Re: Overwhelmed and not finding work

[Guest guest]

Look, I know next to nothing about medical IT or bioinformatics. But I

do know this, its always been hard to get work when you have been sick

for awhile. And IT work is extremely complicated and it is

overwhelming and impossible when you are sick with mold illness.

After you get out, recovering for some people can be very slow if it

happens at all.

You need to try to get back into the rhythm of working. Somehow. If

you liked your field, then you may be able to get back into it if your

brain recovers enough to handle it. But it may be very very hard if

you are not extremely dedicated because brain injuries are serious

ones. Look at the experiences of " chemo brain " folk. I think that the

two situations are very similar.

In IT, I have repeatedly heard that being out of work for a year is

like being out of work for seven years in other areas.

To even get an entry level job you may have to work up a portfolio of

volunteer work. This is hard if you don't have resources to allow it.

It depends on your skills and how much in demand they are. Were your

skills general database skills (good) or were they tied to some

proprietary piece of software or procedures?

Even recent college grads often have to spend a long time doing pro-bono work.

It may take a while but thats is the only thing you can do. If funds

are low, maybe you could move to some place, maybe overseas, where the

cost of living is very low and build up your strength and skills

slowly there. If possible, someplace with good Internet access, low

crime, and affordable health care. Think of some project that will

demand major organizational and technical skills and then try to do

it. Keep trying to do it.

If the wolf is at the door then I don't know what to say. I am now a

year and a half post mold and I am still pretty sick. its going very

slowly for me.

Nobody, not a single human being, that I have met, understands how

demanding or complicated the kind of work I used to do is or why I

can't even think of how I am going to do it again in my current state.

Its not even possible to explain it.

[Guest guest]

LiveSimply, I am in the same boat as you. I know exactly how you feel. Doctors

have told me it is unlikely that I will ever be able to work again. So where do

we go from here?

Re: [] Overwhelmed and not finding work

Look, I know next to nothing about medical IT or bioinformatics. But I

do know this, its always been hard to get work when you have been sick

for awhile. And IT work is extremely complicated and it is

overwhelming and impossible when you are sick with mold illness.

After you get out, recovering for some people can be very slow if it

happens at all.

You need to try to get back into the rhythm of working. Somehow. If

you liked your field, then you may be able to get back into it if your

brain recovers enough to handle it. But it may be very very hard if

you are not extremely dedicated because brain injuries are serious

ones. Look at the experiences of " chemo brain " folk. I think that the

two situations are very similar.

In IT, I have repeatedly heard that being out of work for a year is

like being out of work for seven years in other areas.

To even get an entry level job you may have to work up a portfolio of

volunteer work. This is hard if you don't have resources to allow it.

It depends on your skills and how much in demand they are. Were your

skills general database skills (good) or were they tied to some

proprietary piece of software or procedures?

Even recent college grads often have to spend a long time doing pro-bono work.

It may take a while but thats is the only thing you can do. If funds

are low, maybe you could move to some place, maybe overseas, where the

cost of living is very low and build up your strength and skills

slowly there. If possible, someplace with good Internet access, low

crime, and affordable health care. Think of some project that will

demand major organizational and technical skills and then try to do

it. Keep trying to do it.

If the wolf is at the door then I don't know what to say. I am now a

year and a half post mold and I am still pretty sick. its going very

slowly for me.

Nobody, not a single human being, that I have met, understands how

demanding or complicated the kind of work I used to do is or why I

can't even think of how I am going to do it again in my current state.

Its not even possible to explain it.

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[Guest guest]

I don't know. I have to get better.

[Guest guest]

Thought about Social security?

K

<brianc8452@...> wrote:

LiveSimply, I am in the same boat as you. I know exactly how you feel. Doctors

have told me it is unlikely that I will ever be able to work again. So where do

we go from here?

Re: [] Overwhelmed and not finding work

Look, I know next to nothing about medical IT or bioinformatics. But I

do know this, its always been hard to get work when you have been sick

for awhile. And IT work is extremely complicated and it is

overwhelming and impossible when you are sick with mold illness.

After you get out, recovering for some people can be very slow if it

happens at all.

You need to try to get back into the rhythm of working. Somehow. If

you liked your field, then you may be able to get back into it if your

brain recovers enough to handle it. But it may be very very hard if

you are not extremely dedicated because brain injuries are serious

ones. Look at the experiences of " chemo brain " folk. I think that the

two situations are very similar.

In IT, I have repeatedly heard that being out of work for a year is

like being out of work for seven years in other areas.

To even get an entry level job you may have to work up a portfolio of

volunteer work. This is hard if you don't have resources to allow it.

It depends on your skills and how much in demand they are. Were your

skills general database skills (good) or were they tied to some

proprietary piece of software or procedures?

Even recent college grads often have to spend a long time doing pro-bono work.

It may take a while but thats is the only thing you can do. If funds

are low, maybe you could move to some place, maybe overseas, where the

cost of living is very low and build up your strength and skills

slowly there. If possible, someplace with good Internet access, low

crime, and affordable health care. Think of some project that will

demand major organizational and technical skills and then try to do

it. Keep trying to do it.

If the wolf is at the door then I don't know what to say. I am now a

year and a half post mold and I am still pretty sick. its going very

slowly for me.

Nobody, not a single human being, that I have met, understands how

demanding or complicated the kind of work I used to do is or why I

can't even think of how I am going to do it again in my current state.

Its not even possible to explain it.

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