Failing to get a job
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disappointed_lesbianToday has been a bit frustrating. I got a call back from the person I'd contacted about sewing or landscaping. I was prepared for the landscaping job being loud, but the sewing position is also loud, she said. I considered just giving landscaping a try since I wouldn't be using machinery constantly, but I decided against that. So no job along that avenue.
A couple weeks ago, someone finally contacted me about the va compensated work therapy program. Wait, I already posted about this. Well, that person emailed me some other job info, including a government job as a mathematician. I think I need either an advanced degree or many years of experience to qualify, though. I went to usajobs to see if I could find similar jobs, and I found a sort of internship program that puts people into applied math positions. But I'd have to be in the u.s. to take advantage of it, and a post-internship placement is required at a military base, and I wouldn't necessarily be able to choose the base, so I'd be in the u.s. for even longer. ugh. I'm going to apply, just to have a back-up plan. I may be able to work remotely as a reasonable accommodation.
As a more immediate option, I looked into being a stocker at a local grocery store. The application asks for current ID, which I don't have. To use the id renewal voucher I got from social services, I have to go to the dmv in person, but the wait is always long and the place is always loud, and the soonest appointment I was able to get is in April. Ridiculous. So I emailed my counselor about dor covering the cost so that I can simply mail in the renewal form. I tried to not spend any more of dor's money, but I need current ID and I cannot afford forty-five bucks.
It'll take weeks for the check to arrive, then weeks for the id to arrive by mail, then I'll finally be able to apply for a job. All this waiting is what's most frustrating.
For the mathematician internship, I need my college transcripts. Fortunately, my university now provides all transcripts for free, but they are no longer processing the requests themselves, and I don't want to give my personal information to their goddamned third-party vendor. I'm so sick of everybody doing everything through third-party vendors, maximizing the number of people who have access to everyone's personal information, increasing the risk of leaks and hacks and identity theft. So I emailed the school about getting my transcript some other way. They probably won't have any other option, and, if they do, it'll probably be something I have to do in person, which isn't going to happen because the school is over a hundred miles away. Still, I'm waiting for a response. And waiting on a check.
So I finally finished settings things up and fixing things on my computer, and, now that it's time to study, I have another headache. I spent too much of the money dor sent me, that's why I haven't gotten a new monitor yet. But my monthly income should be deposited by now, so I'll check my account balance.
I'm having a hard time figuring out which video connectors I have, so purchasing a new monitor will have to wait until tomorrow, but at least I know that affordable options are available. I'm going with a small retailer rather than some corporate behemoth.
Well, first thing this morning was nice because I had thoughts about my endocrinologist. He's why I stayed in bed for so long. It's really amazing how much better this is than thinking about womyn. It's like the difference between old and new tech, so much more vivid and real in my mind, and I'm happy about it.
I'm using a new web browser starting this evening: palemoon. I'm tired of the ram-hogging firefox clones. I'm actually using another firefox clone, but the cloning happened so long ago that it's quite different than the current firefox.
My sleep has been worse than ever, but ibs has improved. I think I've finally got the hang of it: I cannot have the heat on, and I either need to remove a layer of bedclothes (even though I feel a bit cold when I do that), or have a window open.
A couple weeks ago, someone finally contacted me about the va compensated work therapy program. Wait, I already posted about this. Well, that person emailed me some other job info, including a government job as a mathematician. I think I need either an advanced degree or many years of experience to qualify, though. I went to usajobs to see if I could find similar jobs, and I found a sort of internship program that puts people into applied math positions. But I'd have to be in the u.s. to take advantage of it, and a post-internship placement is required at a military base, and I wouldn't necessarily be able to choose the base, so I'd be in the u.s. for even longer. ugh. I'm going to apply, just to have a back-up plan. I may be able to work remotely as a reasonable accommodation.
As a more immediate option, I looked into being a stocker at a local grocery store. The application asks for current ID, which I don't have. To use the id renewal voucher I got from social services, I have to go to the dmv in person, but the wait is always long and the place is always loud, and the soonest appointment I was able to get is in April. Ridiculous. So I emailed my counselor about dor covering the cost so that I can simply mail in the renewal form. I tried to not spend any more of dor's money, but I need current ID and I cannot afford forty-five bucks.
It'll take weeks for the check to arrive, then weeks for the id to arrive by mail, then I'll finally be able to apply for a job. All this waiting is what's most frustrating.
For the mathematician internship, I need my college transcripts. Fortunately, my university now provides all transcripts for free, but they are no longer processing the requests themselves, and I don't want to give my personal information to their goddamned third-party vendor. I'm so sick of everybody doing everything through third-party vendors, maximizing the number of people who have access to everyone's personal information, increasing the risk of leaks and hacks and identity theft. So I emailed the school about getting my transcript some other way. They probably won't have any other option, and, if they do, it'll probably be something I have to do in person, which isn't going to happen because the school is over a hundred miles away. Still, I'm waiting for a response. And waiting on a check.
So I finally finished settings things up and fixing things on my computer, and, now that it's time to study, I have another headache. I spent too much of the money dor sent me, that's why I haven't gotten a new monitor yet. But my monthly income should be deposited by now, so I'll check my account balance.
I'm having a hard time figuring out which video connectors I have, so purchasing a new monitor will have to wait until tomorrow, but at least I know that affordable options are available. I'm going with a small retailer rather than some corporate behemoth.
Well, first thing this morning was nice because I had thoughts about my endocrinologist. He's why I stayed in bed for so long. It's really amazing how much better this is than thinking about womyn. It's like the difference between old and new tech, so much more vivid and real in my mind, and I'm happy about it.
I'm using a new web browser starting this evening: palemoon. I'm tired of the ram-hogging firefox clones. I'm actually using another firefox clone, but the cloning happened so long ago that it's quite different than the current firefox.
My sleep has been worse than ever, but ibs has improved. I think I've finally got the hang of it: I cannot have the heat on, and I either need to remove a layer of bedclothes (even though I feel a bit cold when I do that), or have a window open.
