Well it's May now. Still don't know what to about moving away from my parents so I can transition. My bid to move to Washington State is a bust, after doing much research and talking to people I'm very likely to end up living in the streets there even if I got a job.
Plus getting a job where I currently live (in Tennessee) is a bust as well. I'm at my wits end here I don't know what the heck to do now nothing will hire me anywhere I can't get hormones I wish I had the will to just kill myself :'(
Things may be bleak, but it will come to you. The best thing to do is just y and keep your head up. Remember that you only have one shot at life, and just ending it right in the middle, will not just affect yourself, but it will impact a lot of people.
Please just consider this, you do have a future to look forward to, if for nobody but yourself. Keep your head up, and keep kicking, else you would just be one of just a statistic, and I'm sure you wouldn't want that.
Kate <3
Sadly sometimes I think I'm better off being a statistic than being unemployed with no marketable skills and not being able to afford transitioning
Try and take it one step at a time. Instead of trying to get everything done all at once, try and gain a focus on e one aspect, until you can complete that task. Then once you get one accomplishment, you can regain some motivation as well as getting to your goal, even if you take very very small baby steps to get to it.
I'm sure you can get it on track.
Kate <3
Nothing I do is good enough there's too much competition just to even get a minimum wage job and those are having rigorous requirements that I don't meet.
I just want to freaking transition is that too much to ask. I need money and I need it bad but nothing will hire me. I need help :'(
It's very much a long shot; but you could set up a Go Fund Me page. Sorry about your situation; please don't give up.
If your looking to move to a different state but are worried about were to live I suggest looking for work here http://www.coolworks.com/. Many jobs on cool works offer rooms or have employee housing. I did this myself for a sort period of time. I know thing are hard but don't be so hard on yourself, things will work out it just takes time. ;D
Hi, here's just a thought. Have your socially transitioned (living as a woman)? Getting employment in say a hair salon, nail salon, Selling make up, learning to do make overs? Jobs like this, your gender isn't going to be an issue or much of one that is going to make it as difficult to hire. Anyone seeing a "guy" doing that is not going to have much in the way of expectations, they are just going to expect that you are at the least more feminine, more like a woman anyway.
Quote from: Gendermutt on May 11, 2016, 04:52:11 PM
Hi, here's just a thought. Have your socially transitioned (living as a woman)? Getting employment in say a hair salon, nail salon, Selling make up, learning to do make overs? Jobs like this, your gender isn't going to be an issue or much of one that is going to make it as difficult to hire. Anyone seeing a "guy" doing that is not going to have much in the way of expectations, they are just going to expect that you are at the least more feminine, more like a woman anyway.
I'm transitioning socially as much as I can since I still live with parents. Unfortunately cosmetology isn't something I could do I'm not too good with things that are hands on but thanks.
My wife lived "on the streets" (actually, in a park) for the first few months that she lived in Seattle -- she decided she was fed up with her parents, and moved across the country with a few hundred bucks and the clothes on her back. Now is pretty much the best time to move with that plan -- if this year is anything like the last three, you'll have 5-7 months of nice weather before the rain comes back. That's plenty of time to get back on your feet, find a job, and find some roommates.
Another reasonable entry-level job: I've been to several coffee shops in Seattle which have employed transgender baristas -- and I don't mean that I clocked stealth transgender people with my highly-evolved transdar. I mean, totally obvious nonbinary folk.
Would it be possible to make it as a barista even if I'm not good at working in quick paced environments (that's how I got let go from my last two jobs)?
Depends how determined you are.
You control your destiny.
I know you are trying hard and have grown enormously since being on the site. You have faced life and are starting to get a handle on it.
You are a remarkable person but as yet do not realise it. You have started to see that "I cannot do anything" is not true. OK, your life is tough, but you do control it.
Every time you say: "I cannot do something" reinforces your subconscious. Your subconscious is happy to be safe and not face the hard things; it is the same for people addicted to any substance; 'I can give up cigarettes': The subconscious says "No you can't; just relax and have another smoke"
You go forward by saying; I can do this.
Emily, you can.
I have a great deal of faith in you.
It's common for young adults to get and quickly lose their first handful of jobs. These are small setbacks, and you'll persevere. Either you find something you love, or you find the will to get the job done. You'll find different jobs, and with practice, get into the rhythm of work. Being grown up is hard work!
I thought the last job I had would be simple, just moving boxes from a line onto pallets and later taking those pallets out to the main floor to be stocked on shelves, until I was let go for being too slow. Unfortunately having a good work ethic and attitude is not enough for the job market even in the lowest of entry jobs. The job I had before Walmart worked at a Goodwill being a donations attendant also got fired for also being too slow.
It also doesn't help that I'm learning disabled and sometimes need extra help or some tasks that should be simple easily overwhelm me. All the jobs I look at want you to be very good at things I'm not even close to being good at or don't even have the aptitude for (like math and science).
I need to face the fact I'm never gonna transition and therefore never gonna live the rest of my life as the girl I'm really am. Can't find afford healthcare can't get a decent job so I can sustain myself. What the heck should I do if there's no there options?? I guess there's suicide
Quote from: EmilyRyan on May 12, 2016, 11:02:23 PM
I thought the last job I had would be simple, just moving boxes from a line onto pallets and later taking those pallets out to the main floor to be stocked on shelves, until I was let go for being too slow. Unfortunately having a good work ethic and attitude is not enough for the job market even in the lowest of entry jobs. The job I had before Walmart worked at a Goodwill being a donations attendant also got fired for also being too slow.
It also doesn't help that I'm learning disabled and sometimes need extra help or some tasks that should be simple easily overwhelm me. All the jobs I look at want you to be very good at things I'm not even close to being good at or don't even have the aptitude for (like math and science).
I need to face the fact I'm never gonna transition and therefore never gonna live the rest of my life as the girl I'm really am. Can't find afford healthcare can't get a decent job so I can sustain myself. What the heck should I do if there's no there options?? I guess there's suicide
Oh Emily,
Life can be tough and very hard. The one thing I do know is if a person takes their life then there is no chance of good things happening.
I went through a very dark patch 2 years ago that almost saw the end of my business and everything I had slogged my guts out for my 35 years of working. I had 4 lawyers working for me on 4 battle fronts. I hit the lowest of lows and could not see any way forward. What I did was to talk to as many people I could to let them know what was happening. What came out after a while was being put onto the right people that got me through. The ordeal cost me $400,000 but I am still in business and have a chance to keep going. I never once contemplated ending my life because even if I was destitute and had lost everything there is always hope.
Hold onto your dreams, stay tough through these low moments and keep searching for those opportunities.
There is a path for everyone on this planet you just have to keep opening and closing gates until you find yours.
I do envy the fact you are 24 and have a chance to transition one day, for a lot of us there was never any chance so there is your first massive positive opportunity. Now time to see over the coming years how to enact that opportunity.
Please keep looking for the positives and you will find your way.
Take care
Sue
Wish it were that easy but for it's impossible society just doesn't want me
Positive thoughts only Emily and believe. ;-))
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What can I really do to sustain myself if I can't get a job even at a fast food place (trust me they turned me down too)?
I'm really at my wits end here and would like possible answers to that question. What are some other options or am I doomed to live and die homeless??
It's really hard for me to guide you properly as down in New Zealand the social welfare system would help. I am unsure of what you could get where you are that could help you in the short term. I have been asked by some potential employees to let them work at no cost to give them a chance. What are your interests, strengths, hobbies and desired jobs. This may help with some advice
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Here in the U.S. there's nothing to help anyone in my situation they like to just simply look down and declare anyone in my situation unemployable and tell me to live in the streets or join the military. Seriously that's how it is around here you have to be lucky to have the smarts to be highly skilled in the fields that are actually hiring and if you're not you're screwed.
As for hobbies and what not I like to history and to read maps but there's no jobs in those and I already tried going into teaching but failed all the three main basic courses for the teaching major it was just too hard. I also like photography but unless I can get big and make a killing selling photos I might as well look for something else.
Hey Emily, I'm sorry things are so tough for you. Since you like history and maps, have you thought about being a librarian? Maybe a book store assistant? Rather than selling photos why not work for a photographer. You need to keep your goals in small steps and slowly climb.
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Being a librarian here is like impossible you gotta not only have a master's degree but hope you get lucky that a library is even hiring. I've tried book stores unfortunately they don't want me either and entry/low level photographer jobs want three years experience and a bachelors degree.
I'm at loss at what to do I really feel society doesn't want me cause I'm unable to grasp the science/math skills they want everyone to have for the job market and since I don't fit into what they want they rather cast people like me into the pasture and I might as well do so.
I understand finding a job is difficult. It took me almost two years but finally I got one. There is no other solution but simply keep looking. Wanting to transition was the only thing that kept me going. And I only finished high school with very average grades. Maybe look at shop websites to see if they have vacancies or go to a shopping centre's website and see which shops are hiring. Someone will want to hire you; even if you're unconfident and not comfortable like I am.
In Canada, we have organisations (examples are Chrysalis and Employabilities) that work with people who have physical, emotional or intellectual disabilities or delays to help build job skills and find/keep jobs. There must be something similar somewhere in the US.
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Quote from: arice on May 13, 2016, 06:29:47 PM
In Canada, we have organisations (examples are Chrysalis and Employabilities) that work with people who have physical, emotional or intellectual disabilities or delays to help build job skills and find/keep jobs. There must be something similar somewhere in the US.
There isn't jack here in the U.S. dedicated to helping anyone with those conditions to help get a get a job etc. Unlike Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand our government and most of society doesn't give a care :(
Check with your state employment office. Often they have a number of programs to chose from and they may have evaluation programs to help you know which job would be best for you.
Unfortunately Tennessee decided to gut most funding for employment offices they barely have the resources to help simple job seekers.
I can relate to this.
A big save for me is that the State of Oregon is extremely supportive of us. I know that doesn't help, but I'd be in your position otherwise. For years I had no clue why nothing was coming together. Everyone was telling me I needed to "try harder, work harder" and this was during the 2000s when everything was sunshine and rainbows apparently. I have a friend who transitioned in TN. I don't know if he knows of anything that can help. (Maybe I should drop him a line.)
Hang in there.
There are some support services available in Seattle from Ingersoll Center http://ingersollcenter.org/
I don't know if they have something that will help but it's a place to start.
Don't give up hope or give into despair. Choose to be positive. It's not easy but it is possible. Many of us had no chance to transition until we were much older. I was in my mid-40's and it wasn't like it just showed up. It was on me since I was 6 or so.
In the end, when life is at it's worst, you should feel the most hope. It can only get better if it is really that bad. Think of the positives. You are still young, are living in a society that is more accepting (in places) and there are far more options available in your lifetime than there were for many of us. Good luck Emily!
Quote from: CrysC on May 14, 2016, 01:27:57 AM
There are some support services available in Seattle from Ingersoll Center http://ingersollcenter.org/
I don't know if they have something that will help but it's a place to start.
Sounds like they can help.
So I was looking for jobs in Seattle and saw there's bank teller positions open all part time with benefits. Is it possible to survive in Seattle with a job like that??
The further away from downtown the cheaper it is. Again I'd reach out to Ingersoll and see if they had some leads on a place to stay. This area is quite pricey. Taxes are on what you buy rather than income. That makes food more expensive as well as other commodities.
Yeah it's the same here in Tennessee no state income tax but the sales tax is up there especially on food. I also do truly think that Ingersoll may be my best hope to surviving in Washington if I am homeless maybe I can sleep near their building if it's safe to do so.
Please don't step into homelessness here for your own good. There is a terrible problem in Seattle right now with homelessness. The shelters are full and can only keep people around for a short bit. Make sure you get yourself set up with a place to stay first. If you can't do that then work a plan that leads to that. Maybe look at Portland or go somewhere you can build up some income before heading to Seattle. Plan well and be safe.
I wish I can make plans well in advance but as long as nothing is willing to hire me where I'm at it's impossible to save up more money than what I already have and as for Portland I just rather be in Seattle instead
This is the Oregon-Washington dichotomy. Oregon taxes your income, but no sales tax. Though our medicare covers transition care. Avoid Vancouver, you should be good.
I wonder would getting SSI be easier over there in the west coast if I can't even get job after moving into the area then SSI may be the only option I have.
Well my luck just gets crappier tried applying to Job Corps as suggested from a poster and apparently I'm ineligible :(
So what now??
I have been out of work several times with the time period ranging from 6 months to 2 years. Being out of work is a full time job. Each day you get up, prepare for work by eating,dressing and what every your morning routine is and then you start looking at the advertisements for jobs. You don't look at what they are paying but instead you look for something you might possibly be able to do. You may not be an exact match but apply for it anyway as many places train or at some point may have to select somebody who is less than ideal. If you run out of jobs to apply for, you think about other places you might try. Finding a job is 8 hours a day so you need to maintain this routine 8 hours a day. This is the reason I hate to be out of work so much because often you put in all that work and only receive a rejection notice for your efforts. I could send out hundreds of resumes (in my profession that is the how to apply for a job) and if I was lucky, a few would get interviews.
The period where I was out of work for two years, the economy was in a deep recession between 1984 and 1986. I had a couple of temporary jobs in that span and they were happy with my work but the jobs didn't turn into permanent jobs.
Have you looked at landscaping jobs? This is the season they will be hiring. My son did that for a couple of years. The work is hard but it seemed like the contractors were always looking for workers in town.
Sapere Aude
Quote from: Deborah on May 20, 2016, 08:51:36 PM
Have you looked at landscaping jobs? This is the season they will be hiring. My son did that for a couple of years. The work is hard but it seemed like the contractors were always looking for workers in town.
Actually I did about three weeks ago. Thought I got a job with one the major landscaping businesses in my town till I was turned away the moment I showed up for work apparently I didn't look "physically able" according to the person I was gonna be working under and I would've been considered a "waste of time".
Have you had a look to see if there are any call centres near you.? They have a high recruitment rate (can be quite stressful)..
Sno
There is and tried about five times getting on. I fail the aptitude test, that's required to pass in order to get hired, every time and that's the limit before they stop considering your application.
Actually had a job interview today for a receptionist position at a financial office and not only did I not get the job it made me realize that my voice maybe also be a factor to why employers don't consider hiring me when I do manage to land an interview. Yeah apparently my voice was considered effeminate and that clients may get a bit uneasy and turn away. Unfortunately this is Tennessee so they can get away with it.
I never had a very deep voice to begin with and if that's truly a factor that's gonna prevent me from being hired then I guess I'm really am unemployable. Jeez :-\
Quote from: sparrow on May 11, 2016, 11:46:22 PM
My wife lived "on the streets" (actually, in a park) for the first few months that she lived in Seattle -- she decided she was fed up with her parents, and moved across the country with a few hundred bucks and the clothes on her back. Now is pretty much the best time to move with that plan -- if this year is anything like the last three, you'll have 5-7 months of nice weather before the rain comes back. That's plenty of time to get back on your feet, find a job, and find some roommates.
Another reasonable entry-level job: I've been to several coffee shops in Seattle which have employed transgender baristas -- and I don't mean that I clocked stealth transgender people with my highly-evolved transdar. I mean, totally obvious nonbinary folk.
I'm thinking of doing this too. I am sick of my father starving me every weekend until monday just so he can juice. I always lose about three pounds on the following tuesday! I can't take his crap anymore. The only thing really holding me back is dialysis and my other health issues. I'm doomed too. Sorry for making this sound worse, but I would sound like the biggest hypocrite to say otherwise.
Also, what if you don't live in Seattle? Then what? What if you live in stupid Florida like I do?
Quote from: EmilyRyan on May 22, 2016, 09:02:20 PM
Actually had a job interview today for a receptionist position at a financial office and not only did I not get the job it made me realize that my voice maybe also be a factor to why employers don't consider hiring me when I do manage to land an interview. Yeah apparently my voice was considered effeminate and that clients may get a bit uneasy and turn away. Unfortunately this is Tennessee so they can get away with it.
I never had a very deep voice to begin with and if that's truly a factor that's gonna prevent me from being hired then I guess I'm really am unemployable. Jeez :-\
Oh my god, Emily, I feel
just like you! I don't know, are we like the only ones here who are unemployable, because I swear I can relate. One manager told me that I didn't dress womanly enough! :D HAHAHAHAHA!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D I didn't dress womanly enough?! Really?!
Yes! I empathize with your struggle here. No one sees me as a valuable asset. I don't want to encourage you to ever kill yourself, but
for me, I am thinking like
my only other options would be to continue to suffer with my dad until he dies and I am in my 40s with no life, no job, no experience, a virgin, no money.
I wonder compared to that could suicide really be that bad
for me? I'm sick of this ->-bleeped-<-! I, myself, would take active euthanasia any day at this point but I do not wish this for anyone. I hope you keep trying Emily. I know I sound fake as hell telling you that, but I ain't got the right to advise no body to take they life...ever. That decision can only be made for myself........
Quote from: EmilyRyan on May 22, 2016, 09:02:20 PM
Actually had a job interview today for a receptionist position at a financial office and not only did I not get the job it made me realize that my voice maybe also be a factor to why employers don't consider hiring me when I do manage to land an interview. Yeah apparently my voice was considered effeminate and that clients may get a bit uneasy and turn away. Unfortunately this is Tennessee so they can get away with it.
I never had a very deep voice to begin with and if that's truly a factor that's gonna prevent me from being hired then I guess I'm really am unemployable. Jeez :-\
If you think you have issues with your voice and would like to work with it, leave a sample in the voice section for us to evaluate. I have had a fair amount of experience working with voice so if you would like me to take a look at it, leave me a PM if I miss it.
Quote from: EmilyRyan on May 22, 2016, 09:02:20 PM
Actually had a job interview today for a receptionist position at a financial office and not only did I not get the job it made me realize that my voice maybe also be a factor to why employers don't consider hiring me when I do manage to land an interview. Yeah apparently my voice was considered effeminate and that clients may get a bit uneasy and turn away. Unfortunately this is Tennessee so they can get away with it.
I never had a very deep voice to begin with and if that's truly a factor that's gonna prevent me from being hired then I guess I'm really am unemployable. Jeez :-\
You too?!?! I swear whenever I go in for interviews after a phone interview with the person I'm meeting, said interviewer is thrown off. And since I've always lived "up north", no one has ever came out and said "Yeah, it's cause you sound like a woman." It was my hormone doctor who finally said "You can look into vocal therapy, but voice is already fairly feminine."
Finally!
Quote from: King Phoenix on May 22, 2016, 09:48:54 PM
Oh my god, Emily, I feel just like you! I don't know, are we like the only ones here who are unemployable, because I swear I can relate. One manager told me that I didn't dress womanly enough! :D HAHAHAHAHA!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D I didn't dress womanly enough?! Really?!
Yes! I empathize with your struggle here. No one sees me as a valuable asset. I don't want to encourage you to ever kill yourself, but for me, I am thinking like my only other options would be to continue to suffer with my dad until he dies and I am in my 40s with no life, no job, no experience, a virgin, no money. I wonder compared to that could suicide really be that bad for me? I'm sick of this ->-bleeped-<-! I, myself, would take active euthanasia any day at this point but I do not wish this for anyone. I hope you keep trying Emily. I know I sound fake as hell telling you that, but I ain't got the right to advise no body to take they life...ever. That decision can only be made for myself........
I'll keep trying but at this point it's looking like I need to figure out how to survive without a job/income. Really wish guaranteed employment was a thing. I want to work for my money but the current process and steps in order to get a job is broken and puts some individuals at a disadvantage.
The key to doing well in interviews is to impress the interviewer. Whatever qualifications you have mean nothing if the interviewer isn't impressed. From my time when I was interviewing people for employment this is what I looked at.
- Well dressed, clean, and neat demonstrating that the candidate cares about the job and cares about them self.
-Self assured and confident. The thing here is that it doesn't matter if you really are. You just have to fake it enough so they think you are.
- Well spoken. Answer each question and elaborate to highlight your strengths. Never simply answer with a yes/no.
- Enthusiastic about wanting the job. Not fake bravado but a genuine interest.
- At ease and not overly nervous. Again, even if you are nervous, and everybody is, you cannot show it.
- Friendly. Nobody wants to hire someone that will cause disquiet on the job..
After someone passes all those things then qualifications and experience start to matter.
The bottom line if you are interviewing is that you first have to make yourself liked by the one that will make the decision. So you key off their body language and reactions as you proceed through the interview.
Sapere Aude
I already do those things I even attended a workshop to learn to get better at interviews (and they also helped me put my resume together the correct way).
Personally I think interviewers need to be less biased and just focus on qualifications and attitude.
An interview is about that feeling you have in the pit of your stomach. You don't want to hire somebody you will be firing in three months. Ability is part of it but when you work with people long enough you develop a sixth sense about them and if the feeling is wrong, you look for somebody else in your pile of resumes that you have a better feeling about. You may have to stand out from hundreds of others who applied for the job and that means everything must be perfect if you want to be considered.
Again I think they should just focus on qualifications sorry but I stand by my belief here.
In this job market, except for a few positions with highly specific qualifications, a hirer will receive dozens of resumes all of which are fully qualified. Resumes and the rest simply serve to get an interview. The interview is where you get hired by standing above the rest.
The only exception to this is if you are applying to a position where you are already well known by both performance and reputation.
Sapere Aude
I believe it shouldn't be a competition just to be able to make a living in order to survive
I agree that it shouldn't be, but it is. You have to deal with the reality that is, not what should be.
Sapere Aude
If only there was guaranteed employment in this country so those of us who want/need a job can get one.
I get you on the difficulties with employment. What helped me was when I decided to repair electronics for money, since I do it for myself anyways. I just started buying broken electronics, fixing them, and selling them. It's not much money, but it is income.
Have you considered using whatever skills you have to make money on your own without a "job?"
Quote from: Shadow Wolf on May 23, 2016, 11:12:36 PM
I get you on the difficulties with employment. What helped me was when I decided to repair electronics for money, since I do it for myself anyways. I just started buying broken electronics, fixing them, and selling them. It's not much money, but it is income.
Have you considered using whatever skills you have to make money on your own without a "job?"
Not unless people suddenly need someone that can read maps or simply knows history. Those are like the only skills that I have and it's like the only things I'm good at.
Actually I think I found a trade that I may be able to do and learn. I like to look into being a Sterile Processing Technician.
Quote from: EmilyRyan on May 23, 2016, 11:28:35 PM
Not unless people suddenly need someone that can read maps or simply knows history. Those are like the only skills that I have and it's like the only things I'm good at.
Take your time to think about it. I only recently thought to do the electronics repair awhile ago as I was repairing my own Playstation 3, and it occurred to me that I should buy broken electronics, fix them, and sell them. You could try writing a history book, but it is nefariously difficult to brake through in writing and make any sort of decent money.
Quote from: EmilyRyan on May 23, 2016, 11:43:37 PM
Actually I think I found a trade that I may be able to do and learn. I like to look into being a Sterile Processing Technician.
Cool! That's something I'll definitely be needing once I start piercing and tattooing.
Thats cool :) and gives you something to aim for in the short term - time to chat to *all* the places that need sterile implements (beauty parlours, and dentists too). AFAIK the tattoo/piercing business is really inclusive - you may have found a niche for you! well done
[happy dance]
Sno
Quote from: Sno on May 24, 2016, 12:44:43 AM
Thats cool :) and gives you something to aim for in the short term - time to chat to *all* the places that need sterile implements (beauty parlours, and dentists too). AFAIK the tattoo/piercing business is really inclusive - you may have found a niche for you! well done
[happy dance]
Sno
With tattoos and piercing, like anywhere else, it heavily depends on the parlor. They do tend to be more inclusive, but there are those that cater to more exclusivist clients. But typically they are places with workers and clients who are judged themselves, and it is a practice that is based in body modifications and decorating and adjusting your body as you see fit.
I just need to figure out how to get past having no "hospital experience" since my local hospital won't hire me for the sterile processing tech position cause I don't have any even though the application stated the only qualifications needed was a high school diploma.
Well that's a bust back to the drawing board.... I guess....
Are you still living with the folks at this point? You mentioned not having hospital experience. Does that mean you'd be able to stomach work at a hospital? If your state has volunteer fire departments with ambulances, I'd look into them. The ambulance company I ran with as a volunteer paid for me to get an EMT license with all the required schooling, which would have allowed me to get a job in the field. That was in northern Virginia. I was fine with just volunteering though. Being an EMT doesn't pay very much, but it's at least a foot in the door and it pays more than not having a job.
Quote from: Emileeeee on May 25, 2016, 09:03:22 PM
Are you still living with the folks at this point? You mentioned not having hospital experience. Does that mean you'd be able to stomach work at a hospital? If your state has volunteer fire departments with ambulances, I'd look into them. The ambulance company I ran with as a volunteer paid for me to get an EMT license with all the required schooling, which would have allowed me to get a job in the field. That was in northern Virginia. I was fine with just volunteering though. Being an EMT doesn't pay very much, but it's at least a foot in the door and it pays more than not having a job.
Yeah still stuck at home.
I take having hospital experience meant if I worked at a hospital or something close otherwise I can definitely stomach working in a hospital the sight of blood doesn't bother me one bit.
Wouldn't mind being at EMT but I wouldn't be able to pass the courses there's a reason I got my two year degree in general studies.
From the looks of it I'll have to pick something else..... Just don't know what else there is around where I live and I can't relocate.