Employment Poll

[Kisa the tea]

I've been on disability for 6 years now. I tried working once. It was at a grocery store. I worked for 4 hours a day, 3 days a week. It didn't take long for me to be overwhelmed and unable to handle it. I was a cleaner so it wasn't even the fact that there was customer interaction (although the few times I did interact with customers that was nerve-wracking as well). After I left I got diagnosed with GAD and depression. I got meds and that helps. I still don't understand how people out there can do 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. That's just amazing to me.

 

[Hylian]

I have only had one job. It's entry level in a factory and I've managed to hold it for almost a year. It's kind of menial and isn't anything fancy or anything that I could really be promoted out of unless, I got put into an entirely different position. I do my job well, but I don't get noticed too much because I'm pretty quiet and keep to myself most of the time.

 

[AprilR]

I have an office job though i May have to quit soon due to burnout

 

[Stardust Parade]

Nurse

 

[Crossbreed]

After Navy technical training, I really struggled with unemployment & under-employment. I spent about four years working for various cell phone manufacturers, then more unemployment/under-employment.

My longest job was 13 years as a part-time carrier for a local free paper before retiring on disability. They almost fired me a couple of times because other carriers were dumping their papers in the trash. (My recipients called them to commend what a good job I was doing.)

 

[Georgia Galaxy]

I haven't gotten a proper job yet but it shall be worked out

 

[WhitewaterWoman]

I have worked at dozens of jobs and in several professions. I’ve been a car hop, a waitress, a nurse, a college teacher, researcher, state park naturalist, handspinner, farmer. I can‘t even think of them all.

I retire this Friday, March 31, from my own business that I have had for more than 20 years.

 

[selena]

I guess intrepreneur, because I'm a self-employed language teacher, but I also do temporary work in the form of proofreading and translations to supplement my income.

How do you get the proofreading/translating work? I was considering that route about a decade ago, but there was some kind of bidding system that I knew I couldn't compete with and I needed to be more efficient with my time. But if there's a fairly easy way, I could use the supplement income.

 

[Progster]

How do you get the proofreading/translating work? I was considering that route about a decade ago, but there was some kind of bidding system that I knew I couldn't compete with and I needed to be more efficient with my time. But if there's a fairly easy way, I could use the supplement income.

It was a bit of luck really, through a personal contact. I couldn't do the bidding thing either. You could also try a putting a notice on an online platform for selling and buying, I got some work this way.

 

[Princess Viola]

I'm unemployed and have been my whole life. I'm trying to find work, but it's hard when you have no experience whatsoever.

It's not like I'm picky either, but I am limited via not having a car or means of transportation.

 

[Sasha22]

I work a lot, always on several projects - so if something goes wrong with job #1 and I start feeling like it's the end of the world, I can switch to my work with the people of job #2 until I feel better - so far it works.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

I'm retired now, had position because I had two college diplomas, very specialized education.