I know I'm doing a taboo by adding to this off topic thread, but I thought this to be important.
I used to work for Freedom Scientific as front line tech support. I first started out by performing my duties as a contractor in 2005. This was in part due to voc rehab sending me down to Florida for classes offered by Freedom Scientific to get my business off the ground. To make a long story short, I worked as a contractor for about a year, then actually moved to St. Petersburg to work in-house. In May of 2008, I was cut due to economic reasons. Florida is a right to work state, so FS can do any damn thing they want to justify letting someone go, which they did without batting an eyelash. Since May of 2008, I have been pounding the virtual and actual pavement looking for jobs, and it is now April 2013, and I still have no job. I have since moved back to Georgia to take care of my dad after my mom passed away in February 2011. Dad died in January of this year. I didn't stop looking for jobs. I can't tell you how many times I have applied for Apple since I've moved back to Augusta, and still am applying. I have also applied to quite a few other companies and have received canned responses saying my resume will be filed and kept for 6 months or whatever. Ken, don't feel bad man! I'm not a massage therapist, but I understand where you're coming from. Trouble, I have been in your situation ten years ago, and I know how you feel. I worked for a call center, and the company contracted with Cox communications. We had it set up for a scripter to come in and set up JAWS for working with the software. Cox gave some BS reason that they didn't want outsiders looking at their customers' data. Ever heard of mock data? Anyway, that went to the Justice Department, but nothing was gained from that. It's rough not able to find work, work you are capable of doing! For whatever reason, employers seem to have blinders on when it comes to us. Some days are good, some days are rough in dealing with the fact that all you have is SSI and no retirement. I just try to keep plugging along. It sure doesn't help that I'm 40 years old to boot! To get this topic game related, it's like a game; Keep playing and eventually you'll go to the next level! At least that's what I tell myself... -----Original Message----- From: Bryan Peterson [mailto:bpeterson2...@cableone.net] Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 11:01 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] OT: rant about jobs: was Re: Giving Away Free Gameswas Announcement About BSC Games They don't. That's the fact of the matter. And to be quite frank I think Voc Rehab tends to do more harm than good more often than not. The give te employer the impression that we can't be taken seriosly. But thou must! -----Original Message----- From: Greg Steel Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 8:36 AM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] OT: rant about jobs: was Re: Giving Away Free Gameswas Announcement About BSC Games Hi Ken I have been applying for jobs for about a year and I had only 2 interviews one at Target and one at the goodwill. It seems like no one wants to give us a chance. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken The PionEar" <kenwdow...@me.com> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 11:34 PM Subject: [Audyssey] OT: rant about jobs: was Re: Giving Away Free Games was Announcement About BSC Games > This post implies that blind people are lazy and not looking. I recently > put up my resume at every spa, beauty salon, doctor's office, and so on > that was in the area. I even went to a few salons. One hair stylist > actually had heard of me, and said she heard I was the best massage > therapist around. I was flattered and figured i'd get the job for sure, > but did I? No. Not even a callback explaining why. > So what am I going to do, take all my excess money and sue for sexual > discrimination? After all, nobody wants a man touching their bodies. The > guys want women, and the women want women. Or should I sue for blindness > discrimination? I don't think I can satisfactorally prove either case > beyond the shadow of a doubt. > My point is that there are blind folks looking for jobs and not finding. > Yeah, it's easier to stay on SSI, but is it desirable? Is it conscionable? > Are we getting fat and rich on the system? Absolutely not. > Check out my games at > www.ThePionEar.net > and my music, and that of my band, at > www.ThePionEar.net/BlindLabyrinth.html . > If you want to reach me, you can call 419-744-0517, friend me on Facebook, > (KenWDowney,) or write me at kenwdow...@me.com . > Crazy Ken > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ryan Strunk" <ryan.str...@gmail.com> > To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 10:08 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Giving Away Free Games was Announcement About BSC > Games > > >> Tom, >> I agree with 95% of your post below. Developing games isn't a walk in the >> park, financial or otherwise. But there is one comment you made that I >> want >> to underscore. >> "Developing high quality games costs lots of money. Far more money than >> the >> average blind American collects from SSI checks each month." >> Absolutely true, which is a great incentive for blind people to get jobs. >> Ryan >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Thomas >> Ward >> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 2:47 PM >> To: Gamers Discussion list >> Subject: [Audyssey] Giving Away Free Games was Announcement About BSC >> Games >> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >> > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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