I applied for part time work recently

[xmas74]

in order to supplement the full time job that isn't cutting it. Most of the applications were for fast food, since that used to be the easiest place to find a job. I've called around over the past few days, as a follow-up. The answer? "All of our positions are closed."

Since when are fast food positions closed? They've always had positions open in the past but now there is nothing. This is frightening. It scares me since I really need the money and a part time job would help and it scares me knowing I'm not the only one in this boat who cannot even find a part time fast food job.

[elocs]

1. I know what you mean. I've applied for low paying jobs that I could once easily get,

but no more. It makes me feel stupid for quitting the good jobs I have had in my life for what were really silly reasons now, but didn't seem like it at the time.

[xmas74]

2. I didn't quit my last decent paying job-

a few hundred of us were released during a lay-off. And my job before then was eliminated with the state. (I still speak with coworkers from the state job and they've said it's impossible to get a job now. Not only that but they've lost all the benefits that they once had.)

It's scary. My hope is that I can get jobs during the harvest, working in the orchards and at the vinyards.

[elocs]

5. I didn't quit my last job either, which didn't pay well but I enjoyed it.

It paid the bills and that was 9 months ago. It was a newspaper motor route for USA Today and to save money they just gave the route to the carrier for the St. Paul Pioneer Press since he went to the same places I did and they could send their papers with him from the Twin Cities.

My dilemma is that in working the motor route I was really a private contractor, working for myself. So I was able to get health insurance from BadgerCare Plus for qualifying adults without children. So even though the job did not pay well, that helped out a lot by saving me that expense.

Now if I were to get a similar low paying job, which I could get with the temp agencies, they have health insurance that would cost me 20% of what I would take home and I just cannot afford that. So my irony is that if I get a low paying job I need one without insurance, otherwise I would lose my BadgerCare Plus coverage which forces me to take any insurance offered no matter how much it cost.

[xmas74]

7. I wish we had something like BadgerCare

We have nothing like that in my state. Few adults qualify for any kind of assistance here.

As of this time I have health insurance through work but I cannot afford it. I need a second job so I can afford to pay the insurance!

[in_cog_ni_to]

3. Communal living. Relatives who are employed or have an income, need to

live together to make ends meet. Or friends. Or run an ad for a roommate to share expenses. Seriously. That's what we've gone back to. It's either communal living or leave the country and go to where you can live for a fraction of what you can here.

[xmas74]

6. I'm already doing that.

We now have a household full of adults, all related.

I don't want to continue like this and I can't leave the country d/t child issues.

[roguevalley]

4. check out u-haul, honey. they will exploit you but it will help you get

by. I am so sorry to hear this.

[xmas74]

8. I remember applying with them a few years ago.

I need to retry them.

I need to check out the wahm.com boards again, just to find something I can do that is legit.

Thanks for the help! There are few jobs that pay all that much around here. My current job pays well under $10 an hour, which is why I need a part time job!

[roguevalley]

11. go to the company websites and apply. you need to apply to

uhaul on line. I had to. Hugs, honey and good luck!

[xmas74]

12. Thank you.

I remember applying with them a few years ago online. At the time they had no openings. Lets keep our fingers crossed this time!

wahm.com usually has good links to places hiring. I've noticed the longer our economic downturn has lasted the harder it is to even get a place to accept applications!

[NNN0LHI]

9. I too am concerned

I am currently retired with a small pension and decent medical benefits ... but it looks as though I may need to find something to supplement my income to get by on due to the rising cost of living.

I went through something similar to this during most of the 1980's and never really had a problem finding some kind of shit job back then when the chips were down. I am not so sure I could do that in this economy and at my age now.

I haven't started looking yet but a Walmart associate might be about as good as I could do? Might not even be able to get that job?

Unbelievable.

Don

[xmas74]

10. I already applied at Walmart.

They wanted open availability only, which leaves all the high school and college kids out of the equation. I also applied at Dollar General and it was the same story. I plan on hitting up the Dollar Tree shortly.

[KG]

13. Craigslist.com

another resource.

[xmas74]

14. I'll check them shortly.

Only problem with them is that they tend to advertise for the metro only and I'm too far out to make it worthwhile, unless it's a good-paying full time job.

[WCGreen]

15. It's really tough out there....

I understand what you are going through.

I truly hope you can find that extra money that you so need.

I'm just glad I am out of the workforce all though like you, i could definitely use some extra cash.

Thankfully, we have enough to get by if nothing and I mean nothing goes wrong.

I had a safety deposit box back in the late 90's when I had stuff that belonged in a safety deposit box and I forgot about it after we no longer needed it. They kept sending bills but they came in looking like junk mail. They sent one with an urgent stamp so I opened it. Turns out we owe almost 500 bucks and since it's where we do are banking, i gotta pay it... It's gonna hurt.

I haven't seen it this bad since the late 70's and early 80's.

that was when the huge exodus of jobs started in earnest.

Thinking back on those days, it's funny, all my memories are in black and white.

[xmas74]

17. I remember it being hard on my family in the early 80's.

Lots of lay offs then yet it wasn't as bad. This is horrible. I know too many people who can't even find low wage work now.

[cbdo2007]

16. Where in Missouri do you live?

[xmas74]

18. An hour out of KC.

Just far enough that it's not worth the drive, unless it's a good paying full time job. And I have to compete with the college kids in this town. (Without actually mentioning which town it might give you an idea of exactly where I'm at.)