It's gonna be a long time until I can get a full time job. So I wanna ask ya'll are there any medical insurance companies that have free medical insurance for poor unemployed people? Please let me know because I gotta wait 30 to 45 days for social services to let me know if I've been approved for welfare money and medicare. I would like to try and get medical insurance for free now because there's no telling if I'm gonna get approved for welfare money and medicare. There's a possibility they may not approve me and if they don't approve me, I don't know what I'm gonna do for money because I just don't have any luck trying to find a job. It seems nobody wants to hire me because nobody has been calling me in awhile. I'm so sad about my situation because I want a job so bad because I need money and I can't survive without it. The sad thing about me trying to find a job is that jobs don't give a damn about me being unemployed. They just don't give a sh*t. What really pisses me off about being unemployed is that I really hate it when white men job supervisors say black men are unemployed because they're lazy and they don't wanna work which is bullsh*t.


I want a job. So don't put me in the category of unemployed black men that don't wanna work and would rather sell drugs and be a criminal because that's not me. I don't know why jobs are ignoring my emails because I've emailed my resume to lots of jobs and jobs have been ignoring me. I don't know what else to do. All I can do is hope that social services approves me for welfare money because if they don't, I don't know what I'm gonna do about money.

As I posted before I think everyone in the United states that is low or no income can receive free medical care under Obama's new laws. So I am sure you will be approved. 30-45 days is a wait though. If you were very ill, like say terrible stomach aches, bad headaches or a broken bone, you could go to a county hospital and they would treat you even before being approved. you want to get that test done to see if you have the learning disability. Not sure if they would be able to do anything about that till you have the free medical approved though. One thing I can think of is if you go to a county facility and tell them you are really depressed and want something done now, because you are afraid of being homeless and your having a tough time getting a jog, maybe they would speed things up for you. Because all this is making you depressed and depression can really end up getting bad. Another thing, do you belong to a church? Maybe ask at your church if they have any advice or can recommend where you could get free medical care. Church's help people out a lot with different things.

Good luck to you and sorry you didn't get that job, but keep trying. Like you said too, if you apply at jobs at least you can get your unemployment money. God bless you, hoping all the best for you.

no insurance company is just gonna give you free insurance - it doesn't work that way - the Affordable Health Care Act just makes it so you can get subsidies for your healthcare depending on your income, it is not free and you have to prove your income through your income tax and apply online through the HealthCare.gov website.

if you want FREE health care then you have to apply for welfare and medicaid.

I applied for welfare and medicare Robyrob. I'm gonna check out that medical insurance website you posted. I mailed my welfare money and medicare application on October 22nd. So I should be hearing from social services by November 23rd or December 7th because I counted today 30-45 days from October 22nd but they probably didn't get my application until the next day. I applied for TANF which stands for temporary assistance needy families. I really hope they approve me because I need the extra money and medicare. From what I read about TANF, it said that the money can be used to pay for rent, bills, clothes, food, medical supplies. You have to reapply for it in 6 months and then you get it for 12-36 months. I think I'm gonna be without a full time job for a long time because emails that I've sent to jobs, they have ignored me and I don't know why. I haven't gotten any unemployment money since September because no jobs have been calling me. I'm lucky I got my part time job because if I didn't have that, I would have no money.

well, times are tough and it doesn't pay to sit back and wait for something like that to come through, your best bet is just to try and get any job you can - even if it is a crappy one - just to get money and it actually looks better when you are trying to get a job.

keep applying for things and make an effort to visit these places in person rather than just sending out emails - you want to make a good impression and be at the top of the pile, not lost in there with all the other emails.

well, times are tough and it doesn't pay to sit back and wait for something like that to come through, your best bet is just to try and get any job you can - even if it is a crappy one - just to get money and it actually looks better when you are trying to get a job.

keep applying for things and make an effort to visit these places in person rather than just sending out emails - you want to make a good impression and be at the top of the pile, not lost in there with all the other emails.


Trouble is a lot of jobs these days don't post an address or a company name or phone # in their ad. Just an Email address. But you find most job listings just tell you to Email a resume! If you are lucky some give phone # but mostly they just tell you to Email a resume. :(

I agree with Bonniegirl62. Like she said, a lot of jobs don't give their company name, address, phone number. So they would rather you send a resume. Plus my job skills are limited because cleaning and porter work are the only jobs I'm good at. I'm not good at getting jobs that pay a lot of money because those are the jobs that I struggle with because you have to be able to figure out things and those jobs are challenging. No job supervisor is gonna take the time to keep explaining to me how i'm supposed to do my job because he or she will find somebody that can do the job without having to be told several times how to do the job. That's why I think I have a learning disability because I don't do well with figuring things out that is challenging. I know you may say well how do you know you can't do jobs that pay good money unless you try the jobs and see if you can do the work? Well the problem with that is that job supervisors aren't gonna hire you unless you got experience and I don't have experience for jobs that pay good money because supervisors aren't gonna train me on how to do the work. They just don't have the time to do that.

I told my dad this morning about it's possible I may have a learning disability and he said some negative stuff which I knew he was gonna say because he doesn't wanna believe it. He said he thinks I need to make some changes that would help me get a job and he said I don't wanna do that which is a lie. I think what he's talking about is if I wear the right clothes for a job interview and do some reading and studying, I could find a job. What he's talking about may help me get a job but it's not gonna matter if I apply for jobs that I don't have experience because I'm not gonna get the job. It's as simple as that. I've gone to job interviews before wearing the right clothes and it didn't matter because I didn't get the job. I don't care if my dad doesn't believe that I have a learning disability. I'm gonna do what I want and wait to see if I get approved for welfare money and medicare and if I get that, I'm gonna go see a doctor like I said and get tested to see if I have a learning disability. If I get diagnosed, then I will apply for SSDI money. He also said to me if I do get SSDI money, I won't be able to work anymore and if that happens, so what. I would rather work than get government money. But what am I supposed to do if I can't get a job? I gotta survive and I can't live without money and if I get government money for the rest of my life, so be it. I'm not trying to be homeless and without money.

what type of jobs are you seeking? So I know what sites to direct you to

Cleaning jobs and porter jobs at a apartment. I appreciate your help TVFactFan but I don't think you can help me because I live in Maryland and you live in Philadelphia.

Do you check on Craigslist for job listings? Every city has it's own Craigslist. Good for job listings, apartment listings, etc.

Cleaning jobs and porter jobs at a apartment. I appreciate your help TVFactFan but I don't think you can help me because I live in Maryland and you live in Philadelphia.


what part of maryland?

Bonniegirl62, I check on Craigslist all the time for jobs. That's how I've given job contacts to the Virginia employment office so I can get unemployment money. That's really the only website I look for jobs. TVFactFan, I live in Fort Washington, Maryland. I noticed today when I filed my weekly claim for unemployment money on the phone, they asked me for 2 jobs company names and that's it. They didn't ask me for the company address, phone number, person's name who does the interviewing. Those are the questions I'm asked at Virginia employment website and I was surprised. So I'm gonna call the employment office on Friday to see if the money got sent to my checking account because I might get a call from them asking me the 2 jobs company names addresses, phone numbers and people's names that I talked to just to make sure I'm not lying to them about the job contacts just so I can get paid.

all in your area Isiahthomas




http://www.snagajob.com/job-search/w-fort+washington,+md/q-housekeeper


http://www.simplyhired.com/k-house-cleaning-l-fort-washington-md-jobs.html

http://www.angieslist.com/companylist/us/md/fort-washington/house-cleaning.htm

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/search/mld/jjj


http://www.marylandjobnetwork.com/jobs.asp?pagemode=13&job_code=-1&job_type_id=3&state_code_list=&category_id=1444&keywords=&city_id=10271&domain_id=-1&nav=2&page=5&pf=1&date_field=updated&changed=-1&order_by=relevance&direction=DESC&wage_class=-1&pbid=0


https://brightskys.com/Careers.html


http://www.groovejob.com/browse/jobs/in/MD/Maryland/Fort-Washington/

Alright thanks. I'll check those links out later.

I lost my job yesterday because the manager of the building didn't like my work. I had only been there 3 months. The cleaning company I worked for said they might have some work for me part time during the day and night and they said they would gimme a call when they got something. My supervisor who was a Hispanic female said the manager of the building talked to her boss and that's why she had to let me go. My boss said the manager of the building is a woman and to me she's a as*hole because she could've at least given me 90 days. I had only been there 2 1/2 months. I can do the work because the last part time cleaning job I had, I had been there 10 years. Now I gotta hope I can get some money from the employment office and I filed my weekly claim this past Monday and I gave them 2 job contacts. So I'm gonna call them Friday to check and see if they sent the money to my checking account. My parents told me I can get unemployment money now that I've lost my job. I said to them, are you sure because I thought you could only get unemployment money if you've been laid off? They said no that's not true. So when I file my weekly claim this Sunday, I'm gonna let them know that I lost my job and see if they'll send me some money.

I lost my job yesterday because the manager of the building didn't like my work. I had only been there 3 months. The cleaning company I worked for said they might have some work for me part time during the day and night and they said they would gimme a call when they got something. My supervisor who was a Hispanic female said the manager of the building talked to her boss and that's why she had to let me go. My boss said the manager of the building is a woman and to me she's a as*hole because she could've at least given me 90 days. I had only been there 2 1/2 months. I can do the work because the last part time cleaning job I had, I had been there 10 years. Now I gotta hope I can get some money from the employment office and I filed my weekly claim this past Monday and I gave them 2 job contacts. So I'm gonna call them Friday to check and see if they sent the money to my checking account. My parents told me I can get unemployment money now that I've lost my job. I said to them, are you sure because I thought you could only get unemployment money if you've been laid off? They said no that's not true. So when I file my weekly claim this Sunday, I'm gonna let them know that I lost my job and see if they'll send me some money.


If you quit..........No Unemployment

If you are fired for performance or something to no fault of you on....................YES but not right away


Only time you get it right away is when you are laid off

Thanks for the advice. Bonniegirl62 told me the same thing you said. I gave the employment office 2 job contacts this past Monday. So hopefully i'll get some money tomorrow. When I file my weekly claim for unemployment money this Sunday, I'm gonna let them know I lost my job. I may be without a full time job for a long time and I may have to face the fact that I might never work a full time job again because of my limited job skills. That's why I applied for welfare money and medicare but I won't hear from them probably until the end of this month or the beginning of December.

I talked to the employment office today and the lady told me that since I lost my job, I gotta wait at least 3-4 weeks for a deputy officer to interview me and my previous employer to find out why I was fired. During that time while I wait for the interview, I can't get any unemployment money which makes me mad. But the good thing is if the deputy officer says it's ok for me to still get money, then I'm gonna receive back pay which will be a lot of money. That's the same thing that happened to me when I quit my last part time job. So the bottom line is I can't get any money unless I give them 2 job contacts each week even though now I don't have a job. Their system sucks because it's unfair that if people can't give them 2 job contacts, you don't get any money. How in the hell is a unemployed person supposed to survive if you don't get any money for not giving them 2 jobs?

I talked to the employment office today and the lady told me that since I lost my job, I gotta wait at least 3-4 weeks for a deputy officer to interview me and my previous employer to find out why I was fired. During that time while I wait for the interview, I can't get any unemployment money which makes me mad. But the good thing is if the deputy officer says it's ok for me to still get money, then I'm gonna receive back pay which will be a lot of money. That's the same thing that happened to me when I quit my last part time job. So the bottom line is I can't get any money unless I give them 2 job contacts each week even though now I don't have a job. Their system sucks because it's unfair that if people can't give them 2 job contacts, you don't get any money. How in the hell is a unemployed person supposed to survive if you don't get any money for not giving them 2 jobs?


you can get 2 job contacts off careerbuilder

Thanks. I got a job today and I'm gonna start tonight. It's a cleaning job and it's part time. The hours are from 6 to 10pm Monday through Friday. The pay is $9 a hour. The only thing I hate about the job is the hours because I don't like getting off late. The job I just got fired from, I got off at 9pm and most of the time I was able to leave early at 8:30 because my boss was never there. I'm gonna continue to look for another part time job in the evening that has earlier hours because I like getting off at 8 or 8:30pm. Only reason I took this job is because i don't wanna be broke for awhile because i gotta wait for awhile to see if i can get some unemployment money if the deputy officer decides it's ok for me to get some money when she interviews me which will probably be in about 4 weeks.


Now that the NBA basketball season has started, I would like to be able to watch most of the basketball games. By the time I get home, the first game will almost be over and if there's a 2nd game on, i'll be able to catch the 2nd game but most of the time I usually go to bed if it's a 2nd game on. I'm also gonna continue to look for a full time job.

Good luck with your new job!!!

Thanks. I got a job today and I'm gonna start tonight. It's a cleaning job and it's part time. The hours are from 6 to 10pm Monday through Friday. The pay is $9 a hour. The only thing I hate about the job is the hours because I don't like getting off late. The job I just got fired from, I got off at 9pm and most of the time I was able to leave early at 8:30 because my boss was never there. I'm gonna continue to look for another part time job in the evening that has earlier hours because I like getting off at 8 or 8:30pm. Only reason I took this job is because i don't wanna be broke for awhile because i gotta wait for awhile to see if i can get some unemployment money if the deputy officer decides it's ok for me to get some money when she interviews me which will probably be in about 4 weeks.


Now that the NBA basketball season has started, I would like to be able to watch most of the basketball games. By the time I get home, the first game will almost be over and if there's a 2nd game on, i'll be able to catch the 2nd game but most of the time I usually go to bed if it's a 2nd game on. I'm also gonna continue to look for a full time job.



record the game while you at work

Well I didn't have a good first day at my new job because my boss who is a Hispanic woman wants me to mop the kitchen floors when I already have a lot of offices I gotta vacuum and I gotta take a lot of trash outside because there's 3 floors I gotta do. I gotta go next door to a building and vacuum 2 offices. There's no way I can do all that in 4 hours and I'm sure they aren't gonna pay me overtime. So I'm gonna call the office Monday and tell them what happened and ask them if they pay overtime. If they say no, then I'm gonna tell the lady I talk to that she needs to talk to my boss and tell her she needs to tell the other Hispanic woman who cleans the bathrooms that she needs to mop the kitchen floors because I don't have time to do that. If the Hispanic woman who cleans the bathrooms can't do it, then i'll go ahead and do it but I'm gonna look for another job because I'm not trying to be there long. The job I got fired from recently, I wanted to stay there and it pisses me off that I gotta get another job making less money doing more work when I didn't have to do that much work at the job I got fired from and the hours and the pay were better.



My dad acts as if I don't want a full time job because he talked to me last night about my job and he said you gotta stop getting these cleaning jobs that are part time and get some jobs that pay some good money. Doesn't he think that I'm trying to get a full time job? If he thinks I'm happy with getting a part time job, he's crazy. I keep trying to tell him I can't get a full time job that pays good money because I don't have a lot of job skills and I have a learning disability but he doesn't believe me because he thinks I'm making excuses.



I'm also not driving to jobs anymore that are far from where I live because the company I drove to yesterday is far from where I live. When it's time for me to quit, I gotta probably drive out there to turn in my uniform shirt and I don't wanna do that because when I drove out there yesterday, it almost took me a hour. My car is 21 years old and I don't wanna take the chance of driving to a job that's far from where I live and my car has trouble while I'm driving on the highway and then I gotta pull over to the side of the road and wait for a long time for a tow truck to pick me up.

I really wish I could get my own place through the government and get low income housing so I could move outta my parents house because I'm sick of my dad and I don't wanna be around him anymore because I'm tired of his complaining about my life. The thing that I hate about applying for low income housing is that they take forever to call you to let you know if they have a place to live for you. Then if they have a place for you, they'll put you in the projects with ignorant blacks which I don't wanna be there because I hate ignorant black men. I was forced to be around them when I was in high school and I worked with some of them at my previous jobs and they always picked on me. I'm not trying to fight no black men because I'm not trying to die young. I just wanna be in a neighborhood that's nice because I don't bother nobody and I don't want nobody bothering me. I can't keep a job long enough so I can live with a roommate and I would like to live on my own but it's so expensive to get your own place in this area. Like I said, I can't keep a job long enough anyway. So I don't wanna be in a situation where I'm living on my own and I got a job and then I lose my job after a few years and then I'm homeless. At least if I got my own place through the government, I wouldn't have to pay that much for rent.


It really makes me mad that I may have to depend on government money for the rest of my life if I can't get a full time job when I want a job. It makes me mad that I have a learning disability because I want a job that pays good money and my learning disability is making me afraid to try to do jobs that pay good money because I'm scared I can't do the work.

Well I didn't have a good first day at my new job because my boss who is a Hispanic woman wants me to mop the kitchen floors when I already have a lot of offices I gotta vacuum and I gotta take a lot of trash outside because there's 3 floors I gotta do. I gotta go next door to a building and vacuum 2 offices. There's no way I can do all that in 4 hours and I'm sure they aren't gonna pay me overtime. So I'm gonna call the office Monday and tell them what happened and ask them if they pay overtime. If they say no, then I'm gonna tell the lady I talk to that she needs to talk to my boss and tell her she needs to tell the other Hispanic woman who cleans the bathrooms that she needs to mop the kitchen floors because I don't have time to do that. If the Hispanic woman who cleans the bathrooms can't do it, then i'll go ahead and do it but I'm gonna look for another job because I'm not trying to be there long. The job I got fired from recently, I wanted to stay there and it pisses me off that I gotta get another job making less money doing more work when I didn't have to do that much work at the job I got fired from and the hours and the pay were better.



My dad acts as if I don't want a full time job because he talked to me last night about my job and he said you gotta stop getting these cleaning jobs that are part time and get some jobs that pay some good money. Doesn't he think that I'm trying to get a full time job? If he thinks I'm happy with getting a part time job, he's crazy. I keep trying to tell him I can't get a full time job that pays good money because I don't have a lot of job skills and I have a learning disability but he doesn't believe me because he thinks I'm making excuses.



I'm also not driving to jobs anymore that are far from where I live because the company I drove to yesterday is far from where I live. When it's time for me to quit, I gotta probably drive out there to turn in my uniform shirt and I don't wanna do that because when I drove out there yesterday, it almost took me a hour. My car is 21 years old and I don't wanna take the chance of driving to a job that's far from where I live and my car has trouble while I'm driving on the highway and then I gotta pull over to the side of the road and wait for a long time for a tow truck to pick me up.


If I were you I would go to work there and not say anything at first, Just do the work and feel it out!! Chances are it seemed like a lot because it was your first day. Maybe they were without a cleaner for a while and things needed to really be done. Maybe that won't be your daily routine all the time. If you are there a few days and you still feel that it's too much cleaning for a person to be able to do in a four hour period than for sure say something. But tomorrow will only be your second day of work, see what happens before you say anything against the job to a boss.

It's part time and I know you are looking for and want full time and the hours are kind of late, but try to make the best of it and stick with it. The bright side is you don't have to be there till 6 PM. You have the daytime to look for a better job.

I'm just looking out for your best interest. I don't mean to preach . But as I said , my advice is just give it some time and maybe it won't be as much cleaning as it was the first day and it will be able to be done in the four hour shift. ;)

Thanks for the advice. I'm gonna hang with the job until I can find another job. I hope I get a call at the end of this month from social services office about a interview for the welfare money and medicare I applied for. If I get approved for that, I might quit the job but i'll still be looking for a job.

Bonniegirl62, I got approved for health insurance from social services office. They sent me a letter in the mail yesterday. I was glad to hear that. They're also gonna send me my health insurance card in the mail and they're gonna give me a list of medical providers. I don't know when they're gonna send this but I hope it's soon.