Thread: I need to rent an apartment, but I hate/fear answering "What do you do for a living?"
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Old Jul 10, 2014, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by TomThomas View Post
I think I can't bear the DOUBLE embarrassment and shame of being a mentally ill AND having no job. In the USA, both of these things are very shameful. People think I am just lazy. Or they think I am a potential mass shooter (I've never been violent; I've never been arrested). Or they think both of these things!
Hi Tom, I hope you find a nice place soon. Not everyone in the US thinks those things are shameful. I don't. A potential landlord might be thinking of any accommodations you might need like a wheelchair ramp, etc.
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