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Pantra's Journey Continues and A Note About My Status.
2 months ago
https://www.gofundme.com/f/down-on-.....in-to-cover-it
My friend Pantra is taking a new strategy in dealing with his continued setbacks. Please catch up on his story and support him if you have a few bucks! He truly deserves it...
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Times like these I wish I had the money to help him. But crunch time for me is NOW. (happy 40th birthday to me, I HAVE to find employment by August or I'm cooked)
The whole jobseeking cycle is BRUTAL to begin with. Ghosted applications, instant rejections, cancelled interviews. Fake recruiters. Places that pretend they're hiring, that even interview, but just have the listing up eternally for reasons. Office jobs that want you to come in on the weekend too(I guess at least they are upfront about it)
I feel like I'm a pretty likable person but on the other hand I am awful at selling myself to utter strangers. I present female, but I don't wear makeup or do my nails. Those things aren't as important these days but I still worry it puts a mark on me.
I'm also really geographically restricted on where I can work. There's stuff out there, but the question is if it will be available in time. There's full time remote gigs if you can break through the fake jobs, but I am going insane sitting in this apartment everyday. I have a good work ethic, but I need more structure. My failure to turn around art as fast as I wish is evident in that.
I just hate the uncertainty of not knowing where I'll be. And my ability to choose is limited by who will accept me before I have to resign to desperation.
Things will get better soon, but this is just another one of those big black scribbles of UNKNOWN before I can get on with the rest of my life. I'm getting really tired of having a new one every single year since 2020.
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TL:DR? Nevermind me, just go help Pantra! Please.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/down-on-.....in-to-cover-it
I still have backlog art to post and a commission to finish. I will try and work on that later this week.
My friend Pantra is taking a new strategy in dealing with his continued setbacks. Please catch up on his story and support him if you have a few bucks! He truly deserves it...
***
Times like these I wish I had the money to help him. But crunch time for me is NOW. (happy 40th birthday to me, I HAVE to find employment by August or I'm cooked)
The whole jobseeking cycle is BRUTAL to begin with. Ghosted applications, instant rejections, cancelled interviews. Fake recruiters. Places that pretend they're hiring, that even interview, but just have the listing up eternally for reasons. Office jobs that want you to come in on the weekend too(I guess at least they are upfront about it)
I feel like I'm a pretty likable person but on the other hand I am awful at selling myself to utter strangers. I present female, but I don't wear makeup or do my nails. Those things aren't as important these days but I still worry it puts a mark on me.
I'm also really geographically restricted on where I can work. There's stuff out there, but the question is if it will be available in time. There's full time remote gigs if you can break through the fake jobs, but I am going insane sitting in this apartment everyday. I have a good work ethic, but I need more structure. My failure to turn around art as fast as I wish is evident in that.
I just hate the uncertainty of not knowing where I'll be. And my ability to choose is limited by who will accept me before I have to resign to desperation.
Things will get better soon, but this is just another one of those big black scribbles of UNKNOWN before I can get on with the rest of my life. I'm getting really tired of having a new one every single year since 2020.
***
TL:DR? Nevermind me, just go help Pantra! Please.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/down-on-.....in-to-cover-it
I still have backlog art to post and a commission to finish. I will try and work on that later this week.
It's really scary facing any period of uncertainty... Which is really this whole year. But every period of uncertainty passes and everyone has the ability to influence it to end up in a much better place.
I sincerely hope you find work and something you'll enjoy at least a little. You're a very friendly and attentive person, and I hope your situation gets better.
I can't wait to see your next drawing. Take care :3
reliable, generous, patient, willing to take risks and appreciative of the humble stability
that permits one to create and grow. Professional qualifications aside,
it is a sad world where exceptional and thoroughly decent people
who have also been through seven kinds of Hell already
are not scooped up by employers immediately.
Too many price tags around us, and the priceless qualities
like decency, loyalty and beautiful imagination
only register as worthless to the bar code reader machine.
My hope is your previous pain-defying tenacity
will see you through to that flash of opportunity
that will place firm ground underneath you again.
Thank you for supporting your friends even when in dire need, yourself!
I have stopped being surprised by how many incredibly empathetic and internally beautiful people
can be found in the supposedly sleazy and depraved inner reaches of pornographic subcultures.
Exploring the strangeness and vast diversity of human sexuality while also tasting the vulnerability
of making a living on the tentatively legal margins of society, for all its hazards and pains,
does a great job teaching people humility, acceptance and the importance of mutual support.
Best of luck to you! If you are still in the NY region, you could connect to
who like you is a survivor of a drastically rocky life path and prejudice,
and could at least relate to your troubles, if not offer some guidance.
Jobwise that's absolutely the heartbreak for me, I know there's someplace out there for me but how do I break through all the bullshit and be found? And will they need me in time?
I'm never gonna trust a company again no matter how friendly but I want to believe there's one that will feel good enough to call home. My mate found an amazing place at least.
where it feels like living under a wasp nest of urgent issues and deadlines,
and the only thing that seems certain is the nest will eventually fall on your head.
Here's hoping your resourcefulness will handshake auspiciously with a lucky break!
I've read the description for Pantra's situation, and holy hells...
Managing chronic illnesses and disabilities in the U.S.
while not being billionaire is a gauntlet like no other.
Wishing him the strength to brave this storm
into a safe harbor! Again – thank you for looking after your friend.
Ridiculous how the easiest way to make money is not by providing goods and services, but by finding ways to make money off of making money using the money you already have.
I just want to contribute tangible value somewhere, feel a little smarter instead of my brain leaking out of my ears at home, and make a living. Simple as that.