Recently my partner and I moved in with my parents due to my partner being laid off and our landlord essentially forcing us out illegally (that's a whole other story) I was lucky to have my job transferred and started working three weeks after moving across the country. My job isnt glamorous by any means (food service) but I make a bit more than minimum wage and it's enough to take care of our bills while my partner and I search for something better.
My partner looks for jobs for HOURS every day while I try to look for something in-between my shifts. We share a car and public transportation is literally non-existent in this area. We've probably went through hundreds of job postings trying to find local ones that actually list a pay rate that isn't bullshit or has insane hours.
Pretty much every other day my parents ask how the job search is going for my partner (partner was the breadwinner) and that I need to find something better. They keep saying to my partner “any job is better than no job!” While in the same breath pressuring me to leave the food service job I have now. They share opinions about how we spend money (I bought booze after spending the last of our savings, over $2,000, on the car and old utility bills) but then suggest I pull out a loan for a new car or to go back to school. I know they mean well, and they're not necessarily wrong in what they say but it's more pressure to an already tense and overwhelming situation.
To put the time frame into perspective, I haven't even gotten my second paycheck yet so we've really only had a few weeks to get adjusted and back on our feet. I just wish I knew what to say and be confident about it whenever family asks or makes comments about our job search. We're really trying our best here and it's not like we're fucking off.