Giving Up.
Well, here's another job option for me: Giving up. I guess that may sound shocking, but look at it this way: In this area, the vast majority of our incomes go toward housing. So if I stay here and don't pay rent, why would I need more than the most minimal employment? Because I need something to do with my days, but HERE'S THE THING-- there are a lot of meaningful things I could do with my time that no one would pay me for. I'm starting to think that if I wait for paying work that is meaningful, and that adds value to my life and to the world, I will wait a long time. Of course, I would rather live in my own place and be able to choose where that place was located. But I guess being stuck in Redwood City is better than the alternative. I tried to have meaningful (barely) paying work by being a VISTA, but I got so mired in the difficulty of achieving meaningful outcomes. Wild horses would have to drag me into another job search in the cutthroat nonprofit sector, but I don't know where else I fit. Maybe just giving up is my best option.