I left my job of four years as a recreational assistant in an alz/dementia setting last month for personal reasons after getting covid and having a death in the family. I had another job lined up working with babies however I couldn't do it anymore because the kids were coming in sick with rsv, pink eye, etc etc and my body doesn't handle germs well. Right after getting covid a second time I was sick all of December with bronchitis and sinusitis at the same time..couldn't sleep from the cough and facial pain. So I quit. But on the plus side, I now have fingerprint clearance through the FBI, state, ocfs etc.
I'm physically disabled but with invisible issues. So I can't work 8 hour shifts, I can't work in retail, etc. I've applied to a bunch of jobs that say part time, but then find out they are 8 hour shifts when they call for an interview. I need some days off during the week as I need routine care, meaning drs appointments and I know I need outpatient surgery soon. (In office procedure)
If it's hard for even you guys as normal job seekers, then it's doubly hard when you have limitations. People call us lazy for needing benefits but when we try to work, we also have barriers. Plus I got sick in college so I don't have a degree in anything.
Technically, I could coast by just on SS benefits however I do like working, earning my own money, meeting new people and being social. I make an effort to learn everyone's names, special interests and languages so I can converse somewhat basic in a bunch of different languages which helps with making seniors feel at ease, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Hopefully I find something :/