I've been out of work for over a year now, and I'm just getting really frustrated. I used to work 4-6 days a week for 5-9 hours a day, and I'm used to having a steady income and a feeling of financial security. When I don't have that feeling, I just start getting a little freaked out. I had $1,500 last month to cover classes and supplies, therapy, and gas, and after my appointment this Friday I'm going to be down to $60.
I'm trying not to panic, but I just get this feeling of dread when I'm low on finances. I'm starting to feel listless, I've been applying so much over the past year and I've only had two interviews. A bunch of them I've applied for just because I need a job and they were accepting applications or hiring, but there are a few that I just genuinely want to work at and have applied before when I still had a job. My last interview(-ish type thing) was at Lush, and I feel like it went great. I've gone in to follow up and get my face back on the mind, and before when I had just put in my application I was calling and going in just to make sure the application came through the server and it was reviewed. I'm just trying to show that I don't just want this job because I need it, but because I want this job because I love their product.
And I'm hoping I don't hear the same thing. All the retail jobs I wanted turned me away because I don't have any previous retail experience. All the bakeries I've applied at turn me away because I'm either a) overqualified with my 3 years of Pastry Arts and Commercial Baking schooling, or b) I don't have any work experience in a "real restaurant" setting. Sometimes I just feel like yelling at these people to ask if no one is going to hire me because I have no experience, then who is going to give me the experience?
I just need to vent out a little, with class costing me over $600 already and the potential for starting my transition soon, I'm feeling a lot of money stress!
