The Job Hunt.

The job hunt has started for me once again, I was working at a fabulous job in retail but because of my RA and the strain it was putting on my joints, mixed with my chronic infections and chronic fatigue, the job in itself was doing more harm then good.  So the I resume the job hunt, and I always run though such a variety of conundrums when I am interviewing for a job.  Do I tell them up front about my RA? I mean I know legally I am not obligated to but it does often come up while I am employed for someone.  How do I approach them and see their response towards sick days without throwing up red flags.  It is hard to work and not get labeled as someone who is often truant or a slacker because of my illness.  But at the same time I don’t want sympathy or people feeling bad for me because of my illness.  I want to have a successful career and be able to contribute meaningfully to society but I feel that I am being held back.

What sort of jobs were made for someone in my situation?  It has been suggested to me more than once that I should just start my own business, but when I am already in a great deal of student debt, the idea of fronting more capital for something that could ultimately fail and put me back at the beginning seems pretty terrifying.   It also seems terrifying to think I went to University for 4 years, through all the blood, sweat, and tears, to end up working at a retail job with little hope of advancement or career opportunities.   I know I am not the only one in this situation.  My whole generation is currently suffering through a tough job hunt mixed with a frustratingly large student debt load.  Mine seems to just be coupled with increasing costs of medication and trips to doctors offices.

So the job hunt continues. 

Yours in Pain,

Ginny