No one in Marin County/Bay Area seems willing to hire me...

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KusanagiShiro
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11 Jul 2012, 1:26 am

I've got Aspergers and I get turned down for every job I apply to, and not just because of the times. Someone once told me companies see me as an "Insurance liability" and think I'm going to sue them so they ignore my application without outright saying they won't hire me for disability.

Am I the only one who can't get any work and has zero experience in virtually ANYTHING?



redrobin62
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11 Jul 2012, 2:51 am

What kind of jobs are you applying for and what education do you have?



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11 Jul 2012, 1:21 pm

Can you be more specific about the jobs your applying for?

I can tell you that having "zero experience in anything" makes you a concern for potential employers not because of your disability, but because a lot of employers want some kind of experience/skills/work history.

Do you have any interests, skills, hobbies? What kind of education do you have?



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11 Jul 2012, 1:26 pm

KusanagiShiro wrote:

Am I the only one who can't get any work and has zero experience in virtually ANYTHING?


I'm that way too. I'm 37 and I've only had two jobs in my life that lasted a total of 7 weeks and were over a decade ago.

I have nothing to put on a job application for work history. My only education is a ged.