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Hello, my name is Strawberrii. I am 25 years old, moving onto 26 this weekend, and I have been unemployed since 2007.
"Hi Strawberrii!"
Uh, thanks. My hope is that I'll be able to be useful once more, get out there, and help out Star with his financial issues. I want a purpose in life.
The point of this thread, is to get advice. I know you guys well enough, so why not talk about this stuff? Some of you are experienced workers anyway. Good enough for me!
To start off, I will explain myself a bit better when I say "I have been unemployed since 2007". This means that I held two jobs in that year, the last one ending in December. Also, at this time, I was not diagnosed with anything. The first job was at a grocery store as a Deli/Bakery Clerk. I was not very good at it. I could not smile at the customers, and I was not able to treat them well on my "off" days. There were rumors that I was to be fired. Before that could happen, I quit after finding a new job with better pay at a factory. It was easy work, but it was good work. After a few months, though, I was released. So was my family, and a lot of other people.
It must be noted that due to my social anxiety at the time, interviews were hard and the main reasons I got both jobs in the first place all due to my mother.
What did I do? I kept looking for jobs after a brief depression. Michigan is a hard place to find anything. I thought it'd be easier in South Carolina, but it's just as difficult. I am not diagnosed with Bipolar II, Social Anxiety, and PTSD and I have been at a vocational rehab center for help.
I recently attempted temporary agencies, hearing they help people find work. Of course, I could only apply at one in person, and 3 online. Though, I haven't heard from 2 since months and months ago, and 3 apparently is too picky (they told me over the phone).
I'm thinking I need to create a resume for myself. The problem is, when I ask for people's advice I get all kinds of different answers. "Put that you're making a game for X company" or "extend the time you worked here for a year" or "say you babysat my kids two years ago". I've also gotten different advice on whether or not I should even include my work history in 2007.
I'm pretty useless without a job, and I don't seem to have enough experience for any employer so far. I know employers see my huge gap in not working and immediately toss out my application or resume. I mean, what can I do?
Star won't marry me unless we have money, and I know one day he'll kick me out for being a "free-loader". I can't find anything; no employer seems to find any use to me. I keep saying I want to be an author in my future, but if I haven't written a book from beginning to end, how can I prove that?
"Hi Strawberrii!"
Uh, thanks. My hope is that I'll be able to be useful once more, get out there, and help out Star with his financial issues. I want a purpose in life.
The point of this thread, is to get advice. I know you guys well enough, so why not talk about this stuff? Some of you are experienced workers anyway. Good enough for me!
To start off, I will explain myself a bit better when I say "I have been unemployed since 2007". This means that I held two jobs in that year, the last one ending in December. Also, at this time, I was not diagnosed with anything. The first job was at a grocery store as a Deli/Bakery Clerk. I was not very good at it. I could not smile at the customers, and I was not able to treat them well on my "off" days. There were rumors that I was to be fired. Before that could happen, I quit after finding a new job with better pay at a factory. It was easy work, but it was good work. After a few months, though, I was released. So was my family, and a lot of other people.
It must be noted that due to my social anxiety at the time, interviews were hard and the main reasons I got both jobs in the first place all due to my mother.
What did I do? I kept looking for jobs after a brief depression. Michigan is a hard place to find anything. I thought it'd be easier in South Carolina, but it's just as difficult. I am not diagnosed with Bipolar II, Social Anxiety, and PTSD and I have been at a vocational rehab center for help.
I recently attempted temporary agencies, hearing they help people find work. Of course, I could only apply at one in person, and 3 online. Though, I haven't heard from 2 since months and months ago, and 3 apparently is too picky (they told me over the phone).
I'm thinking I need to create a resume for myself. The problem is, when I ask for people's advice I get all kinds of different answers. "Put that you're making a game for X company" or "extend the time you worked here for a year" or "say you babysat my kids two years ago". I've also gotten different advice on whether or not I should even include my work history in 2007.
I'm pretty useless without a job, and I don't seem to have enough experience for any employer so far. I know employers see my huge gap in not working and immediately toss out my application or resume. I mean, what can I do?
Star won't marry me unless we have money, and I know one day he'll kick me out for being a "free-loader". I can't find anything; no employer seems to find any use to me. I keep saying I want to be an author in my future, but if I haven't written a book from beginning to end, how can I prove that?
