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Fri Oct 25, 2013, 04:17 PM

mrmpa (4,033 posts)

After near 3 years of unemployment..............

I have a job, if I pass the drug test (always worried about my prescription for vicodin). Will start Tuesday, driving seniors to various places. Pay $8.75 an hour and no benefits. Last job I had the pay was over $50,000 per year. I can't find anything, I get no interviews for anything even half of what I once made.

I don't qualify for Medicaid, but I did qualify today for food stamps, $200 a month retroactive to October 5. Well with a bit of help from Mom I will be able to pay the mortgage and few other bills, until the money comes in regularly. I will also have to start paying back my student loan. That payment will be based upon my income, so that won't be too bad.

Let's just hope the drug test is okay.

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19 replies	Author	Time	Post
After near 3 years of unemployment.............. (Original post)	mrmpa	Oct 2013	OP
...	Lady Freedom Returns	Oct 2013	#1
And to you too................eom	mrmpa	Oct 2013	#2
I hope it works out for you.	LeftofObama	Oct 2013	#3
Congrats.	applegrove	Oct 2013	#4
Congratulations and good luck to you! nt	LiberalEsto	Oct 2013	#5
Won't the accept the dr. orders for your drug?	dixiegrrrrl	Oct 2013	#6
Yep!... "if you had a script, to prove it was a supervised drug"	easychoice	Oct 2013	#9
Oh it is a prescribed drug...........	mrmpa	Oct 2013	#10
No Sweat,you are in then.	easychoice	Oct 2013	#12
Good Luck	Denis 11	Oct 2013	#7
Congrats	underpants	Oct 2013	#8
Congratulations!	In_The_Wind	Oct 2013	#11
Can you drive on vicodin?	noamnety	Oct 2013	#13
Yep you can.................	mrmpa	Oct 2013	#14
i think your doctor and someone hiring you to drive gor them look.at it differently	loli phabay	Oct 2013	#16
i would think taking vicodin would bar you from having a driving gig	loli phabay	Oct 2013	#15
Good luck, and always keep looking, just in case...	MrMickeysMom	Oct 2013	#17
I wish you all the best.	Sanity Claws	Oct 2013	#18
Congrats to you, best of luck!	DrewFlorida	Oct 2013	#19

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Fri Oct 25, 2013, 04:26 PM

Lady Freedom Returns (13,589 posts)

1. ...

Good Vibes

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Fri Oct 25, 2013, 04:27 PM

mrmpa (4,033 posts)

2. And to you too................eom

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Fri Oct 25, 2013, 04:28 PM

LeftofObama (4,243 posts)

3. I hope it works out for you.

I wish you the best.

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Fri Oct 25, 2013, 04:29 PM

applegrove (111,893 posts)

4. Congrats.

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Fri Oct 25, 2013, 04:54 PM

LiberalEsto (22,845 posts)

5. Congratulations and good luck to you! nt

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Fri Oct 25, 2013, 07:01 PM

dixiegrrrrl (60,003 posts)

6. Won't the accept the dr. orders for your drug?

Wonder if that has changed..
used to be, if you had a script, to prove it was a supervised drug, there was no problem, esp. if you tell them you will not be taking the drug during work.
Best of luck....tis a scary employment pic out there.

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Fri Oct 25, 2013, 09:06 PM

easychoice (1,043 posts)

9. Yep!... "if you had a script, to prove it was a supervised drug"

That will do it.

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Fri Oct 25, 2013, 09:35 PM

mrmpa (4,033 posts)

10. Oh it is a prescribed drug...........

2 a day for the pain. If they contact me I have the right "to give them the reasons for the use of the drug, along with Doctor's prescription." Thing is I had a part time gig this summer as a shuttle driver, no drug test just ran my DL.

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Fri Oct 25, 2013, 11:19 PM

easychoice (1,043 posts)

12. No Sweat,you are in then.

I had to fire a guy for eating Poppy Seed bagels so stay away from Poppy Seeds.
As for the rest of it,Congratulations!
I hope the opportunity serves you well and decreases your stress tremendously.
Rock On!!!

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Fri Oct 25, 2013, 07:48 PM

Denis 11 (280 posts)

7. Good Luck

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Fri Oct 25, 2013, 08:03 PM

underpants (175,352 posts)

8. Congrats

I was out of work for 11 months from 2008 to 2009 and I know how tough it is.

Good for you.

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Fri Oct 25, 2013, 09:40 PM

In_The_Wind (72,300 posts)

11. Congratulations!

Every little bit helps.

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Sat Oct 26, 2013, 08:37 AM

noamnety (20,234 posts)

13. Can you drive on vicodin?

I'm surprised that's okay even with a prescription for a professional driver. I've never been on it, so I really don't know much about its effects.

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Sat Oct 26, 2013, 09:41 AM

mrmpa (4,033 posts)

14. Yep you can.................

if you take it as directed. I've no accidents or even close calls, no speeding tickets. Prescribing Doctor knew of part time driving gig, believe me she would have said something.

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Sat Oct 26, 2013, 11:02 AM

loli phabay (5,580 posts)

16. i think your doctor and someone hiring you to drive gor them look.at it differently

If you have an accident, and you are taking vicodin then its duid for you, i would not drive whilst under the influence full stop and certainly not with passengets.

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Response to noamnety (Reply #13)

Sat Oct 26, 2013, 11:00 AM

loli phabay (5,580 posts)

15. i would think taking vicodin would bar you from having a driving gig

The liability issues alone would be a.nightmare for a company, plus you can still be busted for duid.

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Sat Oct 26, 2013, 11:31 AM

MrMickeysMom (20,453 posts)

17. Good luck, and always keep looking, just in case...

You may get some pushback with the legit Rx for pain meds when your job is that of driving. Plus, don't they expect you to have a CDL license? Regardless, I hope you get it, but keep looking....

For that pay should be offering you benefits, regardless, because of the situation of wheelchair access, required license, and general responsibility.

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Sat Oct 26, 2013, 12:46 PM

Sanity Claws (21,302 posts)

18. I wish you all the best.

Please let us know how things turn out.

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Sat Oct 26, 2013, 02:20 PM

DrewFlorida (1,096 posts)

19. Congrats to you, best of luck!

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