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To catch up; I've been away from the states and my job for about 2 months to go take care of my mom back in Denmark. She got injured and needed to get surgery, so I went back to help her out.
I had a meeting with my job prior to leaving the states where I told them about the situation I was in, which they said was totally fine and to take all the time I need! Normally, if you don't work any shifts for a month there, you'll be fired, unless a special agreement has been put in place; which I have!
But, now, I'm an "unactive employee" and can't pick up shifts again. They told me they didn't have anything for me at the moment and to wait until they get back to me with a new opportunity.
This came as a total shock to me since ??? that wasn't the agreement. I wasn't informed that I needed to file for sick leave, so I'm kind of at mercy of my company a little.
I'm so insanely bummed out. After helping my mom out, all I wanted to do was to just get back to work and move my focus to somewhere else, y'know? But I'm unable to do so due to whatever the current circumstances are.
I've been applying to different jobs, but I haven't heard a single thing back so far. I just want to work so so badly, I love working and I love being out and about! It pains me to be stuck at home and not be able to contribute or do anything!
Today, I'm gonna go out and ask the different places I've applied to about my application and, hopefully, land an interview AT LEAST. I just don't wanna be at home anymore. It's already been almost a week, which I know is not very long, but it feels like an eternity to me when ALL I WANT TO DO IS JUST WORK AND SERVE MY COMMUNITY!!
I'm in this potentially weird limbo of wanting to work any job, but having pretty high qualifications on my resume, so I fear I'm not landing jobs cause they will think I will want a higher pay. I don't mind the pay, I can budget my way out of it! Sure, more money would be amazing and would give me so many more opportunities, but all I want is to just be out now.
I also struggle a fair bit since I was a supervisor / basically manager in the past and, being an associate now, it's hard to not wanna step in where management isn't stepping up, if that makes sense. I'm working so so hard on being like "Can I do anything about it? No? Okay, then leave it" but man, it's ROUGH OUT HERE!
It's so boiling hot outside lately, I've gotten really badly sunburnt being out and about despite wearing sunscreen, so I'm really nervous about going out today for the jobs since they're scattered a little bit everywhere, so that means a lot of outdoor time.. And I don't have a car nor a license yet, so that makes it more tough lol...
Again, I just want to work. It makes me so sad hearing people be like "ahh nobody wants to work anymore" like, MY BROTHER, I'M RIGHT HERE!! PUT ME IN THE TRENCHES, I CAN DO IT!!
And the worst part is when the desperation settles in cause that just makes it unsafe for myself as well since, y'know, not all jobs are a good idea..
But, man, I just want to work.
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noface_alex
searching for a job is such a nightmare, my first job was just pure luck that the locally owned Italian ice place I frequented was hiring and my second job I was lucky to get cause my friend worked there.
It was easier for me to get an internship for college this year then it was for me to get a job last summer