in brief: I’m asking for help to pay for 2 tears of property tax so I can keep my home. Any amount will help me have more time to find sustainable work so I can pay back taxes and stay in my home! Thanks for considering – loan or gift sending account links are below.
I‘m asking for help, which isn’t something I do often or take lightly. Anything will help buy me time to get a job or figure out next steps. I currently work a full-time job that doesn’t allow me to pay my bills and have been working extra hours and selling things so that I don’t lose my house, which is the only thing of value I have. I want more time to focus on the job search so I can pay my bills, and I’m exhausted and honestly a bit traumatized.
Hi there,
If you’re on this page, you are probably connected to me some place/somewhere and you’re curious about what’s gong on for me.
I was laid off in March 2023 because the company I worked for lost a lot of business due to COVID.
In that time I’ve been actively looking for jobs in a very competitive market, especially for my search, because so many recruiters have been laid off in the past year, so fewer companies are hiring recruiters and there are a lot of recruiters on the market, including people more senior than me who are willing to take a more junior level salary because of the market.
I’ve interviewed and continue to apply. I’ve done a lot of gig work, patching things together to keep the lights on. I’m tired!
I am seeing on LinkedIn that people’s job searches are taking much longer than before. My own mentor turned in over 1000 applications before getting an offer, and she is considered a senior level recruiter with more years of experience than me.
But I know that I will get a job!
If you are able to help extend the amount of time I have to find solutions before I lose my home, I would appreciate that and will either pay you back or pay it forward.
I’m already struggling with food insecurity, financial hardship, and a lot of anxiety, to put it mildly. am at risk of homelessness, and at the least would likely be displaced from the Bay Area, my home since 1984. Can you help me stay in my home?
I’m accepting donations and also happy to pay a loan back once I’m employed again and have disposable income. No problem to sign a promissory note!
- Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/Irene-Nex
- PayPal: https://paypal.me/ixteca
- Zelle: my cell phone number can be used to send anything
I can also advise on other methods of transfer, including internationally.
Thanks for considering, for reading, for helping.
–Irene
Answers to FAQs:
- I’m spending as little as possible, and it’s hell. I eat one main meal a day, I am not using heat this winter (and my house is a 100 year old uninsulated cottage), and I only buy what’s absolutely necessary. It’s miserable and I’m hoping it will shift soon because it’s very hard. Any amount you can spare will help me with time to get a better paying job. I’ll keep the austerity up until I have more income.
- I’m working on lowering my debt. So far nothing has been worked out that I can currently afford. If you know of resources I can consult with, feel free to reach out.
- I’m happy to talk with you one on one about what is going on.
- I continue to spend as much time as I can to look for sustainable employment. I have a full time job now, and it’s not a living wage. I think the employment prospects are starting to open up, and I’m also applying for roles outside recruiting.
- I have no family able to help, no generational wealth, and have been supporting myself fully since I was 17. I had a longtime friend who used to loan me money when times got hard, and she died a month before I was laid off.
- I’m getting support in my job search from the coaches at Dress For Success, friends, a job seeker bootcamp.
- I’m not setting up a GoFundMe because as far as I can tell it’s just a web page with your story and a place to donate, and then GFM takes a percentage of the money given. If you want to suggest a helpful platform besides this page for fundraising, I’d love to hear it!
- To share this page if you think your community might help: https://bit.ly/Irene_Update
