I'm Struggling And Could Use Your Help
While I absolutely don't expect anything, read on if you can.
I got laid off a couple of weeks ago from a job at a church, largely for financial and structural reasons:
How In The F*ck Did I Get Laid Off ... From A Church?
Let’s quickly meander this story. I didn’t start working for the church I was recently at until early December of 2023. I think I first heard from them in July about an open position they had. There were any number of red flags in that early discussion, but in July 2023 I was bartending and making some money from writing, so I was in an “any port in a storm” narrative in my brain. Ironically, I’m now in that same place because of this story I’m about to tell.
What’s sad about that layoff is that I actually did really enjoy that job. Sometimes, however, that’s how the cookie crumbles.
I currently have no income minus a bit from writing here and a bit from writing on Medium. I probably cover 2-3 mid-size b…
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