RE: SSDI -- Jobs

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Good luck! It's the same in Houston. " Citizens With Disabilities " told me not

to lie.

(omit yes, lie no)

I applied for a job which I was overqualified for and was turned down because

I didn't fill out

an application, which was not given to me when I gave them my resume.

EEOC checked and said this was a usual way to get around hiring someone over

60 or

with disabilities, and there was nothing they could do.

Sorry I don't have better news.

Denice

Loewenkamp <loewen1@...> wrote:

Hi,

Is anyone else job hunting in an attempt to get off SSDI and make a living wage?

I've been consistently job hunting for three years in Washington, DC and

Northern Virginia and have had no luck at all. Instead I have had some luck

getting part-time temp work of various sorts to supplement my paltry disability

check. However, when I can't find a temp job my family has to chip in because

the monthly check is way under the poverty level. I've sent out hundreds of

resumes for fulltime work but to no avail. I send to jobs thaat really exist

from a few websites. Today, Monster.com sent out an article about how difficult

it is to find a job with a disability. They said that we are a large part of the

people in this country living in poverty.

Any ideas? Any comments or experiences? My chronological background is such that

the gap right after I was diagnosed is impossible to completely cover unless I

just plain lie. It's starting to look like a good idea. Also, I'm 61 and though

I don't look really old I do look my age which is supposedly the " new middle

age. "

Again, comments please?

L

[Guest guest]

Hi Denice,

Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm not surprised. We have just about

everything you can imagine working against us--age, aSSDI which hems you in from

making too much money and in my case holes in my resume hard to cover up that

reflect treatment for CML (5 years). I could have worked during that time but I

was in strange places, not my home state. This weekend I'm studying my resume

again and see if I can jazz it up in the way it's written. I've collected some

part-time jobs and fulltime jobs in the last day or so and will apply for them

this weekend. Next week I have an interview for an at-home editing and

proofreading job at $20 an hour part-time. It's for a financial company --

documents and brochures. The one way I have of making a little money (because

you don't get paid well) is freelance writing but I haven't been inspired to

write about any subject that would have wide appeal. I'm going to force myself

to do that though. Even if I had money to invest, which I don't, I don't know

what kind of business I'd start. I do think about it and read articles and

sometimes books seeking a niche market that could be started on a shoestring.

I'm doing some volunteering and the places I chose were strategicaly thought out

in hopes of meeting people who might know of jobs.

A cousin is paying my rent which is considerable here in the D.C. area but that

will end at some point so I have to plan around that, too. It's like starting

life all over again.I try to be hopeful about it but it's very hard to do after

three years of ajob search, counseling, studying, etc.

Stay in touch and so will I if I find a secret doorway we can squeeze through.

Cheers!

Re: [ ] SSDI -- Jobs

Hi ,

Good luck! It's the same in Houston. " Citizens With Disabilities " told me not

to lie.

(omit yes, lie no)

I applied for a job which I was overqualified for and was turned down because

I didn't fill out

an application, which was not given to me when I gave them my resume.

EEOC checked and said this was a usual way to get around hiring someone over

60 or

with disabilities, and there was nothing they could do.

Sorry I don't have better news.

Denice

Loewenkamp <loewen1@...> wrote:

Hi,

Is anyone else job hunting in an attempt to get off SSDI and make a living

wage? I've been consistently job hunting for three years in Washington, DC and

Northern Virginia and have had no luck at all. Instead I have had some luck

getting part-time temp work of various sorts to supplement my paltry disability

check. However, when I can't find a temp job my family has to chip in because

the monthly check is way under the poverty level. I've sent out hundreds of

resumes for fulltime work but to no avail. I send to jobs thaat really exist

from a few websites. Today, Monster.com sent out an article about how difficult

it is to find a job with a disability. They said that we are a large part of the

people in this country living in poverty.

Any ideas? Any comments or experiences? My chronological background is such

that the gap right after I was diagnosed is impossible to completely cover

unless I just plain lie. It's starting to look like a good idea. Also, I'm 61

and though I don't look really old I do look my age which is supposedly the " new

middle age. "

Again, comments please?

L

[Guest guest]

I also had to give up working at the tax office this season because of the

crowds and I couldn't hold up to a 12 hour day. I did set myself up so I

could start doing them out of my home, but really didn't start early enough

to get more than friends as customers. In addition to my tax business I've

also offer daily money management, which basically is helping people with

paying their bills, budgeting, reviewing medical claims and credit cards,

balancing checkbooks, organizing paperwork, plus other things they may need

when it comes to keeping up with daily paperwork. Most of the clients would

be Senior Citizens, those with metal or physical limitations, busy or

traveling individuals. This could also be offered to businesses. I also

became a notary to add to my services. I'm still trying to get my first

client, but it is a real service that is needed if you have the

organizational and financial background. At least it will allow me to

schedule the appts around my condition. Some of the people may elect to have

the mail sent to your address and then you can deal with in your own home at

your pace. I will be more than happy to stop receiving SSID (if I can ever

get started) if I make too much money. I have always been an entrepreneur

type person, so even though I can't do a 9-5 type job, I have to find

something to do. The only expense to starting up is computer, printer,

telephone, some type of software like Excel, Quicken, etc. and business

cards to hand out. I concentrate on contacting business that offer services

to Senior Citizens such as home health care, hospital social workers, Elder

care attorneys, financial planners, RV travel clubs, Retirement and Assisted

Living Communities. If anyone is interested in something similar, there is

an association website that has more information on this type of work.

www.aadmm.com <http://www.aadmm.com/> Feel free to email me if you have

questions. I am just starting out, so will help as I can.

Hope this may be of help to someone. I think it would be great if others

would share what things they have had to do to compensate for changes in

their work situation.

Barbara Hundley

My Personal Assistant

Fayetteville, GA

Tel: 678-817-6805

Fax: 678-884-8186

<http://www.my-personal-assist.com> www.my-personal-assist.com

_____

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of

Loewenkamp

Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 8:14 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] SSDI -- Jobs

Hi Denice,

Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm not surprised. We have just about

everything you can imagine working against us--age, aSSDI which hems you in

from making too much money and in my case holes in my resume hard to cover

up that reflect treatment for CML (5 years). I could have worked during that

time but I was in strange places, not my home state. This weekend I'm

studying my resume again and see if I can jazz it up in the way it's

written. I've collected some part-time jobs and fulltime jobs in the last

day or so and will apply for them this weekend. Next week I have an

interview for an at-home editing and proofreading job at $20 an hour

part-time. It's for a financial company -- documents and brochures. The one

way I have of making a little money (because you don't get paid well) is

freelance writing but I haven't been inspired to write about any subject

that would have wide appeal. I'm going to force myself to do that though.

Even if I had money to invest, which I don't, I don't know what kind of

business I'd start. I do think about it and read articles and sometimes

books seeking a niche market that could be started on a shoestring. I'm

doing some volunteering and the places I chose were strategicaly thought out

in hopes of meeting people who might know of jobs.

A cousin is paying my rent which is considerable here in the D.C. area but

that will end at some point so I have to plan around that, too. It's like

starting life all over again.I try to be hopeful about it but it's very hard

to do after three years of ajob search, counseling, studying, etc.

Stay in touch and so will I if I find a secret doorway we can squeeze

through.

Cheers!

Re: [ ] SSDI -- Jobs

Hi ,

Good luck! It's the same in Houston. " Citizens With Disabilities " told me

not to lie.

(omit yes, lie no)

I applied for a job which I was overqualified for and was turned down

because I didn't fill out

an application, which was not given to me when I gave them my resume.

EEOC checked and said this was a usual way to get around hiring someone over

60 or

with disabilities, and there was nothing they could do.

Sorry I don't have better news.

Denice

Loewenkamp <loewen1cox (DOT) <mailto:loewen1%40cox.net> net> wrote:

Hi,

Is anyone else job hunting in an attempt to get off SSDI and make a living

wage? I've been consistently job hunting for three years in Washington, DC

and Northern Virginia and have had no luck at all. Instead I have had some

luck getting part-time temp work of various sorts to supplement my paltry

disability check. However, when I can't find a temp job my family has to

chip in because the monthly check is way under the poverty level. I've sent

out hundreds of resumes for fulltime work but to no avail. I send to jobs

thaat really exist from a few websites. Today, Monster.com sent out an

article about how difficult it is to find a job with a disability. They said

that we are a large part of the people in this country living in poverty.

Any ideas? Any comments or experiences? My chronological background is such

that the gap right after I was diagnosed is impossible to completely cover

unless I just plain lie. It's starting to look like a good idea. Also, I'm

61 and though I don't look really old I do look my age which is supposedly

the " new middle age. "

Again, comments please?

L