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7 months ago
Hey Babes,
...So my mom's been laid off...
Well, technically, furloughed, but her ex-boss has pretty much told us that getting the contract back is- at least currently- highly unlikely. As of the end of today, she- and 70+ others- are out of a job.
I can't say I'm surprised, but my grief and my anger are immesurable. I don't want to go too much more into it, but she worked as an independent contractor to a government agecy, and if any of you are even remotely aware of what's been going on with the US government... yeah... Fuck Trump. Fuck DOGE. I highly doubt I have any watchers currently who are supporters of them, but still, unfriendly reminder that if you support what's going on in any way, shape or form, GTFO. You suck.
As initially discussed, I will be opening up emergency commissions starting now, (DM me for prices/details/etc.) and will be preparing to list some of my plushies, as well as Titan and (what once was- since I'm keeping the character for now) Autopsy for sale to help out more because my crappy-ass minimum wage job just ain't cutting it. Especially since everyone at my job has had their hours slashed in half. These sales will be going on for... pretty much as long as I need to host them. Because I have no idea as to what our next steps are.
We will have enough money to survive for until this time next year, if no more disasters happen, but after that, all bets are off. We may have to move; either to another part of MD, or to another state; whatever we need to do. Plus, with mom being a chronically ill and physically disabled woman in her late 50s, finding a job is going to be extremely difficult for her. And applying for disability or another form of financial support is going to take at least a year or two in order to get all of the paperwork processed.
Thank you all for your kindness, and please, please share this to as many people you can. We all need as much support as we can possibly get.
Well, technically, furloughed, but her ex-boss has pretty much told us that getting the contract back is- at least currently- highly unlikely. As of the end of today, she- and 70+ others- are out of a job.
I can't say I'm surprised, but my grief and my anger are immesurable. I don't want to go too much more into it, but she worked as an independent contractor to a government agecy, and if any of you are even remotely aware of what's been going on with the US government... yeah... Fuck Trump. Fuck DOGE. I highly doubt I have any watchers currently who are supporters of them, but still, unfriendly reminder that if you support what's going on in any way, shape or form, GTFO. You suck.
As initially discussed, I will be opening up emergency commissions starting now, (DM me for prices/details/etc.) and will be preparing to list some of my plushies, as well as Titan and (what once was- since I'm keeping the character for now) Autopsy for sale to help out more because my crappy-ass minimum wage job just ain't cutting it. Especially since everyone at my job has had their hours slashed in half. These sales will be going on for... pretty much as long as I need to host them. Because I have no idea as to what our next steps are.
We will have enough money to survive for until this time next year, if no more disasters happen, but after that, all bets are off. We may have to move; either to another part of MD, or to another state; whatever we need to do. Plus, with mom being a chronically ill and physically disabled woman in her late 50s, finding a job is going to be extremely difficult for her. And applying for disability or another form of financial support is going to take at least a year or two in order to get all of the paperwork processed.
Thank you all for your kindness, and please, please share this to as many people you can. We all need as much support as we can possibly get.
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