This is cross-posted to Patreon, so if you’ve read it there, you’re up to date.
Hey, everyone! A couple of months ago, I posted about the abysmal state of the self-publishing market and my desperate search to get a job so that I can continue to pay for stuff like rent, food, electricity, and my husband’s sudden need for numerous medical tests. After months of apply for any job that I’m qualified for, I finally got an interview. It was at the grocery store up the street from my house.
I didn’t get the job.
I was heartbroken and feeling beyond worthless. If it took half a year to get a single interview, when would the next one come? And when it did, would I fail again? Our savings are gone, Mr. Jen is still going in for a bunch of invasive and expensive medical tests, and out of the countless applications I’ve submitted, only one of them was impressed enough with my resume to interview me.
Then yesterday, out of the blue, a place I applied to got back to me. I got the job, no interview required. It’s a high-end chocolatier’s shop in the city, so there’s a commute, but that’s better than no job at all. And I don’t have to work with customers. I work in the back!
So, yesterday, I got a job. No! TWO jobs! Because right before I found out I got the I Love Lucy-esque job, I found out that I got a temporary job: directing a production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels! It’s been one of my bucket list musicals for a long time, so getting the chance to be involved is a dream come true, and having that involvement come with a paycheck is an awesome bonus!
This autumn and winter is going to be hectic. I’ll be working three jobs, but obviously this one will always be my main focus. I just ask for some patience as I try to juggle the new jobs with the old job. I may need to find a new schedule or adapt things, but we’re gonna take it all as it comes. It might mean regular Patreon posts come on different days than usual, or later in the day than usual, but I’m aiming for as few changes as possible.
Now, to rebuild after all the bullshit of the year!
Congratulations!!!
This might be putting a selfish spin on it, but I really needed good news. I’m so happy for you and I hope things keep getting better!
Wishing you all the best.
And Mr. Jen, of course. I know what expensive medical tests (hello, liver biopsy) look like in Australia – I can only imagine they’re much more in USA.
Congratulations Jenny!!!
I’m so happy for you, even though it means you’re going to be busy as hell! I hope things keep looking up for you!
Congrats on the new job(s)!
My brother has been unemployed and looking for a job for almost a year. It’s crazy!
Last time I was unemployed it took almost 6 months before I got a new job, and in those 6 months I had not had one legitimate interview (I got one that seemed fishy, but I still went through with it.), and one remote job offer from a hospital in Singapore (I’m in the US, it seemed fishy to me.).
So I can understand the frustration of not getting any call backs.
But again, congrats on your new jobs!
So happy for you!!!
This is your sign, whenever you need it, that it is ok to take a flippin’ nap. Doing big changes and family stress while autistic is approximately zero fun and you can tell whatever “oughta shoulda” voices you have in your head can just shut it for the duration. And just because you appreciate having all three jobs doesn’t mean you’re not allowed to be tired.
Of course I am also very happy for you and glad you’ve gotten the particular sources of stress you were actively looking for, just, the one doesn’t cancel out the other, and you can rest when you need to with no guilt, ‘kay?