Originally Posted by meehx3

have any of u have to turn down a job opportunity/ quit ur current job because of your immigration status? i have, several times, and each time, i pity myself a little more.

i've gotten many job offers through friends that are really decent, from office jobs at universities to position at cpa firm, etc. and more recently, today, assistant manager at my friends boyfriends hip/trendy restaurant. and each time, i had to come up with some retarded excuse to give up a job that is wayyyyyyy better than my current one. the pathetic thing is, because my current job kept pestering me about a copy of my ID, i might have to quit this job too.

i'm so sick and tired of this. I'm pretty sure everyone i know is questioning WTH i'm doing with my life. and i'm pretty sure the years i can use school as my excuse is limited because heck, i'm already using getting a masters as a excuse, whats next? get a phd just to use it as a excuse as to why i'm not getting a real job?????????

Has anyone else encounter the same problem????

and people that are gonna tell me to tell them the truth about my status can just save their fingers and stay away from the keyboard. being an illegal immigrant might not mean much to some people, but i was always ashamed of it. i don't need a lecture, i just need to know how others dealt with the situation so i can maybe find an easier way to cope with this self pity.