i think im finally ready to work. something happened today where the wired mania ive been feeling calmed down. it just sucks i got in so many accidents while trying to get better. i live in a city with a low walk score to jobs and my high cholesterol will probably make it hard to work again. ive already applied to like 25 places and all the them said theyre fully staffed. there and part of me wants to never go back to work again since i have cancer but i know what its like to have to pay social security tax and i known insurance isnt free money.
the uncertainty over income and the glut of people at the social security office scare me still from going back to work but i finally feel what its like to plan my day again. i think i have a duty to go back to work. but where? i feel like im missing out so much on having a career i need to do something soon but what? any ideas?
Well, if you feel you can work then it’s good to try. I don’t know if I would base my decision on feeling good for one day but maybe it will last for you.
What kind of jobs are you applying for? Maybe you’re applying for the wrong kind of jobs and you should put in applications where you have more of a chance off getting hired.
Can’t you take a statin for your cholesterol?
I don’t know what job you should apply for. People on here have varying levels of jobs from people like me who do janitorial work to we have an engineer and a pharmacist and a peer support specialist. Or you can go for the simple jobs that a schizophrenic can do like the aforementioned janitorial work or stocking shelves in places like Target or Walmart or maybe working in a restaurant. I don’t know what type of job you want or what you’re capable of.
At the moment I am “job training”, I work a couple of hours a week in a grocery store. Unfortunatley I don’t like it very much. Everyday I do the same things. I put goods on the shelves and carry out garbage. They won’t teach me anything else, like the charcuterie or the check out. I used to work at a nurcery before. I hope the employment services can provide me with an education so I can do that type of work again. Nowadays you need an education for that kind of work (in Sweden). I live on benefints at the moment.
I really wish you good luck with finding and maintaining work​:heart_hands:
walking is the thing im most worried about, i dont think janitorial work is something simple i have no cleanliness right now, i havent taken a shower in like 3 months, but what im mostly worried about is getting to work on time to keep a job, and getting to work dry without getting soaked in a rainstorm. those are normal things
i bused tables for a week at this mexican restraunt but someone stole my 50cc scooter and i couldnt get to work. also even with a scooter the rain prevents me from getting to work or home. i live in a city where the land area of the city spans the whole county. im worried about accidentally leaving behind my disability to work at a place with high turnover due to firing
I don’t know what to tell you. Except you should really take a shower; an interviewer or an employer is not going to want someone to work for them whose hygiene is so bad it offends other workers. I gotta say, my janitor job is pretty easy, you find the right place where you can work by yourself and at your own pace like my job and it’s not too hard.
In a way, getting to work on time doesn’t have to be a big problem, it’s entirely under your control, you set your alarm and plan it out so you have plenty of time to take a shower, eat and get to work.
Getting any job means taking a risk.
