Autism Job Hunt

So the IT job I was really hoping for at WMU fell through, the small job I was doing that was paying my rent is starting to get more and more slow, and my mom is yelling at me for wanting a job and not staying on SSI because of Aspergers Syndrome.

So the IT job I was really hoping for fell through, so that’s a huge disappointment for me.  Also hearing that 3 other large companies in my area are laying off about 4,000 in total over the next year is a huge damper on my spirits right now.  Last Sunday I looked in the classified section of my paper and was looking, only 3 columns for jobs - most of it trucking and medical, no general labor.

I’ve though about possibly doing trucking, but I have a dog - which I need to keep me not lonely.  I would not want to give him up and with trucking I know I would have too.  I’m exploring the possibility of working at becoming a paid-on-call firefighter, but that would require $3,000 up front for schooling and certifications.

The part time little contractor thing I have been doing with ChaCha has slowed down quite a bit, they are having technical issues that never seem to end.  It really is getting irritating.  They seem to never say anything about these issues, and just laid off 8 of there full time employees making me wonder if there money is drying up.

My mom is now yelling at me for taking a job.  She wants me to stay on SSI.  I want a job.  Right now I refuse to talk to her and probably wont go to her side of the family for thanksgiving because that’s all she will talk about - and I’m sick of it.  I feel like I would be milking the system if I stayed on it - so forgive me for having morals and ethics - who knew it was such a crime.