u/domdomtakdom

I genuinely don’t think I can keep the job I just got. Not bc I don’t want to work but bc being homeless with literally no money makes keeping a job feel impossible sometimes. I can’t afford transportation food or clean clothes. Having absolutely no money before your first paycheck is brutal when you’re living on the streets. I finally got hired and now I’m sitting here realizing I probably won’t even be able to make it to work next week. Every organization that might help is only open during my shift hours so by the time I get off they’re closed. It feels like the system is designed for you to fail unless you already have support. I’m not soft begging and I absolutely do not want money from people here. Most of y’all probably need it more than me anyway. I just honestly don’t know what to do. The stress is eating me alive bc I wanted this job so badly and now it feels pointless trying to hold onto it when I already know what’s coming. I might go tomorrow bc I still have the means to get there bit after that I honestly don’t know. Part of me is wondering if I should even bother showing up tomorrow at all.
How do you cope when something you really wanted just doesn’t work out no matter how hard you try?

Hi everyone. I’m currently homeless and I recently got a full time warehouse job after struggling for a long time to find stable work. Last Friday was my orientation and first day of training. I work Monday through Friday, 8 hours a day, and I won’t receive my first paycheck for about three weeks. I’m genuinely beyond grateful to finally have a job and a chance to get back on my feet. Before starting this job, I used to get free lunch sacks from a church every morning, but they only hand them out from 8am to 10am and my shift starts at 9am. My warehouse is also about 15 miles away/over an hour by bus, so I can’t make it there anymore before work. Most food pantries and places that help without requiring proof of address are also only open during my work hours and closed by the time I get off. On weekends, when places are closed, I usually dumpster dive and figure something out, so I’m mainly asking for help with weekday lunches while I work until my first paycheck comes in.

I was wondering if someone could help me by buying me a Burger King gift card so I can buy 10 lunches for the next 10 work days. Burger King is the closest and cheapest place near my warehouse, and I would only be eating once a day during my lunch break at work.

Appreciate any help. Thank you 🙏

A girl was being harassed on the 82 bus today by a man who kept trying to talk to her and touch her even though she clearly wasn’t interested. Another passenger stepped in and told him to leave her alone because she didn’t want to talk to him, but he ignored him. The passenger then physically intervened and a fight broke out. The bus driver immediately stopped the bus and called MPD. The driver had already warned the man earlier because he was bothering her. She told him to go back to his seat or she would kick him off the bus. He returned to his seat but continued harassing the female passenger.

The girl got scared and ran off the bus when the situation escalated. During the fight, the passenger who intervened dropped his glasses. I picked them up so they wouldn’t get lost or thrown away.

(If you see this, please DM me so I can return them to you. Metro usually doesn’t do much with lost and found and they likely would’ve been discarded.)

Just got hired. Is it hard to clean commercial screen printing machines? This is going to be my first warehouse job so I’m kinda nervous.

A crackhead came up to me asking for money and she was LITERALLY covered in POOP. She had smeared it all over her face like makeup. Eyeliner, eyeshadow, even lipstick. I was so scared she might touch me, and I was trying so hard to stay calm and not show it. Bc if she picked up on that it’s OVER for me. The worst part was knowing that if she did touch me, I wouldn’t even have a way to properly clean up. Most public bathrooms are closed at night, so I’d basically be stuck like that until the next day. That was running through my head the whole time. 😩😩
She moved on to another woman who looked like she might be new to town and asked her for money too. The woman said she didn’t have cash but offered her a sandwich instead. She took it, looked at it and threw it back at her 😹

I always see Metro officers during the day, but at night, it feels like you’re completely on your own. I feel like they only care about making daytime commuters feel safe, and everyone else just has to deal with whatever happens.

So I’m homeless and some kind soul left a $15 Taco Bell gift card by me while I was sleeping. Haven’t had Taco Bell in ages. What should I get if I want to treat myself and use the whole thing in one visit? I want something filling but also something fun, not just the cheapest stuff. I’m in 77019 since prices can vary by location. 🤓