“Excuse me, ma’am. Do you have a job or know anyone who is hiring? I am looking for a job and can give you my resume.
I am going to school at USA and trying to survive. I came from a crazy home. My mom died when I was five. My father was an alcoholic and a drug addict. I have gotten this far with perseverance and staying focused on a better position in life. I am a junior getting a bachelor’s degree in business. I am also a certified EMT. I need a job immediately because I am down to nothing. I put my spare change into a Dasani bottle and dumped that out for my last meal. I have an apartment in downtown Mobile because I was hoping to network and get to know people here. Rent is coming up and I will get evicted if my family doesn’t help me this month. Thankfully, I have a scholarship for college.
I am walking around downtown giving out my resume and filling out applications. It is hot in this black suit. I would like something in business to give me experience with my degree, but I will take anything. Most people say they don’t have any jobs right now, which I understand. I would be skeptical, too. I just started a door-to-door sales job, but it is 100 percent commission. They are still training me in the office and I haven’t had a chance to get out or make any money.
Life has been hard, but I am not following the same path my parents did. After my mom died, I bounced around to family members and came back to Atmore and lived with my dad. My grandmother was my rock and the one who held the family together, but she died this year. I still love my father deeply. We have our own unique relationship and I understand his ways. I will always love him at the end of the day.
You can’t let the world tear you down. I keep the flame alive and always find the light at the end of the tunnel.
I may be broke, but today is so much better than what my life used to be.”
(If you are hiring or know someone who is, send me a message. I have his resume.)
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