Dont know what they think im doing? UGH

[anirasjourn]

My sister just sent me this long text today, it was multiple texts. Going on and on about how lazy I am. I moved back in with my mother in march. I was living in Chicago couldnt find a job and the situation was getting worse and worse. I moved in with my mother like she and my sister was begging me to for months. I realised when I got here that in

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[shownemotion]

Just keep your head up, something will come your way eventually. I know what it's like to have nagging parents/family who think you're just wasting your life at home. I stumbled upon the two jobs I have now just by pure luck. Wasn't intentionally searching when I saw the "now hiring" signs.

[baby_rissa_chan]

I know one thing that's helped show my family everything that I do in the job hunt is to compile a list every week that I email out to my Dad (since he's the one I'm crashing with until I get a job that pays a living wage rather than just the part time job that I'm working at right now) at the end of the week, detailing

[hellototheworld]

This is a great suggestion. Not only will it paint a better picture for your family (who may perceive you as "sitting around" all day) but it also will help you keep track of application and when you should be calling to follow up!

Archiving is right

[metrofemale]

I agree with this kind of transparency. Sometimes, the easiest reaction of parents/sponsors (people who provides during unemployment) is to put pressure to find a job. This is a godo way for them to understand and to see your efforts without creating the impression of laziness in your part being a dependent.

[comic_heroine]

It's totally okay to rant!

I second the great suggestion of having documentation to show what you've been doing to others. More or less, it's just showing you and others that you are plugging away.

But I just moved out of my parents' home at 26. It's nothing to be ashamed of, honestly. Every person's situation IS different. Connections are a crapshoot with a little bit of a better chance, but there's never a guarantee. I got my job 3 months after a really bad phone interview, and had no contacts.

I was out of a full-time job for 18 months full time/2 years out of my field. If you haven't tried yet, a part-time job can help break things up or at least bring in a little bit of income.

But good luck!!

[byrthebb]

You may want to consider also volunteering somewhere even if it's only once or twice a week or so. That will get you out of the house for a bit and also may help you gain some more skills, references, connections, etc.
Just a thought.