you are not alone

After reading posts, it seems there are a lot of folks out there in the same boat. We all know it's tougher to get a job and to hold that job.  The tests I don't feel are fair.  They don't tell you if they want them by BOS or verbatim, so that's up to your own judgment and frequently they don't even know what they want.

Let me tell you about me.  I had a full-time and a part-time job. I am in QA and QC. I worked very hard 7 days a week and we had pretty much anything we wanted, new home, new car, you name it.  Then I had surgery and had a stroke.  They fired me from my part time job because they said 30 days was enough to recover.  Try getting over being paralyzed on one side and in a chair in 30 days. 

I too am getting back into the swing and looking for a job. The first couple of tests were awful, I wasn't sure of my own brain, it takes me longer, plus the urgency of finding something.  I did fail one, but that was Focus and I really believe they let pass who they want because it was extremely simple.

We did lose our home and everything we had and resorted to food pantries to keep the kids fed. Spent many nights crying and worrying.  Have now moved into a small rental house and starting all over at nearly 50 years of age.  No the feds aren't bailing me out, too bad I'm not a bank or car builder with private jets!  No turkey this year, can't afford it.  So far nothing for Christmas but decorations.  That's okay, we'll live!

You'd be surprised what you can do without when you have to.  So we have to resort to using cash only instead of my two credit cards, big deal.  So I don't have the nice big house now, big deal. I have my children and I'm still here, which was iffy for awhile.  Just slow down, take a breath, get rid of what you don't need to pay off what you don't need, and work to live instead of living to work.   I'm still looking for that full-time job but it will come. I think everything happens for a reason and this too shall pass.

• DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO - MR
  • you are not alone - me
    • that's a terrific attitude - pumpernickel
      • Thank you - me
  • most employers use the Book of Style sm - Ladeedah
  • I'd just keep applying - everywhere

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