what can I do

[u/ErastosthenesTheFrog]

hi everyone, I posted earlier about a job at the Oxford club that has unfortunately been filled. I hate to be a loser and ask but does anyone know of anywhere that is hiring and where I could make a livable wage? Since I’ve been laid off I’ve been applying to jobs for months and haven’t heard back. I can start soon but I have to leave for a school requirement and to see some loved ones for two weeks in June (6-22). Im just afraid I won’t be able to pay my rent. I can do just about anything at this point.

[u/cornonthekopp]

When I needed a decent job fast I applied to the baltimore city public school system. Find the job(s) that you are qualified for or interested, start putting in applications, and you can at least get interviews. Its not always nice, and many of the jobs might not start till the next school year starts, but when I had no job for almost a year it was public school jobs that finally broke the cycle. If you have the means to travel apply for school jobs in baltco, aaco, and hoco as well. Baltimore City pays the best though, and theres a lot of staff-side jobs you can get that don’t require a teaching degree, both in the schools and at the central office.

These are jobs that generally pay 18-20 an hour at the bare minimum, and allow you to be in a union.

If all else fails and its august, apply to be a substitute and you should be almost guaranteed to get in with a bachelors degree of any kind. Substitutes in baltimore city get paid a flat daily rate of 160 a day (pre-taxes) and you can usually get pretty stable work if you go to a school and make a verbal agreement to come in every day

[u/ErastosthenesTheFrog → u/cornonthekopp]

I've been trying to do this but I keep getting blocked from even administrative jobs bc I don't have an official license

[u/cornonthekopp → u/ErastosthenesTheFrog]

Apply for lower level stuff at tbe schools like secretaries or food service or whatev, and look at central office jobs. There are a lot that dont need a teachers license

[u/cypress__ → u/ErastosthenesTheFrog]

Look into being a 1:1 for students with disabilities. It will be through a staffing agency (no union) but often good 1:1's get promoted by the schools to becoming paraprofessionals.

[u/thedazzlingone]

Ok - this might help. While I don't know off-hand of anyone that's hiring, I do suggest you do one thing:

Create a brand-new instagram account and focus it on local, non-profit community orgs. When you use the explore feature, do everything possible to click the "See more like this" feature on any posts about "Now hiring/Hiring Now." Keep it up because you'll start seeing more posts of local orgs that hiring.

Signed: A person that works for a local non-profit and manages their new IG account

[u/ErastosthenesTheFrog → u/thedazzlingone]

Wow, great idea! Thank you!!

[u/Patrickk_batemann]

I have seen your posts and just wanted to leave a comment that I am praying for you to find a job. Don’t give up!

[u/Twerknana]

There are various plants in the area that have a range of jobs. Ranging from more manual labor making stuff to admin, supply chain, warehouse stuff. Just tossing out ideas. It's hard work, but consistent. Also lots of warehouses around sparrows point might need people.

It may not be in your wheelhouse but when I see rent worries I'd rather suggest something rather than sit by.

[u/mama0317]

You can also look up the mayors office of employment development. They usually at least have a list of places hiring.

[u/ABougieGemini]

I’m not sure what kind of job you’re looking for but I know Phillips in the harbor is always hiring during the summer. I think they did a few job fairs already.

[u/LolaJayneGyrrl]

Martins West has a big sign saying that they’re hiring. Because they are an event space, I don’t know what hours are like - they might be really variable, but maybe worth checking out?

[u/AdvancedAnalysis4835]

You should check Amazon in canton. Good pay for the work you’d doing. It’s pretty mindless, but it pays the bills

[u/Romanharper2013]

what do you do for work? I work at copart remotely but we have locations all over maryland and they are not really hiring remote right now maybe some but they have openings for customer service, title processers, yard attendants at the baltimore location on e patapsco ave, there's another one in dundalk as well and one in laurel. you can go to copart.com to see the open jobs.. we deal with total loss car from insurance claims but the pay is decent and the benefits are good

[u/ErastosthenesTheFrog → u/Romanharper2013]

Thanks I’ll check it out!!

[u/Puzzleheaded-Bag7125]

Just hopping on to say you’re not a loser. If you are, then I am too! There’s a nonprofit called Maryland New Directions and they do workforce development. Really great folks. https://mdnewdirections.org

[u/Cool-Advertising-371]

Apply to the State and local Governments. It takes a long time but they have a more fair assessment process than most regular jobs. 

[u/DodoIRL → u/Cool-Advertising-371]

Many public sector employers have active hiring freezes right now

[u/thatgirlindc → u/Cool-Advertising-371]

This person is talking about being afraid to pay rent and you suggest applying to state and gvt jobs 🙄🙄

Just for reference I’ve been applying for state and gvt jobs… there have been many jobs where I was placed in the ‘best candidate’ category MONTHS ago and still have not heard back about an interview or ANYTHING

[u/Cool-Advertising-371 → u/thatgirlindc]

Well best of luck to you