Vent ahead.
Being poor is bullshit. I share a home with 3 other people, and two of them work at the same place I did. I went to quit today because my boss's boss was spreading disrespectful ass rumors about me to my managers, and the pay is a measly 11 dollars an hour for a two-person job.
Well, when the primary owner of the house found out, she told me to get back to work or get out.
My car is having transmission problems that I'm still trying to fix, and I wouldn't have quit if it weren't for my boss finally breaking my last strand of patience.
Boss-boss lady is close friends with the primary house owner, and despite me busting my ass for that company for half a year, I never even got a lick of PTO and I only get about 2-3 holidays off a year. I had no time for interviews with other jobs, as I was the only one working that position, and being late or taking a long lunch meant shit would pile up and people get angry.
This is what happens to people who aren't born rich. You take what jobs you get and take whatever shelter you can get, and anyone can decide to rip the rug out from under you at any point because you're not human unless you're earning a 6-figure job and can afford a nice car and your own place to live.
I do my best to see the good in things, but this is just fucked. What's sad is that I can't even immigrate with the skills I already have because it requires (you guessed it!) a lot of money.
Sorry for the vent, I've just reached a mental breaking point.