information about going on welfare

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by mr.kev84

do you know how much temping sucks?

it's not my fault there's too many people and not enough jobs. what the hell am i supposed to do? just starve? my college education costed me thousands of dollars, and you think i should just settle for a crappy temp, food service, or retail job? i should have not went to college in the first place, if that's the case.

the system screwed up the economy, making it hard to get good jobs. the same system should pay for those who cannot work.

My younger brother had the same problem. He was trying to find a job in the OKC area in the marketing/sales field.

NO ONE has their sales office in OKC unless that someone happens to be a cold call sales force that goes door to door (probably not what any college grad is interested in doing). He's either going to end up working in oil and gas (as a land man) or he'll be smart and go down to Dallas to find work.

Have you left your comfort zone as far as places you're applying are concerned? Have you applied for jobs in other cities?

[Tom Earp]

Either get a cheap paying job wit something comming in or nothing at all!

Just because you cannot get a job at what you want or hoped for doesn't mean anything!

Eat or die!

Work your way up and see waht flies!

[KSigkid]

I'm going to answer this as if it was serious, and if not, then I wasted a couple of minutes...

Mr.Kev, in hindsight, you should have considered the type of loans you would have to re-pay when you made your college decision, and when you made the decision of whether to work through college. If you read the financial aid materials before you graduated, you should have known that payment would come due.

That being said, if you need to, take multiple jobs, or do temp jobs. It may not be pleasant, but it is much more pleasant than going on welfare. Life is not easy; you did not plan well for this point, and it does not sound like you have worked especially hard at getting a job, so now you are in a tight situation. Temp agencies can lead to permanent work, or to a better position within the company if you prove yourself.

Either way, you should not start relying on others (including the government) to bail you out of uncomfortable situations.