So, I'm here in ATL and I'm trying to find a job. I'm only here for two weeks and it's all over this Thursday because my cousin and her mother felt that this was long enough for me to find a job. As much as I dislike it, I can't really complain because at least they gave me a chance. The problem is that I KNOW that I can find a job here if I'm just given enough time. But I can't blame them for choosing this amount of time because of my past experience with job searching back home.
Over the past few years, most of the job opportunities I have gone after weren't willing to hire me, mainly due to little work experience. When I was in highschool, my parents told me I needed a job. Even though I didn't really want one at the time, I decided to follow their advice and try to find one. Every time that I went to them with a new job opportunity, they always asked how I planned to get to work every day. They didn't want to take me...I even offered to pay them for gas until I could drive myself. I offered to pay Grandma or my carpool driver. They kept refusing because I was going to a private Chrisitan school 45 minutes away from home in another state, so once I got home, I had to do homework and take time for myself. They felt that they were doing what was right for me, despite the fact that they recognized the need for me to have a job.
When I turned 18, I started going to college at a local technical school. In between classes, I would go to various places and ask for jobs. Most of them were just accepting applications, but weren't really interested in hiring me. Other places started being interested and then turned me down due to the lack of work experience.
Last week, I did a lot of searching for job openings in the area. I also did a lot of Internet applications to various places in this area. I have put in four applications down the street from my cousin's house, one of which told me not to bring the application back until Tuesday. I am praying that if I talk to my cousin and her mom that they will allow me to stick around a little while longer as long as I can give them a detailed list of places I've applied to, am applying to and how they are each coming along. If anyone reads this, I hope you'll pray about this with me. I could seriously use the extra time.
I got majorly depressed about all of this for about two days last week due to various other things I felt pressured about. After talking to my cousin about what was going on in my head, she was able to tell me some things that relieved that pressure. I'll share more about those things later on. But basically, two days out of last week were wasted due to that depression. Fortunately, my boyfriend took me to a professional massage yesterday afternoon which really helped. But that doesn't change the fact that I majorly need a job right now...
Please God...I need Your help more than ever.
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