This post will remain up until I have a job
Hey all,
I'm not happy that I need to do this, but the job hunt continues to kick my ass. While I have enough money to make it a couple more months (I AM NOW OUT OF MONEY), support to help me get by until I am able to get a job is likely going to be necessary.
Current status: still need help. The bureaucracy of unemployment is hell. Full details on the unemployment situation below the cut/"read more". Also did not get the job I was in interviews for. For now, my bank account is at $950 thanks to y'all's generous support. By the end of March I need $850 for rent, $400 for private student loans (currently looking into how i can get these deferred), $100 for utilities, $250 to clear a medical bill I keep putting off. So like... $1600 total. I'm back on SNAP at least so food is less of an issue. But I do need $650 more to make it through the end of March/start of April.
My Venmo is @\Violet-Kurtz (remove the backslash)
My PayPal is @\OniLink (remove the backslash, it unfortunately has my dead name cause Paypal)
As always, if anyone has leads on jobs, send me a message. I'm also keeping an eye on job listings people post on cohost, and of course I'm applying every day to any job I can find.
Making progress in fighting the bureaucracy to get unemployment. They're requiring that I validate my identity by entering a number found on a letter that they will send to the address they have on file for me. The address they have on file is wrong and their phone line is down due to being absolutely slammed with calls so I can't get it fixed. I did find someone at another department in the state government who was able to contact the employment department directly to get my address fixed. They have no idea when it will actually get fixed with how slammed the employment department is.
And only after my address is fixed with them will they be able to send the letter that gives the code to verify my identity so I can make the initial claim. Then who knows how long until they approve it. Or if they even will.