I have been having a great deal of difficulty finding a job over the last few months. I have had interviews, but still no luck. Now, I am likely going to have no address. My roommates are throwing me out on Saturday. I have no idea what I am going to do or where I will end up. The funny part about it is, I still feel like something is going to
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Hang in there.
Is the problem how you feel about them, how they feel about you, or is it genuinely and simply financial? Can you renegotiate your agreements with them re: chores? (I guess you may have tried that already.) Housework is not cheap. You have more value than you think, and maybe this needs to be explored more. Unemployment in this economy is not a personal shame.
Your roommates do have to go through legal procedures that will depend on your state's laws (which are probably online). You likely want to protect your stuff in case they stop treating you with dignity and pull something unpleasant, like trying to sell it.
A couple of months is NOTHING for unemployment time--and in some jobs, a couple of years is not unusual. So is it that you are living with people who have jobs and don't understand why you don't--ie, a perception problem as much as a financial problem?
I feel sad that I can't do more for you. I will hold "a home for Chloe" in my prayers. In a pinch, do connect to a spiritual house that may be able to connect you with people and agencies. Care for the suffering is what the people in a good house of prayer does.
FWIW, I'm Episcopalian.
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Thank you for your kindness. I wish more people saw the world as you do.
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