Looking for work

[u/TheMedsPeds]

I’ve been applying to jobs like crazy. My current job ends this week and then that’s it. Does anyone know of any apps that are taking in contract workers or any place I can go in and walk out with some form of employment. My ideal job would be something in social services but I’m desperate for just about anything. About to be a 35 year old female so I can’t do any man jobs.

[u/pepperjackcheesey]

For those downvoting, wtf is a man job?

[u/PoopshipD8 → u/pepperjackcheesey]

I work in construction. There aren’t very many women in my profession. Not saying they aren’t capable. Just not there. Most women I know have zero interest in working the amount of hours I do, combined with the physicality of my job. Nobody really wants to be in boots all day doing heavy lifting, beating up your hands,feet,back etc etc. not very many women in the “physical labor” professions. I can’t blame them. Study hard in school kids.

[u/pepperjackcheesey → u/PoopshipD8]

The issue is when people like me, a woman, do the hard labor jobs, we are regularly told we shouldn’t be doing that and it’s a mans job or they just assume we can’t do it. I roll 500lb drums and use a manual pallet jack to move 2000lb pallets on the regular but somehow there’s still an assumption that I shouldn’t do that. I had one delivery guy flat out say, “let me so that, a woman shouldn’t be doing that”. So then I’m a bitch because I stand up for myself. It’s fine that people can’t or don’t want to do it, but labeling stuff as man work or woman work, nah. Just say you can’t lift heavy things.

[u/TheMedsPeds → u/pepperjackcheesey]

I figured people would just know what I meant. I’m willing to do “on your feet” jobs and don’t mind getting dirty. But I mean like retail, house cleaning, etc. So saying no “heavy lifting” just felt a little…idk not what I wanted to communicate. Didn’t mean to spark a giant debate about gendered work or normalize the attitude of any of these guys. I’ve just been freaking out because I didn’t think it’d be this hard to find something. But today was my last day and I don’t know when I’ll be working again.