So, I lost my job of 10 years back in October. I was a graphic artist for a small print/production company and I came into work with a few others when Hurricane Matthew was rolling in. Not much was getting done production wise because half our staff was making hurricane preparations, so in between my job packets I would go on facebook to see how everyone was doing. Note that the other few artists who worked that day did the same. I had updated my status because I saw some wind gusting outside but then it died down. I'd said something completely inane about Florida weather because it's calm one minute, hurricane the next, and back to normal. Well, some of my FB friends inferred that I was at work in a hurricane and had some not-so-nice words for my boss for 'making' us work, (we had the option to work or not). So while I was working the rest of the day, unknown to me, an entire thread appears of people in my friends list insulting my boss, though he was never named and I didn't list the company on my profile (because I hated it). This happened on a Thursday. I get a call from a coworker on friday that he overhead a conversation between the owner of the company and my general manager concerning my update but it wasn't until Monday when our owner took me aside and said that we had to 'part ways' because I had apparently 'invited vicious attacks' against him. Also he had the audacity to tell me that because I clearly wasn't happy there, he was doing me a favor by cutting me loose, as if my happiness had anything to do with my need to pay my bills.
So I was out of a job after 10 years of loyal service. I was supposed to be getting a $1000 bonus at the end of the year, but that's another issue. I was living paycheck to paycheck then. My fiance and I had just bought a house 2 years ago and now my parents have to pay my half of the rent while I drive for Uber and can barely make my car payment. I've been looking for a job ever since and even got one at a small place as a social media content writer until they had an emergency situation with their lead programmer, who I'd be working directly with, and have put everything on hold. So far they say they still want me but they have no idea when they'll be able to start again. I'm living day to day now and my fiance is paying a large chunk of my bills at a job she hates (she makes $25k yr when I used to make $36k yr). It's absolutely frustrating, I'm more depressed than I've ever been in my life and I've only had 3 or 4 interviews out of the 50 or so resumes I've sent out. I'm a novelist, graphic artist, beginning guitarist and just an all around creative. I just want somebody to give me a shot. I'm desperate, I need something soon. Thank you.