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2978 No. 2978
Not sure where to post this but hopefully you gents from /docta/ can assisst me in troubling case.

I have severe anxiety and depression but I need to find work. But even more troublesome is that no one thinks I'm putting effort into my job search. I can try to anxiously state my case but it won't help.

I've rode 25+ miles on my bicycle to turn in an application somewhere that seemed minutely promising. I took the bus halfway to one interview and then ran down the highway wearing a suit and shoes that cut into the back of my heels during the rain to make an interview. The day after that interview I walked around in the same heel destroying shoes to go to another interview. Two pairs of socks bloody and gut wrenched over in painful twists of agonizing anxiety. I continued to call up potential job leads on the phone when my anxiety was so bad I had constant diarhea the entire day.

But no one will believe me when I say I'm trying hard. And it completely drained the life out of me. I am still recovering a bit one day after.

What should I do /docta/? I don't need people to believe in me, I just need a job. I want to work more than I want to breathe.
>> No. 2990
Expand your search criteria, keep it up, and know that the goal is in sight and reach. You'll definitely get a job soon.

Have you followed up with those leads? Did any of them afford an interview or callback? What sort of work are you looking for?
>> No. 2991
Holy fuck, tell these stories to the people who supposedly don't believe you're trying. What a bunch of idiots if they think you're not trying. Bitch, you got diarrhea and wrecked your feet looking for a job, that counts as trying holy shit
>> No. 2992
I did tell them a little bit about the pains I took to look for employment and it helped somewhat. But because my employers have been promising work but not following through with their promises now my credibility has fallen again.

I called in three times to try to get information on a job I was supposed to do Sunday through a staffing company. After I called the day after they said the job was cancelled. Another employer said he might have something for me (and hire me) last Monday but now it's me and one other waiting for someone to transfer out of that store to open up the position. And the company I did my manage to get on board with for one day hasn't given me a schedule since last week.

I have been keeping in touch with all of them but it's devastating to expect work and end up sitting home doing nothing, especially when I can't afford that home.

I'm going to try expanding my search criteria. Following up with employers was something I have to learn to do more often but it has helped tremendously since last week.
>> No. 2994
Full Name
Addres

Phone:
Email


Objective
A position as a crew member in a fast-paced, growing company. With my skills in customer service I want to help my crew maintain an excellent standard that will bring plenty of business for the restaurant and assist in farther advancing my career.


Ability Summary
•Excellent communication and customer service skills, receiving great remarks by customers and often being personally requested by customers
•Highly enthusiastic and motivated individual with experience in retail sales during the busiest season, Christmas
•Knowledgeable of company standards, safety guidelines, process and procedures, and codes required to perform work
•Detail-oriented, able to recall previously-made inquiries of customers and
•Great multi-tasking skills to assist several customers at once with all of their inquires


Employment History
Customer Service Representative
Dates employedTop Ranked Retailercity
•Assisted in the procurement of sales on a consistent basis by pointing customers to their intended destination in a fast and friendly manner
•Kept my work area clean to ensure a presentable environment for both customers and other employees
•Adhered to all safety guidelines to meet productivity goals

Job Position
Dates employedMilitary Branchcity
•Regularly cleaned my workspace to maintain an exceptionally high standard of work space cleanliness
•Prepared for several different changes in scenario by reviewing, at least annually, all protocols to ensure mission readiness
•Learned responsibilities both on the job and off the job to keep to up to date in a constantly changing career field

Temp Worker
datesTemp Agencycity
•Catered for a large group of people on multiple occasions by working together with a team so that all enjoying the event would be well-pleased
•Worked on an on-call basis, always ready to take on new work whenever work is requested by an employer who contacted the Temp Agency


Education and Training
Tech Schooladdress1 Year of a Technical l SchoolElectronics
Community Collegeaddress2 Years of College Computer Programming


Additional Information
Details on a business venture while in last year of High School

*All employment times are short term.
>> No. 2995
I don't think my appearance is too bad. I do my best to maintain it with the bare necessities that I now own. What I've worn to interviews is nice, but slightly worn slacks and wal-mart button-down.

I'll try to post my resume here. I also tried my hand at a cover letter. I only used the cover letter a couple times.
>> No. 2996
Sorry, multipost here.

I got hired onto an at-home job but I might have trouble meeting their exact specifications. I'm hoping they won't have something that detects my hardware. They also want me to be hooked up direclty to the modem (no wifi) which is also impossible for me.

I was provided a cheap laptop to help me out but it may not work if I'm not lucky. Right now my biggest problem is being unable to connect to my home network but somehow able to connect to the library. I have some money on my amazon account that I'm attempting to trade for a windows 7 pc in person.

Also, the employer that did take me on, promised a full work day next Monday but a possibility of increased work hours the week after that. I've heard this before with a retailer and I'm not so sure I can trust this information.
>> No. 2998
>>2996
>I've heard this before with a retailer and I'm not so sure I can trust this information.
All you can really do is see if, when the time comes, they follow up on their word.

I hope your computer/internet situation works out OK so the job can go smoothly.
>> No. 3008
More shit has happened... This isn't gonna be easy I guess. No mercy for someone with anxiety. Right now I'm just angry. It's one of rarest moments for me to be angry. I hope I can work things out though. It's kind of a first for me to deal with such a... special land lady. It's many firsts for me. Today I am still determined but who knows what will happen tomorrow. I'm hoping for the best.
>> No. 3018
Op here. Things are looking better. I'm homeless but have more ease of mind than at my previous residence. I started my retirement fund: $10. Got a decent phone with decent service and a little bit of money trickling in.

Been very consistent with going to various meetings, working out, and constantly looking to improve my income and head towards my cater interest.
>> No. 3037
Keep your phone powered ;)


Best of luck, and I'd say 'sorry for the long reply' but it sounds like you could use as much plain and comprehensive advice as possible, so long as it doesn't exhaust your resources.

Do you have any friends you can stay with? I was recently evicted but I'd suck a landlady's dick to get that spot back and stand guard at night (it's sorta supersketchy) if a friend came to me and told me this.

You can earn a little bit of money and gift cards and such if you do online surveys, though that gets tough and old. I might be talking from pure self-interest but amateur, non-kink porn might also be a great way to go. I have no fucking idea how the market is but I've always just <3<3<3 anytime I've found some real, genuine, loving amateur content.

If that's over the rubicon but you still have a safe place to stay... what about your dreams and hopes? What about your talents, rather than just paying the bills? Some semi-wise Russians say, 'find a job you like, never work a day in your life'. If that's not as/more sardonic than it seems... maybe the hobbies that asshats insist are dragging you down could genuinely make for a great employment. Say, if you like smoking weed and playing vidya, you could try joining the twitch streamers.

Blogging is kind of hit or miss - you really need an audience and props from someone more popular; my shit's just kind of a curio. Then again, a lot of great works were "just curios" for a long time until the creator got a patron. People tend to identify greatness as nonsocial freakishness until... if not force-fed, then finding themselves in need, or just curious.

Any kind of creative job is really hit-or-miss, "connections" and all that. This might be a longshot, but... maybe you're meant for a creative job. Maybe you're meant to be an underling - say someone's got a bunch of great game ideas but for one reason or another has difficulties with coding or art, compared to you. You both profit if you ghost-write, so to speak, and you might give them that particular touch that finally gets their ideas off the ground.

Together > alone, good people make life worth living, and living easier.


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