Submitted by x4bird99A in Worker

This isn't really much of a guide or informative piece on workplace sabotage, unionization efforts across American service industries, nor police being dickheads to minorities and homeless people who fail to work-though those topics are important to discuss and plan over.

This is more of a small cry for help! I currently live in the U.S. with my two parents. They're both bus drivers and I'm an undergrad student studying economics and creative writing. I genuinely don't feel comfortable about the idea that a recession is going to potentially make life shit for my family and I want to help out.

I know online work is an option but I don't know which path to go to be honest-I need some level of guidance or a point in the right direction, ya know? Cause at this point I am this close to having a nervous breakdown on top of midterms fucking me up. 

I know how to write essays, I can communicate with people on the phone, I enjoy drawing doodle art and shit, and I want to get involved in something bigger than myself. But I would also like to eat and live comfortably with the people I love. And in order to do that at least in this society, I need a job and money. Where and who should I contact lmao?
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fortmis wrote

Desperate times call for creative measures. You'll be ok -- put yourself out there ! Send writing samples around! When your work is accepted be sure to invoice the publishers properly!!

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tuesday wrote (edited )

First piece of advice: breathe.

It's 100% true that the machine of capitalism will grind us all into dust if we let it, at least we know that it's usually a very slow process so it isn't so immediate that we should let it create a sense of panic in us.

Second piece of advice: read and write.

You are a writer so you should always be reading and writing! One of the things that we need in this world is more anarchists in literature, anarchist characters, settings, worlds, commentary, we need propaganda. Your art has so much power. Use it.

Third piece of advice: if you NEED to find a job, find one that you can live with, focus on your studies though and don't work more than part time.

Your school probably hires students to do work on campus like working in the book stores or the cafes or doing janitorial stuff. The pay isn't great, but it's usually better than minimum wage. Talk to someone at your school about work study jobs.

Or you could consider gig work that you can do at home. There are a lot of sites that pay for content, tons of free-lance work if you're able to pump out a few hundred words or so very quickly. There are also online transcription jobs (one that i know of is Rev). These can take a while to get established and earning money, but it's something that you can do in your free time without a schedule. (protip: these jobs do not hold back taxes, that is your responsibility to track and save for.)

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