re: #99 A Mom Anon

(crossing fingers, hoping she doesn’t jinx anything….)
It looks like The Husband will be starting a new job in about a month. Not more money sadly, but it’s hourly, not salary and they’ll pay him overtime. So there’s that. But he also has to drive the gas sucking truck farther so I am not sure how that’s going to play out. Same co. also considered him for a regional manager job, which he had done for a decade, but for some reason decided he wasn’t a good candidate for it(which sucks because it’s almost twice the money). I really wish I knew What. The. Hell. these freaking companies want. You can meet every damned requirement for a job and it still isn’t enough. He’s excited, he HATES his current job, and I don’t blame him, they treat him like shit because he’s the blue collar guy and the rest of the people there are office workers.

Meanwhile I am still looking for a part time retail something and can’t get a call back. So now I’m thinking I’m going to have to fabricate a work history and tell them I was an autism advocate (not even close to a lie, I just did it for my own kid and never got paid) and worked for my husband’s side company (doing building code inspections- which is a sporadic money maker at best) as his assistant. I hate to lie, I suck at it, but I don’t know what else to do. I have filled out apps for Home Depot, Lowes, Kroger, Michaels Arts and Crafts, PetSmart, Petco, Dollar Tree, Target, Kohl’s, Ross, PayLess Shoes, Publix and Books A Million. Nothing, not so much as a phone call or email saying “bite me”. Sigh. I’m not asking for a freaking corner office FFS, we’re talking part time stock/sales floor stuff. I expect to go in at entry level and prove myself just like anyone else. Sigh. Frustrating, grumble, bitch, moan, etc, etc….

Have you ever considered freelance writing? You express yourself beautifully and there is a big demand for freelance/contract writers to generate web content. You can work from home as well.