11 Oct 2025, 12:42 pm
11 Oct 2025, 1:40 pm
nick007 wrote:
Texasmoneyman300 wrote:
I was going to work on a rig drilling oil wells because it was the only way I could make a living wage and own a home with my own money. I was told I could not get hired because it is too dangerous because I am disabled. I doubt I could get hired at a dangerous blue collar job like road work because I am disabled. My job coach told me I could not be a roughneck because I am disabled. I want to work in a office but my parents wont help me get a desk job.I am only able to work at a Big Box Store or Goodwill because of my Asperger's. I dont want a simple job but its the only kind I could get hired for but thanks for your suggestion.
My cousin's former husband was almost hired to work offshore but he had to get a physical first. He passed the physical but he lost the job opportunity because they found out he had his appendix taken out like 20 years before. The odd thing is that my cousin's brother(he's also my cousin) worked as a crane operator about 20 years ago for the oil industry & he was a player type who had a criminal record; in 9th grade he stabbed a kid in the gut with scissors & when he was about 20 he stole a car. Those jobs apparently have a polity about not hiring anybody who ever had medical problems but they do not have a policy against hiring violent criminals 
How do you expect your parents to help you get a desk job
My parents couldn't really help me get a job other than binging me to job interviews & to & from work. My parents mostly know people from work. My mom was a teacher & my dad worked in construction(primarily carpentry). I worked with my dad a little during the summer between 10th & 11th grade but I hated the work & was not physically cut out for it.My voc rehab counselor recommended I apply at a new Goodwill that was going to open soon. The manager person told me those jobs are for people who are on benefits & only wanting to work a little so they can keep their benefits. I was not on any benefits at the time & I ideally wanted to work full time. I tried explaining that I did have disabilities & no work experience & that I had been applying for jobs for a while with no luck. While I preferred to work full time I was very willing to work part time to gain some experience & get my foot in the door & earn a little money instead of relying entirely on my parents to pay for all my expenses. She let me fill out an app but I never heard back.
I want my parents to get in touch with DARS. I also want them to take me to and from work every day. My mom is refusing to get me DARS. DARS is the only way I can get a job.
