on the 22nd of this month i shall have 5 years clean from all mind altering substances. i currently am the chairperson for a chapter of oxford house which is like an “elite” network of halfway houses for dedicated recovering addicts.
i have applied to countless entry level jobs over the years like walmart, mcdonalds, a few casinos as i have experience working in a casino in my past, and various plumbing companies as i have 10 years of construction plumbing experience under my belt.
NOONE WILL HIRE ME
i have no felonies, but i have a shoplifting charge from 7 years ago.
i have been living off savings for the past 5 years and i am almost flat broke.
there have been a few people who have moved into my houses on a program from prison re-entry called the graduated re-entry program which guarantees them a job while they finish the rest of their sentence in one of my houses.
now this has got me thinking like a criminal again because it seems like my only hope is to become a felon, get on this prison re entry program, get a job, and profit.
why do i have to break the law just to become a productive member of society? this seems really disfunctional but it works because ive seen first hand that it works.
im wondering why i even bothered to stop doing drugs of society will never accept me back