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Months Without Work, Feeling Hopeless

Assalamu alaikum everyone, I’m reaching out for some advice. I’ve been without a job for months now, and it seems like everyone around me has found one-some even two. I once had the blessing of two jobs, but I was let go from one, and the other was too far to manage. When I tried to go back to it after losing the first, they just ignored my calls, which I understand in a way. Since then, I can’t find anything. The first job only lasted three days; honestly, they had some biased attitudes and clearly didn’t want me there. I’ve been to so many interviews, I’ve placed my trust in Allah, and I’ve made dua, sometimes crying in my prayers, begging to get accepted or even just to find any job. But since January, nothing. Once, during a hiring event, I got a call for a different interview. I went, did my best, but missed the event. They told me the event would be open the next day, so I planned to go then. The interview seemed to go well, but of course, I didn’t get the job. When I returned to the hiring event the next day, there was a long line, and right as I reached the front, they suddenly said they were full and not taking anyone else. I couldn’t believe it-it feels like whenever I’m close to something, it slips away. I keep doing istighfar, praying tahajjud, my daily salah, reading Surah Al-Baqarah, yet this whole year I’ve had no job, and it’s the one thing I’ve been hoping for. I want to earn my own income, but more than that, I want to help my mother with money and be someone my siblings can look up to. I’m just at home doing nothing, and it hurts my heart. I feel like I’m falling behind my friends-they find jobs so easily, sometimes two right away. It breaks me inside, and I don’t know what to do. I dream of traveling, helping my mom, giving gifts to loved ones, but it all feels out of reach. Wallah, I’m at a loss. I’ve stopped spending time with friends because they’re all independent with their own money, while I face rejection after rejection. I catch myself feeling jealous of everyone. My own family calls me jobless and thinks I’m not trying. I really don’t know what to do anymore.

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Ya ukhti, don't lose hope. Allah's timing is perfect. Keep making dua, especially in sujood. Maybe this is a test to bring you closer to Him. I'll remember you in my prayers.

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May Allah ease your affairs. Ameen.

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I feel you so much. Wallah I’ve been there. But jealousy eats your blessings, be careful. Try some freelance stuff online maybe? Even small things. Allah sees your struggle.

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Listen, I was jobless for 8 months. Then got a better job than I imagined. Sometimes rejection is redirection. Keep your head up and keep applying. Your mom is proud of your efforts.

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Sis, your worth isn't in a job. You're trying and that’s what matters. Family comments sting but ignore them. Focus on small daily wins, even learning something new online. Allah is with the patient.

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