Maxed out a credit card and have no income

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:this was me 8 months ago. lost my car too. i took the bus daily to the center of town and insta cart and uber eats by foot. Stationed myself near big apartment buildings and could usually make 50 a day during the 11-2 pm lunch rush. I couldnt take big orders but got decent at filling a backpack. I would come back in the evening on Fridays and Saturdays and do dinner take outs. Experimented with different neighborhoods and found an algorithm that worked. Did this for 17 weeks till I found a full time job but still kept dinner shift. I had slow days but could make 260-700 a week. I just didnt leave till I made xyz or whatever I needed to live a few more days. Would get a few reject orders that I could keep which were like Christmas. I am blessed bc I noticed two things with other near homeless peers…I dont struggle with addiction and I have a basic education (some college/dont struggle with illiteracy) so I just had to wait it out.

That's pretty awesome. You are going to be just fine.

+1 nice hustle

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Target hired my HS aged kid quickly. And they wanted to overload with shifts that DC was not able to work so DC quit. And they pay really well, fwiw.

same. They hire a lot of PT shifts.

[Anonymous]

I'm sorry that you're going through such a rough time.

How long were you in your last position? I ask b/c finding a job has changed a lot. Are you using keywords from the job description in your application? Have you looked at all your social media and taken down anything inappropriate or potentially alienating?

Believe it or not, AARP has some decent information about finding a job. You might find it helpful.

aarp.org/work

https://virtualevents.aarp.org/workjobs-hub/en/home?cmp=OTH-IMM-WORKJOBS-WEBINAR-HOUSE_TOOLBAR

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:this was me 8 months ago. lost my car too. i took the bus daily to the center of town and insta cart and uber eats by foot. Stationed myself near big apartment buildings and could usually make 50 a day during the 11-2 pm lunch rush. I couldnt take big orders but got decent at filling a backpack. I would come back in the evening on Fridays and Saturdays and do dinner take outs. Experimented with different neighborhoods and found an algorithm that worked. Did this for 17 weeks till I found a full time job but still kept dinner shift. I had slow days but could make 260-700 a week. I just didnt leave till I made xyz or whatever I needed to live a few more days. Would get a few reject orders that I could keep which were like Christmas. I am blessed bc I noticed two things with other near homeless peers…I dont struggle with addiction and I have a basic education (some college/dont struggle with illiteracy) so I just had to wait it out.

I don’t know you, yet I’m so proud of you. I hope you’re doing great today. Hustle and straight-up grit can get us thru a lot. And I deeply know the struggle of gig work. I lost my job during covid and DoorDashed every single dinner shift seven days a week from May 2020 well into 2021. There were lots of ok days, a few terrific ones, and a handful where I made <$10 for 3 hours of work. Still thankful for the opportunity though. We’d just had a baby and my wife went back to work way earlier than planned due to my job loss, so I slid into being stay-at-home dad and DoorDashed to not feel like a total drain on the family finances. And yes, cancelled orders really were like Christmas, oftentimes food from fancy places that we would’ve never been able to afford.

As for OP, maybe it’s time for a break with an adventure and follow the weather with seasonal work? Working at a campground during the fall foliage season, waiting tables in busy southwest Florida during the winter or a ski resort out West, working at a greenhouse in the spring, maybe a Jersey Shore attraction/stall in the summer. Best of luck to you, don’t give up.

https://www.coolworks.com/

https://www.reddit.com/r/SeasonalWork/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:this was me 8 months ago. lost my car too. i took the bus daily to the center of town and insta cart and uber eats by foot. Stationed myself near big apartment buildings and could usually make 50 a day during the 11-2 pm lunch rush. I couldnt take big orders but got decent at filling a backpack. I would come back in the evening on Fridays and Saturdays and do dinner take outs. Experimented with different neighborhoods and found an algorithm that worked. Did this for 17 weeks till I found a full time job but still kept dinner shift. I had slow days but could make 260-700 a week. I just didnt leave till I made xyz or whatever I needed to live a few more days. Would get a few reject orders that I could keep which were like Christmas. I am blessed bc I noticed two things with other near homeless peers…I dont struggle with addiction and I have a basic education (some college/dont struggle with illiteracy) so I just had to wait it out.

Wow. When you’re my boss someday please take it easy on my annual review.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:this was me 8 months ago. lost my car too. i took the bus daily to the center of town and insta cart and uber eats by foot. Stationed myself near big apartment buildings and could usually make 50 a day during the 11-2 pm lunch rush. I couldnt take big orders but got decent at filling a backpack. I would come back in the evening on Fridays and Saturdays and do dinner take outs. Experimented with different neighborhoods and found an algorithm that worked. Did this for 17 weeks till I found a full time job but still kept dinner shift. I had slow days but could make 260-700 a week. I just didnt leave till I made xyz or whatever I needed to live a few more days. Would get a few reject orders that I could keep which were like Christmas. I am blessed bc I noticed two things with other near homeless peers…I dont struggle with addiction and I have a basic education (some college/dont struggle with illiteracy) so I just had to wait it out.

As for OP, maybe it’s time for a break with an adventure and follow the weather with seasonal work? Working at a campground during the fall foliage season, waiting tables in busy southwest Florida during the winter or a ski resort out West, working at a greenhouse in the spring, maybe a Jersey Shore attraction/stall in the summer. Best of luck to you, don’t give up.

Honestly, OP has been out of work for almost a year. Your suggestion isn’t going to help because it takes a self-motivated person to do what you suggest. It’s a great suggestion, but worthless to the target audience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Babysitting

not OP but I am recently divorced and trying to make some money. I’m a mother of two grown children, raised in a nice suburb of DC. I tried to get babysitting work through a nanny agency and they said I didn’t qualify because I have no experience or references.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Babysitting

not OP but I am recently divorced and trying to make some money. I’m a mother of two grown children, raised in a nice suburb of DC. I tried to get babysitting work through a nanny agency and they said I didn’t qualify because I have no experience or references.

Post on your local parents Facebook page. If you want full time work then it might be tough to compete with those with more recent experience with you gee children, but so many families want after school hours. And if you drive, you'd be in high demand. you could do that in the afternoons and maybe try to advertise as a housekeeper in the morning. Like tidy house (not deep clean), prep dinner, fold laundry, etc. I'd pay $30/hr easily for either of those services, especially if it's a middle aged person who is reliable and detail oriented.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Babysitting

not OP but I am recently divorced and trying to make some money. I’m a mother of two grown children, raised in a nice suburb of DC. I tried to get babysitting work through a nanny agency and they said I didn’t qualify because I have no experience or references.

Post on Next Door, facebook, other social media. Also, word of mouth.

[Anonymous]

OP, people will give you better advice but you need to give a lot more details.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:this was me 8 months ago. lost my car too. i took the bus daily to the center of town and insta cart and uber eats by foot. Stationed myself near big apartment buildings and could usually make 50 a day during the 11-2 pm lunch rush. I couldnt take big orders but got decent at filling a backpack. I would come back in the evening on Fridays and Saturdays and do dinner take outs. Experimented with different neighborhoods and found an algorithm that worked. Did this for 17 weeks till I found a full time job but still kept dinner shift. I had slow days but could make 260-700 a week. I just didnt leave till I made xyz or whatever I needed to live a few more days. Would get a few reject orders that I could keep which were like Christmas. I am blessed bc I noticed two things with other near homeless peers…I dont struggle with addiction and I have a basic education (some college/dont struggle with illiteracy) so I just had to wait it out.

This is the most inspiring thing I’ve read all week. Kudos to you PP!!! I hope it’s a smoother road for you these days.

[Anonymous]

Give us more info and we can give you leads? What were your past jobs? What city do you live in? Do you have a vehicle?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, people will give you better advice but you need to give a lot more details.

A LOT more details.

OP, I am asking this with kind intent. Can you tell us honestly about your physical appearance and social skills? I'm wondering if something is holding you back...

[Anonymous]

Check FlexProfessionals to see if they might be an option for you.

https://www.flexprofessionalsllc.com/


Also, Montgomery County and Fairfax County both have employment services offices. Other counties probably do as well.
They might be good resources.

https://worksourcemontgomery.com/

[Anonymous]

Op ghosted.