u/Cleverwabbit5

I posted about the ABAWB, and how hard I am having trying to find a job. I just had a panic attack that if I lose my SNAP because I can't get the job hours etc then I will lose my discounted phone and internet that I need to find a job. I can't afford either without the discount. How can I find work if the tools I need are taken away? How am I supposed to not fall into black hole poverty. Los Angeles, CA

My SNAP is up for recertification in June in Los Angeles CA. My primary career has been freelance in film industry, but that has taken a nose dive since 2023. Although, I am constantly being put "on hold" for jobs but none of them have booked this year. How can I reflect that? In the meantime I have been voraciously applying for jobs for the last several years. It is a full time job looking for work. I have had very little response with the exception of the scammers. Interviews that take one look at me and it is over.

I am applying to literally everything grocery, costco, TJ, home depot, target, etc . Nobody will hire me. I had mad skills but it doesn't translate outside the industry. I went to a career counselor and did a resume for other industries that I submit. I am in okish physical condition but can't do heavy lifting or manual labor due to compression fractures and osteoporosis. My mental state has degraded significantly due to long term unemployment and loss of my career as well as many deaths in my family. I am struggling to get through each day. I have been in survival mode and losing my SNAP which is the only thing keeping me alive is going to drown me.

I WANT to work but am NOT getting hired. I am an older woman who looks like an older woman. I volunteer for animal rescue but won't be able to get that many hours. All I do is apply for jobs, ask people for work, beg people to refer me, and cry all the time. I don't know what to do! I hate this. I have no issue with working, I am not getting hired. How do you get help when you can't make someone hire you?

How can I keep my SNAP? How am I supposed to make it?

I have worked hard all my life and now when I need the help they push the age requirement it is cruel (and for all those others this BBB change is affecting)

I hate Cap one. They did the bait and switch when I signed up. I have a card of theirs already, and they have the highest interest rates and won't negotiate. I have a great credit score. I was not happy that they purchased Discover, and now I don't want 2 Cap one cards. Are they going to keep the 5% categories and the current interest rate?