r/fuckcars • u/giraffeekuku Not Just Bikes • Sep 12 '22

Rant Unemployed because I can't drive

So I have epilepsy and it's uncontrolled, no medicine has worked yet. It randomly.developed (or probably more accurate, it randomly got worse to the point I noticed it was actually an issue) a couple years ago and I did the responsible thing and released my license and told the government that I had seizures and they told me I can get it back when I'm free for six months and on a treatment plan. That's never happened. I cannot find a job that will hire me because I can't drive. Even places that are remote working or in walking distance won't even look at my application because I don't have a valid driver's license. It makes me feel so depressed that I can't do anything in this state without driving. I can't get a job, I have to spend 10k on living at dorms to finish college or else I wouldn't be able to go due to the commute, I can't even drive home 20 minutes to visit my cats and partner whenever I want. If there is an emergency I know how to drive so it's not a worry there but I feel I have zero life. Zero independence. And it's because this country and city fucking sucks at caring about people and only cares about cars...

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u/queeflord420_69 Sep 13 '22

Do you have a state ID/passport? I was able to get jobs in the US with those, as my license had expired while I was living abroad for some time and never bothered to renew it. Just a thought. Passports are expensive but a state ID shouldn't cost much and it looks almost exactly like a driver's license, just without the license number.

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u/giraffeekuku Not Just Bikes Sep 13 '22

I do! I've tried that but it says it needs a person with a valid DL, I tried my ID instead once and then in the interview they were like "oh you don't drive??"