I never did hear from my temp agency, nor did I hear from the other place I applied for. I filed for unemployment a week and a half ago, and afterward applied for a temp agency that had an interesting sounding job. I got to interview for the temp agency a couple of days later. I then was supposed to get an interview with the client. I was hoping that would be this week, but the client was busy this week, so I get to interview this coming Monday morning. My rent is due next week, so talk about nerve racking. Since I'm supposed to apply for at least one job every week that I'm on unemployment, I decided this week to apply for an evening grocery job, since I'm probably gonna need a side hustle even if I get the job I applied for last week. My car is entirely too old to be doing driving for a job like Uber, Lyft, Postmates, or whatever. I can barely handle working one job, but I'd rather work two jobs than move back in with my shithead dad. I have fun plans for today, but I also have dread gnawing at the back of my brain about how I'm going to get rent money before the end of next week without bringing my dad into it, especially since he said he wasn't going to help me with the rent anymore.
I still haven't gotten started on IT certification. My brothers sent me a link to my local community college's Computer and Information Technology program. They seem to think I should go for a degree, but I still think a certification is the way to go, especially since from what I've read so far, the degrees are more for people who eventually want to get into management, which I have no interest in.
I got a "hospital income" check last week, it was only about half of what I was hoping for, $500 instead of $1000. I decided to say "Fuck it" and went and saw Gary Numan anyway, because when is he ever gonna play Louisville again? The Louder Than Life festival was cancelled due to the ground being in bad shape because of a shit ton of rain over the past week. I really feel bad for everyone involved, but at the same time I at least get to feel like I'm not missing out on something.
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Saturday, September 15, 2018
Cruel summer
I finally got the stone removed on August 20th, and stayed at the hospital overnight. The drain was removed the following morning. Good riddance.
I can't remember if I mentioned it in a previous entry, but I texted my boss at the place I was working at a couple of days after I got out of the hospital in July, and she said I couldn't come back until the restrictions had been lifted. I kept her up to date on my progress. Then it ended up being another month before the stone was removed. I texted her a couple of days after I got out of the hospital in August, and she said I needed to report to my temp agency because my spot had been taken, due to the amount of time I had been gone. I decided to take the whole two weeks before Labor Day off not just so my back and kidney could heal up, but because I also ended up with a bad case of nausea a few days after I got out of the hospital, similar to the case of nausea I had at the end of June and almost all of July. Thankfully, it only lasted about five days this time.
I meant to call my temp agency the week of Labor Day to tell them I was available again, but had a hard time getting mentally prepared to do it. I finally called them the following Monday. They haven't had anything for me, even after applying for a job through them. I put in an application on Thursday for a totally different place.
You know, if it hadn't been for all this kidney bullshit, I probably would've been hired on at the warehouse I was working at by now.
My dad, the evil asshole, wants me to take advantage of the government. I'm under the impression that he thinks it's easier to do than it actually is. Aside from applying for food stamps, I don't even know where to start. Some people seem to have a talent for "gaming the system", but I'm not one of them. I guess I could try applying for Unemployment, though I'm hoping to get working again before I could even get my first check from it.
In other news, my deadbeat roommate has an appointment with Vocational Rehab next week, so hopefully they can get her working soon. Looks like I'm still going to have to miss the Louder Than Life Festival and the Gary Numan concert though.
I'm looking into getting into the IT field. Seems like the best route to go for an absolute beginner like me is to get A+ certification, then go for a Cisco CCNA or CCNET certification.
I can't remember if I mentioned it in a previous entry, but I texted my boss at the place I was working at a couple of days after I got out of the hospital in July, and she said I couldn't come back until the restrictions had been lifted. I kept her up to date on my progress. Then it ended up being another month before the stone was removed. I texted her a couple of days after I got out of the hospital in August, and she said I needed to report to my temp agency because my spot had been taken, due to the amount of time I had been gone. I decided to take the whole two weeks before Labor Day off not just so my back and kidney could heal up, but because I also ended up with a bad case of nausea a few days after I got out of the hospital, similar to the case of nausea I had at the end of June and almost all of July. Thankfully, it only lasted about five days this time.
I meant to call my temp agency the week of Labor Day to tell them I was available again, but had a hard time getting mentally prepared to do it. I finally called them the following Monday. They haven't had anything for me, even after applying for a job through them. I put in an application on Thursday for a totally different place.
You know, if it hadn't been for all this kidney bullshit, I probably would've been hired on at the warehouse I was working at by now.
My dad, the evil asshole, wants me to take advantage of the government. I'm under the impression that he thinks it's easier to do than it actually is. Aside from applying for food stamps, I don't even know where to start. Some people seem to have a talent for "gaming the system", but I'm not one of them. I guess I could try applying for Unemployment, though I'm hoping to get working again before I could even get my first check from it.
In other news, my deadbeat roommate has an appointment with Vocational Rehab next week, so hopefully they can get her working soon. Looks like I'm still going to have to miss the Louder Than Life Festival and the Gary Numan concert though.
I'm looking into getting into the IT field. Seems like the best route to go for an absolute beginner like me is to get A+ certification, then go for a Cisco CCNA or CCNET certification.
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