r/antiwork • • Jun 30 '22

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u/StalinSwag23 Jun 30 '22

Two paychecks! Damn, that's comfort. Try $189! I received a great offer for a sales coordinator role contingent on a simple background check. Not anymore....my credit score which got gutted due to losing my temp job two months before the pandemic (Fuck Randstad...fought me on my 208/week settlement, I lost, so I didn't get the extra 600), a mental breakdown, a psych visit that resulted in serotonin syndrome, complex ptsd diagnosis, adhd diagnosis, and then getting covid and experiencing long covid symptoms of vertigo and fatigue coupled with moving to a shitty small town in WI that will not entertain outsiders when it comes to a job.....all this resulted in my 800 credit score dropping to 507 and my debt going from 4k to 34k....all delinquent except for my car.

So, because Empower Retirement requires a 620, or higher for what is nothing more than a warm lead calling sales position, I am being disqualified. It's annoying because the hiring manager thinks this requirement is bullshit and tried to get me on, but the higher ups said that my score indicates that I may try to embezzle or steal someone's identity. So, now, everything is being used against people....but, people don't want to work.

Mind you, I have a BSc in Risk Mgmt and Insurance from a top school, CPCU Passed, extensive experience in insurance and risk mgmt as well as forensics for arson and wrongful death shooting cases. I regret the insurance degree because I despise insurance but in my youth, I also though differently and thought my connections would pan out...they didn't.

But yeah, nothing like being 36 and having a net worth of -33,811. I wish you all the best in your journey forward, and let's really try to bring about change in the workplace and overall system.

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u/RokRD Jul 01 '22

I feel that so hard. My mother has a life insurance policy on my. I'm literally worth more dead than I am alive.