The Loft: Butches and Femmes in their 40s, 50s and over.

ruthie14 · 10-26-2011, 06:40 PM

I hear you about the lean Christmas folks. I work full time and part time and still don't make enough. Today we were told that there is a "problem" with the checks so we won't be getting paid on friday. meanwhile the new owner is mia in Texas... hmmmm Not looking too good. I am wanting to leave this job NOW! I've been very unhappy here for the last year and a half but this is getting rediculous. I just wish I had went to school for something other than early childhood ed. Now at 49, I am making less than some at the mall. REALLY? Going to try to go back to school and see if there is SOMETHING I am good at besides education. Meantime, I am exhausted from working my 2 jobs, dog sitting, babysitting, etc... just trying to make ends meet. The worst is watching my mother sell some of her jewelry, not getting her nails done anymore, etc. These were suppose to be her golden years. Now she may have to find a job...again... at 72. Makes me sad and I feel helpless. I know I'm not the only one, I am lucky to have any job at all..... but we are still not making it.

sigh.... I need

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!

Rockinonahigh · 10-26-2011, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ruthie14

I hear you about the lean Christmas folks. I work full time and part time and still don't make enough. Today we were told that there is a "problem" with the checks so we won't be getting paid on friday. meanwhile the new owner is mia in Texas... hmmmm Not looking too good. I am wanting to leave this job NOW! I've been very unhappy here for the last year and a half but this is getting rediculous. I just wish I had went to school for something other than early childhood ed. Now at 49, I am making less than some at the mall. REALLY? Going to try to go back to school and see if there is SOMETHING I am good at besides education. Meantime, I am exhausted from working my 2 jobs, dog sitting, babysitting, etc... just trying to make ends meet. The worst is watching my mother sell some of her jewelry, not getting her nails done anymore, etc. These were suppose to be her golden years. Now she may have to find a job...again... at 72. Makes me sad and I feel helpless. I know I'm not the only one, I am lucky to have any job at all..... but we are still not making it.

sigh.... I need

and

!

Rithie,I went back to school at 52,yes it can be difficuly but very doabl,just make shure u pick something that you can go somewhere with.Dont beleave the school whant theysay thay can help u find a job cause mine did and did nada..check it out your self.

Rockinonahigh · 10-26-2011, 07:45 PM

About ten years ago I thought the world would always be a big shining place to be in,then the bottom fell out,I wont go into the long story of it but it was one hell of a drop.Because of this situation me and my son ended up near homeless,We did manage to find a cheep place to live,but it was a dump in the first order.Just to make it from day to day was a struggle,either he had a job or I did,it took me going back to school to finaly get a decent job.while I was going back to school he found a job with an Rv dealership that he still has today.Hollidays back then were so hard that I just nearly stoped even acknoedgeing them..it was just one more day to get thrue.For a long time its just been him and me..we get something for each other I send out christmass cards.Its now been five years since we managed to get to where we are now,I still have holliday blues..he thinks they are over rated( he may be right)
But I put up a fue christmass things on the mantle,the tree is 2 ceramic trees my mom and my aunt Jo made...I like to sit in the dark and watch the lights blink and remember the times whan they were hear,I learned that the hollidays are what u make of them no mater how much $$$ u may have.

ruthie14 · 10-26-2011, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockinonahigh

Rithie,I went back to school at 52,yes it can be difficuly but very doabl,just make shure u pick something that you can go somewhere with.Dont beleave the school whant theysay thay can help u find a job cause mine did and did nada..check it out your self.

Ya... already been down that road with university of pheonex and the local county college. Not a job to be had. Half of my problem is finding something I can do that has a market... so far.... nothing... a big giant goose egg!

Rockinonahigh · 10-26-2011, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ruthie14

Ya... already been down that road with university of pheonex and the local county college. Not a job to be had. Half of my problem is finding something I can do that has a market... so far.... nothing... a big giant goose egg!

I hear ya,I spent two years getting a culinary degree,I did work as a chef for a long time BUT with the job market the way it is im back to slinging drinks.The colllege degree, I polish off now and then,not shure its worth the papaer its wrote on.

10-26-2011, 07:45 PM	#3
Rockinonahigh Senior Member How Do You Identify?: stone butch Preferred Pronoun?: makes no diffrence,I know who I am. Relationship Status: single,maybe looking if the right person comes along. Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 4,907 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,682 Thanked 14,933 Times in 3,938 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Up comeing Hollidays About ten years ago I thought the world would always be a big shining place to be in,then the bottom fell out,I wont go into the long story of it but it was one hell of a drop.Because of this situation me and my son ended up near homeless,We did manage to find a cheep place to live,but it was a dump in the first order.Just to make it from day to day was a struggle,either he had a job or I did,it took me going back to school to finaly get a decent job.while I was going back to school he found a job with an Rv dealership that he still has today.Hollidays back then were so hard that I just nearly stoped even acknoedgeing them..it was just one more day to get thrue.For a long time its just been him and me..we get something for each other I send out christmass cards.Its now been five years since we managed to get to where we are now,I still have holliday blues..he thinks they are over rated( he may be right) But I put up a fue christmass things on the mantle,the tree is 2 ceramic trees my mom and my aunt Jo made...I like to sit in the dark and watch the lights blink and remember the times whan they were hear,I learned that the hollidays are what u make of them no mater how much $$$ u may have.

10-26-2011, 06:40 PM	#1
ruthie14 Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: she Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 844 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,904 Thanked 1,245 Times in 461 Posts Rep Power: 5946335	I hear you about the lean Christmas folks. I work full time and part time and still don't make enough. Today we were told that there is a "problem" with the checks so we won't be getting paid on friday. meanwhile the new owner is mia in Texas... hmmmm Not looking too good. I am wanting to leave this job NOW! I've been very unhappy here for the last year and a half but this is getting rediculous. I just wish I had went to school for something other than early childhood ed. Now at 49, I am making less than some at the mall. REALLY? Going to try to go back to school and see if there is SOMETHING I am good at besides education. Meantime, I am exhausted from working my 2 jobs, dog sitting, babysitting, etc... just trying to make ends meet. The worst is watching my mother sell some of her jewelry, not getting her nails done anymore, etc. These were suppose to be her golden years. Now she may have to find a job...again... at 72. Makes me sad and I feel helpless. I know I'm not the only one, I am lucky to have any job at all..... but we are still not making it. sigh.... I need and !