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Re: Please pray for me
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Originally Posted by Originalist
A fair question.
I have filled out a zillion apps in the past three years. Anything that pays decent is an hour or more away. My degree is ministerial and the only job it seems to gave helped me get was as a social worker. That was a complete disaster. Besides spending 500 dollars a month in gas just for the commute, we were spending 300 dollars a month in after school care as well as having to pay 140 a month for auto insurance on a 12 year old car with no reimbursement. We tried to find someone who could give my daughter a ride home from school to no avail. I did have a night job at Walgreen's for about 5 months and literally had 2 days off of work in that time period. With one car my wife literally left the house only to go to church on Sunday morning during that whole 5 month time. I had not considered the pizza thing, but I will today!
From 1988 to 1999 I worked for one company full time. From 1999 to 2005 I worked for another company. I went part time with the second company from 2005 to 2009 as my self employment income exploded. In both jobs mentioned I had good contacts. Now
I have a great work history with no contacts. It was like pulling teeth get the night job at Walgreens. As far as the geographical move is concerned, I will not go without a door opening.
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Praying that the right opportunity opens up for you. As someone else suggested your skills as a minister in speaking and dealing with people would be an asset in a sales job. I don't recommend the car business as a long term solution because he hours are usually long and you pretty much have to work every Saturday but it would be a good short term solution for you to get ahead and sock some money away to help you move or pay cash for a newer car while you still look for a job with better hours that pays well.
I also saw where you explained that you co own the land with siblings and they desire to sell. That makes your idea of moving to where opportunities are better for employment seem more of an option since the rent free home may be going anyway if the ideal is to sell and split the money. Sounds like your share would at least allow you the funds to move somewhere else for a job.
I know this is a stressful situation and I will continue to pray for you. About five years ago I spent about four months with there being a 50% chance I would lose my job as my sole account moved the operation I serviced out of the country. Thankfully my situation had a happy ending but i have never forgotten how stressful those four months were.
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