,900 paid off basically. I pay off $120 and then it charges me like $60 interest.

Carecredit says it only needs me to pay a minimum of $45 a month then charges me $120 in fees and interest. That card needs $1,200 paid off.

I also pay an internet bill monthly. That's $100 or so for right now.

And I have a phone bill that's $127 a month.

So every month my bills consist of at minimum ~$400.

Shit sucks man I s2g

anyways gonna keep reposting my help post but this is just an update for peeps.

Link to Paypal if you wanna help out a disabled trans girl that's getting fucked over by government and job market.

[carcarrot]

having another one of my job-related crises

[wikipedie]

Hello. I'm interested in applying for your position. I would like to have money and not hate my life and maybe survive + a lil more. Thanksies!

[electoons]

giving my ldb a daughter. embarrassing for all involved. mostly me

[girlfriendsofthegalaxy]

have not seen my brain meds prescriber in several months bc money, but she finally went “okay I have to chat with you over video to give you this refill it’s been too long”. she was kind of a cunt in march about my unemployment but she is much chiller this time around. i wonder if someone in her life is also job searching

[doctorhomo]

people will say “there’s nothing wrong with the job market” then you’ll be unemployed for two months because you had to leave your last job because of abusive managers and the only job you can get will offer you around 24 hours a MONTH and will also cancel your shifts the night before you’re due to come in but not actually tell you so you get there in the morning and there’s actually no reason. then you message the work chat to say there’s an issue and management will read it and ignore you for 15 minutes then say “call IT”. so you go yeah okay fine i will then you call IT but it’s 8:20 and they dont have the phone line open until 8:30 so you have to sit and wait then they tell you “oh someone else did your shift already. yeah they moved it. yeah no you didnt need to come in”. but i should be very grateful for that <£300 monthly pay check shouldnt i? i was stressing out all night because i couldnt sleep and knew i had work in the morning so i just didnt sleep and i actually could be in bed rn. but im waiting on a bench in the cold bc the pet shop isnt open yet and my rats need treats

[mylittleredgirl]

every day my electronic mail inbox delivers me fresh new pet peeves

[aufgrundlagedeinerlikes]

Me 🤝 you

Being fucked if ktm goes insolvent

yay....

[cinnaminsvga]

actual conversation i had with my dental hygienist

hygienist: so what did you study at university?

me: chemistry...

hygienist: damn, no wonder you look so sad!

[prettyflyshyguy]

Ooooooooooooo I am seriously thinking of ordering a bulk batch of those little keychain keycap fiddle toys but utilising the ultimate power of Acrylic Lacquer and my practice painting gundam to just repaint the caps in candy metallics and colour shift paints chat do you see my vision