well, just got fired. what now, bankruptcy?

Ivanov_Kuznetsov · Snowy Owl Joined: Aug 02, 2008 Posts: 135

I finally got the axe at work. I had been paranoid for a while, seeing the non-literal "writing on the wall" that my grandmother calls it. I think they were just looking for an excuse to fire the eccentric guy that nobody got along with socially and finally found that excuse when i breached the "miss a day, call in that morning" procedure because my alarm clock did not function morning after my boss wrote me up for missing days, during which, I was too sick to get out of bed and was in constant contact electronically (email on my old phone).

Now, I'm jobless; there are no IT jobs with enough pay that I'm qualified for where I live. I've checked all the major universities in my state and have checked all the big job sites but have found nothing. I've put out a few feelers within the small group of people I know to see if anything comes up but have heard nothing so far. This is a great time to be jobless, especially since I was just about to lose my mind from not making enough money, much less, not making any: See financial problems post here.

I filed for unemployment and have attempted to renegotiate lower interest rates on all my debts but have yet to be successful. One of the credit card companies actually hung up on me twice once I finally got through to a human. I've sent them paper mail after that and am hoping something good comes of it, especially since I threatened bankruptcy if we were not able to come to a mutually beneficial agreement.

I've been selling everything I can get my hands on and haven't turned down a single side job since I got laid off. Some days I hardly want to get out of bed for being so depressed, but I guess that's not an excuse. My insurance will be gone by May 15th, so at this point, I have no idea how I will afford my medications. Even with insurance, I pay about 200-300 per month. I've considered taking all my remaining assets, liquidating them, and using the money to seek asylum for mental health treatment in some north-western european country, but my contacts have been telling me that things are just as bad over there.

At this stage, unless I can be making about 3,000 per month, bare minimum there, I will be bankrupt within 30-60 days. With unemployment, if I cannot find a job, I will be bankrupt in about 45-90 days, but there is no guarantee that I will receive unemployment compensation.

My dream job would be probably working, living, and studying at some large university. This would eliminate the morning/evening rush-hour commute, which nearly makes me insane. Being able to study for a free or reduced rate would be quite nice, and I figure that there is a much better chance of finding more of "my species" at a university, perhaps even a suitable mate, than from the general public. I don't really care where the Uni is at this point as long as they can pay about 50k USD per year or more for IT work and have some sort of arrangement for living on campus.

Any thoughts, suggestions, or enlightened insights? I'm lost.