Update: I took Job #1 and enjoy the work and the people I support. The learning curve is steep but I’m making progress. I’ve been there one month. The pay is terrible so I continue to rideshare drive. I am 2 months behind on my car payments and missed the time cutoff on the credit union website (it cuts you off at 7 p.m. and your online payments are pushed out to the next day as a resut - so dumb). I won’t tell the people at my job about my car situation. That’s none of their business.

@jesyka congrats on the job. I agree with you that $16/hr is low pay. However, we both need jobs right? So, let’s support each other through our career transition. I am going to do everything I can to keep this job because it’s always easier to find another job when you are already employed. We can do it, Jesyka. We can find our idea job with the pay we want. We just have to do what it takes to make ends meet until that happens. Grit. Perseverance. Hope. I’m not going to give up.