Okay...I was citing this as an example of what I encountered years ago when looking into roommate and housemate situations. I don't think you got my point. Someone should not advertise for a roommate who is willing to be a free dog sitter...unless that is part of the rental agreement. It wasn't put that way. It was more like this person was trying to get a roommate AND a free dog sitter. It is stupid, probably illegal on some level, and totally unacceptable. It has nothing to do with whether or not I like dogs.


Why the fvck would that be a great situation for me? I don't want to be dog-sitting some privileged person's dog for free. That's simply insane. That should not be the condition for renting a space in someone's house.


If I was going to do that I will house-sit and dog-sit...which I have already advertised to do...but people are not traveling as much and those jobs aren't coming up.

Anyway...this was not a CURRENT situation. And it was not a GIG. It was an example of how people take advantage when they have a house and advertise for a roommate or housemate. They want someone vegan, or someone who believes in Gaia, or someone who will watch their animals, or someone who will plant their gardens, or someone who won't mind if they smoke pot in the house and have pot parties.


I don't want to be someone's fvcking servant. I don't want a gig. I just want a roof over my head, to pay rent, and to be left alone.


I really want to close this thread. I am really at my wit's end, scared to death, with heightened anxiety, and not asking for suggestions on how to avoid being homeless. This is all really too much for me and I am on the verge of a nervous breakdown at this point. I just wanted to thank everyone and end this thread is all.