SSDI -- Jobs

[Guest guest]

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 L.,

Re: the job hunt.....I would not explain at all why you had a period of no

work...just say personal reasons (which could be helping a family member,

etc)........I don't think they have any way to determine that you have been

on disability.

In reading the AARP magazine, it says that most of what seniors are finding

as work opportunities are paying low wages, like entry level

positions....so I wish I had better ideas for you.

Good luck with your continued job hunting.

C.