unemployment

"You're Lazy", Said Every Non-Disabled, Neuro-Typical Person Ever

Submitted by The Aspie Corner on Wed, 03/15/2017 - 9:28pm

It's easy to judge a person who has dealt with multiple disabilities their entire lives who isn't working as 'lazy'. It's what most people do. Even people with other disabilities, i.e. "I have ADD and I do just fine."

Funnily enough, even if I were working a McJob or was working as a greeter at Walmart (Many people with disabilities often work as greeters), these same individuals still wouldn't be satisfied.

Disability Caucus 2/27/2017: What Jobs? They're Lying.

Submitted by The Aspie Corner on Mon, 02/27/2017 - 8:33pm

Today I went on yet another car ride with the employment specialist across the county to follow up on jobs I know I'll never even be considered for.

Stop being negative, she says. Bah. I've spent 15 fuckin' years with Voc Rehab and despite spending years in college completing 2 degree programs, holding several intern and volunteer positions over 3 years during and after college, I still can't get a single god damned employer to take me seriously.

Disability Caucus 1/28/2017: Not Worthy of an Office Job

Submitted by The Aspie Corner on Sat, 01/28/2017 - 7:23pm

May of this year will mark 5 years since graduating college. As of now I still have yet to find a stable job for one reason or another. Just last year I sent out resumes for over 200 postings and to make a long story short, no one was interested either because I didn't have experience or a license.

Disability Caucus Open Thread 12/31/16: Nothing 'Brings Me Joy'

Submitted by The Aspie Corner on Sat, 12/31/2016 - 4:46pm

Maybe my wife is correct, maybe not. My very low key personality and neurotic depression (Dysthymia) make people think I don't feel joy in anything. Give me a break. Generally speaking I don't go nuts when I see something new like, say, the new Star Trek series coming out this year. Doesn't mean I'm unexcited for the possibilities I suppose, but I'll just have to wait and see if the fact they're keeping it cbs.com exclusive will shoot it dead before it can even get off the ground.

Disability Caucus Open Thread 12/8/2016: Nowhere to Go

Submitted by The Aspie Corner on Thu, 12/08/2016 - 7:33pm

I saw a video from Sane Progressive on how 95 million people have nowhere to go when it comes to their place in the workforce ( Link here). And boy does she have it right. Many people in this country have, quite literally, nowhere to go when it comes to finding work or carving out a living for themselves. Virtually everything is gone.

Anti-Capitalist Meetup: Thoughts on the Universal Basic Income

Submitted by ny brit expat on Sun, 08/14/2016 - 2:42pm

One of the hottest discussions we are seeing is the one surrounding the universal basic income (UBI) or citizens’ income (CI); in Britain it has been advocated by the Trade Union Unite (it was adopted at the last convention), it has been incorporated into the Green Party of England and Wales’s manifesto for a sustainable economy, the Labour Par

Disability Caucus 8/2/2016: Wasting Month After Month (Because I Can't Be Placed)

Submitted by The Aspie Corner on Mon, 08/01/2016 - 11:31pm

So I have another meeting today with the...ahem....'case worker' at 3 in the afternoon today so I can keep 'working' for food. It sure would be nice if I didn't have to do this every. Single. Month...on top of reapplying for SNAP benefits every 6. I've put somewhere in the avenue of 250 applications over the past several months and still have nothing to show for it. And let's be honest, that's how most employers like it these days.

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