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wired_lizard

State of the Tory

Jul 18, 2011 13:30

DisorderYour ScoreMajor Depression:Extremely HighDysthymia:HighBipolar Disorder:HighCyclothymia:High-ModerateSeasonal Affective Disorder:ModeratePostpartum Depression:N/ATake the Depression Test

Ha ha. Ha ha. Ha.

Still looking for a housemate. Along with every other geek in the Boston area, I know. :/

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lisefrac July 18 2011, 19:04:38 UTC

*hugs*

Craigslist is a mixed bag, yeah, but I have gotten at least two jobs off it in the past, so it's worth at least perusing. I've had the best luck when I search by a very specific skill I have, ie. "SPSS," or "HTML." You still come across the people who want you to work for free, alas, but at least it's a smaller pool to deal with.

Since you have decent HTML/CSS skills, you might consider looking for contract positions for that. It's usually pretty low stress and doesn't require formal training, but I don't know if it really fits your bill.

Is any of this helpful? I dunno. But I did want to let you know that I read your post and I sympathize, having gone through some of this stuff recently, myself...

miraba July 18 2011, 20:36:25 UTC

Do check with Tufts. Howard doesn't close their dental services over the summer, as the students are busy trying to rope in all the patients they can find.

miraba July 18 2011, 20:37:32 UTC

Oh, and re: temp work. Are you qualified to proofread? That can pay well and will result in you sitting in a nice quiet room for the whole day.

ultimatepsi July 18 2011, 22:23:59 UTC

I hear you and hope things get better soon.

The lowest stress job I ever had was working food service in non-chain sandwich shop, and the pay wasn't terrible: about $10/hour plus tips. If you can get to a well-off suburb, you might try just looking for "help wanted" signs and asking for an application at any of those places that seem decent. That's how I got the aforementioned job.

nevacaruso July 18 2011, 23:23:32 UTC

Regarding job-hunting: yes, it sucks. For everybody. All the time. If you choose the temping route again, I would worry less about justifying your situation and the nature of your search to an agent. Of course it varies from one staffing agency to another (and I don't know what your experiences have been), but I think that most of them are used to talking to candidates from a variety of backgrounds and circumstances ( ... )