Poll : what is your current employment status?

[Final Escape]

Not everything is peachy. You can have it all and have nothing at the same time.

What is causing the despair?

 

[TooLate2582]

What is causing the despair?

30+ years of poor choices, to include my choice of career.

 

[Destin]

I have a case of the crazies so the government pays me to stay home and keep it to myself

 

[Final Escape]

I have a case of the crazies so the government pays me to stay home and keep it to myself

I should be on disability, but I didn't have the follow through and patience to get it. I felt like if it's too hard to access, maybe I'm better off not on it. I cannot stand dealing with the state.

 

[lv-gras]

I should be on disability, but I didn't have the follow through and patience to get it. I felt like if it's too hard to access, maybe I'm better off not on it. I cannot stand dealing with the state.

disability is made very hard to get on

 

[Final Escape]

disability is made very hard to get on

Yes but it shouldn't be for people who genuinely need it. This is why it's a bullshit deal. There's about 15% of people who's iq is too low to hold a job. Then there's old people and sick who normally without government would be cared for through private charity and family. Then there's the people who just don't want to work but are fully able and competent but choose not to work because most work sucks. The last category does qualify for disability too as long as they can be patient and show proof that they need it which isn't really hard but takes time and jumping through the hoops.

 

[Laura]

Unemployed student.

 

[lv-gras]

Yes but it shouldn't be for people who genuinely need it. This is why it's a bullshit deal. There's

yeah, not saying it should be

 

[Destin]

It took me about two years to get. I was homeless in between waiting, dealing with schizophrenia and bipolar symptoms. Even despite having a very well documented case I could have very easily been turned down. I definitely couldn't survive without it.

 

[Final Escape]

It took me about two years to get. I was homeless in between waiting, dealing with schizophrenia and bipolar symptoms. Even despite having a very well documented case I could have very easily been turned down. I definitely couldn't survive without it.

This is what I mean. If it wasn't run by government u wouldn't practically have to be dead and desperate to be able to get the help u need. Many pple have to die b4 they can get aid because it takes like 3 years to get it. It's like wow! That's humane smh! It doesn't take years to figure out wether ure deserving poor or not.

 

[Deckchairs]

This is what I mean. If it wasn't run by government u wouldn't practically have to be dead and desperate to be able to get the help u need. Many pple have to die b4 they can get aid because it takes like 3 years to get it. It's like wow! That's humane smh! It doesn't take years to figure out wether ure deserving poor or not.

I should be on disability too. My bipolar is bad enough that I can't really function. But the thought of three years and applying multiple times. I dthink not know what I'm going to do. Trying to stay alive for family but feel strongly like offing myself.

 

[Pallf]

I'm between jobs. Looking for part time right now.

 

[Destin]

I should be on disability too. My bipolar is bad enough that I can't really function. But the thought of three years and applying multiple times. I dthink not know what I'm going to do. Trying to stay alive for family but feel strongly like offing myself.

I'm really sorry. That's hell. It's unfortunate people don't recognize just how debilitating mental illness it.
Truth me told, I hammed it up in court. Why? Not because I was faking symptoms. I have severe issues that ive had since I was a child, I absolutely could not sustain a job. But I know they system, and I know if you don't act like a complete invalid they wont take you seriously.
If you say literally anything remotely positive like, "I have days where I function better that others) which is perfectly normal, they will run with that and discredit the fact that a good lot of the time you are in crippling pain.

 

[Tomasnil]

Work ... Fulltime ish

 

[PatKat]

Dont work I have been labeled "disabled" by doctors :(

 

[Trashcan]

I work part time like most students my age do.

 

[akosineenee]

Unemployable.

 

[NOISYMIND]

Unemployable.

Same here :/

 

[Lizzie S.]

Don't work because I have med bills from hospital visits that I need to say I'm unemployed to get out of.