I'm sorry you are going through that. I haven't been in the same position, but can sorta try and help when I can get the chance.
If there may be a friend that may be able to help with shelter at least until you can get stable in looking for a job, that may help wonders.
If you are having a really hard time getting a job, is ot how you present yourself in interviews, for the specific position.
If that may be a case in point in being underqualified or even overqualified, there are definitely some ways that you can improve it.
If you find yourself overqualified for a position, you can in interview construct yourself in a way that will be not on par to the position but to I guess you could say "sell yourself short" by pointing things out that would excel you in the position but not going all out. If you find yourself underqualified, if there are points in the field you are trying to get into and I wouldn't say to lie, but extend the truth a little bit in things that pertain to the position, ie, if its say a retail job, say that you are a fast learner, always trying to figure new and inventive ways of making certain tasks easier.
If its a restaurant or fast food place, it would be a lot easier to net the job if you have a food handlers license, which is around maybe $20 to $45 which all you need to do is go through some online course and take a test in which that course lets you in on. Once you have that, its three years that you will have the license, and just need to take the test again to renew it.
It may be possible if you may find odd jobs around your town, mowing lawns, doing gardening work around, house cleaning etc... Or if you are still in school you may be able to look into federal work study, in which you would have a part time job in any area of your school that you would be able to work while between classes or even on days off.
There are many ways you could look into things to try and pick yourself up.
I know I did have a bit of trouble while I lived out in Augusta Georgia. I was in the army reserves at the time, part time job with target, no car, and couldn't live out there for too long before I had to get myself and my ex out of that. During that time, while I had my army duties, I was carpooling to and from base, walking to work at 2am, during which I was walking 2 miles each way, when I had to move, I was walking 4 miles each way, and when I had to move yet again going 6 miles each way. Sometimes in the pouring rain, and there were no street lights on the path to work. Had to cross train tracks, walking in unsafe areas and such. A few times while I was walking to work I was pulled over by a police officer, in which took some of my time that I needed to get me there on time, in which after the whole checking if I was drunk, or had whatever, they then had me hop in the vehicle and they took me the rest of the way, only for me to sit and wait in the cold for an hour before the place had the doors opened for us early morning crew.
While I was out in Georgia, I had a small apartment, then when my funds went low, was evicted, then found another place in which was a lot cheaper, and I was able to maintain for a little while before I was evicted yet again. Then moved in a hotel which I was paying week to week. At that point my military position wasn't able to give me my two weeks of work a month because I had maxed out on my days for the year, and during that time, since it was affecting the time I was at my other job, they started reducing my hours. And they kept me short handed. I eventually moved into a room mate situation with the hotel manager due to my ex getting good with her, in which she was able to get a job at the hotel for a little while, and we were able to have a room in a house rather than the hotel, because it was more or so the busy season at the time, until our friend had to essentially kick us out due to her mother moving into town, so then we had to go back to the hotel. During this time was when everything just couldn't work out.
I am truly lucky my mother works for united airlines, and is able to get me flights on the cheap. At first since I was working for target, I went to HR, and let them know of my situation that I was evicted twice, moving from place to place living in hotels just to get by, barely scraping by just to have rent in before being kicked out, with as much pay as I was getting working there. I must have stuck a nerve with them because they were truly sympathetic. Within three days while working, I was called into the HR office, and they told me because I was in very much hardships struck in poverty, as a means to help out in the very least, of having food to he's up in a microwave, they had put together a take home bag of groceries for me, as well as a check for$600.
At this time it was a little too late in which I was getting kicked out of the hotel. So I call up my mom, and say that we needed to get out of Georgia. So packing up what we could otherwise most of my military gear along with a half an apartment worth of furniture and just things that weren't able to be put away. We found a way to get to the airport. With a cat and dog in carriers, we were of course flying standby, so the flights were not guaranteed unless there were two seats available. And so the waiting game had started. About three days later of sleepless nights and moving back and forth between flight gates during the day, we finally got on board, to Southern California. In which was toward my ex's family who was more than welcoming us in.
Needless to say Georgia was one big adventure for me, and as well as my ex.
I can understand where you are coming from. But the option you have right now is to endure this part of your life until you can find a way to get a little something figured out for the time being. There is only a way up from here.especially if your other option is to just end everything, which is never a good thing, it will only stop your own path, your own journey and life, not to mention it will only hurt your friends and family, even if they aren't the most understanding of people, it will always affect them. It will also affect others here in our own family here on Susan's. So please please reach out to anyone here or even if you need to talk to anyone, there are anonymous hotlines you could call, or even try and reach out to your family or extended family. I'm sure someone out there might be able to help you in one way or another.
I hope your journey will not end in a bad way, I hope you can reach out to someone, and get some help with what you need, in what you can do to help yourself and to persist. I would love if you stuck around these parts, and would love to read more on your journey, even if it is on the more painful side. If anything, (talking for myself and others that also look out for others here) we will listen, and even those who do not respond, they may not know what to say, or just may not be their expertise. But in all, we are all a fun bunch, and will help you through anything even if it may be to give you a hug, or a kick in the rear.we are here for support for ourselves and for others, such as yourself.
Kate <3
