Hey yo let's bring back this ancient thread that only a handful of people will remember but in which everyone can participate.
Share your woes, vent your frustrations, do all that pathetic chit that will make others reel back and exclaim, "Wow, what a loser!"
I'm currently without a job for the first time since I was 12. I've worked for my dad these past twenty years but in January, our business partner suddenly shut down. They were a wholesale bread bakery who handled all the billing and customer relations, while we did the pastries in a separate facility. Getting enough customers to earn a sustainable income has been difficult, and for a time it slowed to a stop, forcing me to get a full-time job at a warehouse.
Most the dudes there liked me except for the boss. My supervisor wanted to give me a lead shipping position but the bossman pulled that rug from under me. Instead he moved me to another department with a 50 cent pay increase (but only after I fought for it). Trouble is, I wasn't happy in that position, and upon bringing my concerns to HR, they fired my ass, lol. Too bad, because the pay was OK, the hours were good, and I had lost 20 pounds while working there over the course of three months. Getting fired was a surprise; I thought at most they'd just tell me to man up, but I guess the boss felt my words were an affront against him, that I was throwing my raise in his face.
The job was also beneficial in that it worked out the kinks I had in my back for months after an icy spin-out car accident where I slammed into a ditch going 60+ MPH. Thankfully I got a decent insurance payout from that, which helped me sustain myself for a few months while income was small. The payout and the warehouse job got me enough money to pay till the end of my apartment lease, after which my broke ass moved back in with my parents.
Fast forward to now (been back home since late June), I've been helping my dad do a few different farmers' markets. I'm doing this to earn my keep and also to benefit my dad, because he's got a mortgage and hefty electric bill to pay; he can't afford to pay me right now, but I know he needs the help. The markets will end at the end of the month or possibly a little into October, at which point he may once again be back to having infrequent orders—although we just got an order from an old regular who always gets a 16-dozen standing order whenever there's a Sunday afternoon Vikings home game, so perhaps we can snag a few more customers to get through the winter.
So this leaves me wondering where to go for work. For fun, I was thinking of applying to a local haunted hayride. I don't know what they pay but the hiring event is Wednesday, so that might be a fun part-time thing to do and earn a little money just to get by, until reality sets in and I have to get a real job, lol. Currently I have a whopping $100 in my bank account, and that's reserved for my auto insurance.
Meanwhile, I sometimes sell off old stuff to get some quick cash. Got $90 the other week, I'm sure I could get another couple hundred if I'm willing to let go of some things. Having almost no money and having to scrape by is tough, but I've got a roof over my head so it's not like the end of the world, but when you suffer from anxiety and depression, it can sometimes feel like the weight of the world is coming down on ya, and those thoughts of leaping off the Stillwater St. Croix bridge can be hard to stifle.
I just don't know what I'm doing with my life. I had hoped by now to have proposed to my girlfriend and had a good chunk of money to put as a down-payment on a house. Lately it just feels like my stupid ass is failing at everything, so I numb the pain (lol '90s nu-metal lyrix) by playing a shitload of video games. And to fuck that up, my PS2 died today so everything sucks, lol.
So what's everyone else's troubles? Post 'em if you think it'll help to get it off your chest.