shay-the-skunk

Shay is a skunk fur on the internet

Queer as in here to stay, not pray me away. Writer, philosopher, Columbo is awesome, play video games with me, thinker, navel-gazer, folk magic practitioner, and way too much more.


shay-the-skunk
@shay-the-skunk

I really don't like doing this. In fact, these past few months have taught me that my greatest sin isn't anything other than pride. I've always been too damn proud to ask for help, and I definitely needed to ask for more than I have been. I need to ask again now beyond the local groups and places I have been. Frankly, I should've weeks ago and should be asking in streams too. I should make a banner for my stream too, since it's given me more income than... well... surveys.

I wish I had some other way to get the finances I need to continue trying to stick around here for me and my cat right now, but surveys don't populate quickly enough or pay enough as well as take me away from looking for actual employment. Gig work has dried up or people undercut me so much that it's not actually worth the time (I'd make more doing surveys, which already isn't enough). That said, I'm in the middle of final interviews at a few spots, so hopefully? this will be the last time I need to ask for financial assistance in this dark time we're all experiencing.

https://paypal.me/billybobbutler
https://venmo.com/u/Billy-Butler-25

Anything donated will assist with the house more than my personal debts, which are astounding, but hopefully I'll get a job where I can help pay those back over time. In the meantime, however, I am asking for aid to stick around here, have food for me and my cat, as well as possibly be able to pay my rent/utilities this upcoming month.

I do want to touch on why I'm really upset recently though and why I had to look at myself and say, "Yes, you do need help, you have to ask, even if no one does. You have to try all avenues." My current tally for employment offers is 0 in these past few months. I've been in final interviews over 12 times in the past month though. Unfortunately, none of them so far have amounted to anything, in fact, four of them ghosted me? I even followed up and they won't return my calls or emails, so... I don't know? It's really upsetting to have spent about 40 hours every week for months seeking work to get not a damn thing than 'oh, we love your experience, we'll get back to you in two weeks' and then they don't.

Any road, thank you for reading, I know there is a lot going on and a lot of people who need help. So, if you can only share, please do. If you can help, know that it will mean more than words for me and mine as we all struggle under this roof.


shay-the-skunk
@shay-the-skunk

Twelve rejections, with five this morning.

I'm going to go crazy. How am I suppose to get any income/employment when all the feedback I've gotten is. You're great! We want to interview you and see if you're a fit, and then they say, someone else is closer? Each time? Every time?!

I don't know what to do right now other than be upset and cry, so I'm going to do that before trying to find employment again.

For those of you helping/sharing, thank you. I guess I'm going to need it for longer than I wanted.


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