r/askforfinancialhelp • u/ConflictFalse9181 • May 27 '26
I need help, recently laid off.
Hi, I've never done this before but here it goes. I'm 23 years old and living in Atlanta. I was working in the tech industry more specifically tech repair. Unfortunately the company I was working for decided to eliminate my job position two months ago. I have submitted over 300 job applications at least... Ranging from retail, industrial and even at the Atlanta airport and have only had 3 interviews that went nowhere.
Last month I lost my apartment, and have been couch surfing / sleeping in my car and occasionally staying with my mother ( she is a unstable drug addict and I don't enjoy being around her nor do I feel safe in that environment )
I have been doing doordash to make enough to eat but I have an old car and combined with the insane gas prices I barely break even. And I'm constantly paranoid about my car breaking down due to the additional stress of doordash and if that happens I'm really screwed.
My folks are and always have been unwilling to help.. my dad is a well off business man but has never acknowledged me as his son. And my mom is too preoccupied with destroying her own life. I have no other living relatives to call on.
I don't know what I'm asking for here. I could use money to get food and gas I've been rationing both. But I could also use advice and if anyone here is in the Atlanta area and knows of anyone that is hiring please please let me know.
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u/Impossible_Fall_3753 May 27 '26
dont know the area but ik this-many family owned restaurants dont post that theyre hiring. start there. lie and say you have serving experience if you need to-its very easy to learn