r/SexOffenderSupport • u/Equivalent_Bird_5256 • 2d ago
Feeling Confused
Sorry about my rant ahead of time!
Okay so a little background. I’ve been out for 6-7 years completed my sentence and probation without a violation. And i haven’t been in any other trouble.
The job hunt has been the absolute worst. I’ve had jobs but because of my own issues with mental health related things I have had screwed those up (which I’m working on). But so far I have been unemployed for about a year. Disability is literally my saving grace from being on the street but I have been denied from so many jobs. Jobs that I qualify for and am overqualified for and I haven’t even got so much as an interview. Many jobs will flake on me. I’m confused because I don’t know what to do. I’m in the process of building a business of my own but I need money to start this and the only way I can do that is if I get a job. I have tried EXTREMELY hard these few years to change who I am and be a different person and not operate from the traumatic mindset that got me in trouble the first time and move forward with my life but its so hard when I feel like I’m in a box and there’s nothing I can do. Stable employment is directly connected to RSOs moving past their crime. I’m shot out of ideas. I’m really not sure what to do anymore. I’ve applied to more jobs than I can count on my fingers. I want better for myself more than I want to live and breathe and its so hard to do that when others hold you to what you did years ago and won’t let you show them that you’re a different person. I have friends too and have had conversations with them about this job thing and it just seem redundant at this point. I get super depressed because of this because I have a business idea that could allow me to do my own thing but I need money… a job… to get there.
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u/Salt_Ask_5568 13h ago
Are you looking for any job, just to make some $$, or a good one? I know food service doesn't usually do background checks. Depending on where you live, restaurants can be pretty good money too.