I'll never understand the RW mind.
Things aren't working out in my new position, I'm going to get canned soon. But I'll get a 90 day notice and six month package should it come to that.
But within a week I had an interview (with another company and industry) and thought it was mine, hiring manager said she was going to talk to her boss and I should hear back in about five days. Must have been a bit too high on the pay scale as I got the rejection in the late afternoon the next day.
I have another second interview tomorrow with another company and from the looks of things, I'll have a few more in short time. Worst case scenario, move to the family vacation home for a bit until we get back on our feet, but I won't do that until I get the 90 day.
Told my sister of the situation and she told me not to worry and I always seem to land on my feet. But she brought up a sister of a friend of hers. She has cancer and they are living out of a motel in another state. As we talked, I asked if their parents still had a trailer on their property. She said they still did and I stated, granted both are blue collar workers, but they could temporarily move down to that, get the treatment she needs and he could find a line of work here in SoCal for the time being.
On top of that, I know the Minister of the church they attend in the other state. There isn't a lot of wealthy people in the community, but several have farms (and an empty trailer to boot or a room they can rent out...if they even accepted the money) so they could host them for the time being.
My sisters response; They are too proud and don't want anyone to know. That floored me. You are at your lowest, there is no shame in getting help, its what makes you a human and humanitarian. You may be at a low point, but one day you can help someone else out. So I probed more, found out they were Trumpers and didn't want certain friends and family to know their predicament.
I'm more than willing to take unemployment, aid, etc. I mean come on, I paid into it. I'm not too proud to accept charity, my parents would probably have issues with the CPS today (vs. back then) due to their religious fundamentalism and us just being a hair away of malnourished (I volunteered to work in the school cafeteria so I could have a decent meal, later, I was smart enough to fill out the forms to get the free meals).
If you are living out of a motel, you need help and should not be too proud to accept it. On one hand, I'm a bit depressed given my circumstances. On the other, I don't understand why people purposely decide to live in misery. I've been fortunate as I have worked hard and had some blessings. But why turn away from help all over man made dogma? I'll never know.
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