>>3724714I've been working on and off the 4ish years we've been together. It was nothing but part time jobs. Before getting hired here, I was unemployed and taking care of the house and dogs, and driving my partner to work since I have the better car. Pretty much a housewife scenario just to keep my insurance (I depend on medication to function in society).
I wanted good money. But every full time job didn't offer insurance until a 90-day waiting period was over. It killed me inside. I wanted to be free from the forced poverty humiliation of welfare dependency (Medicaid). I got tipped off that my current employer has no waiting period for insurance, so I jumped on that. Its not shit insurance, either.
I feel a lot better now that I have 1st shift structure (I was used to 2nd). Wake up, start the coffee, throw on my work clothes, and gtfo. I think my testosterone level is going up too, because I have more energy (and I'm hornier).
I think I need to write some letters to my state reps. The fact that I was being passively gatekept from getting a career just because I need healthcare is some serious bullshit. It could be so much better if Medicaid had a 90 day extension to account for insurance waiting periods, so people like me have a better chance at a living wage.
