I'm assuming you haven't seen people struggling with discrimination, especially trans people in conservative cities, trying to find these easy-to-get jobs which offer "good work for good pay". If you have suggestions of actual places in Chattanooga that would hire her yesterday and start payments in a week, I'm sure OP would be happy to pass that along.
Otherwise, please consider how trans people might be limited by obstacles that cis people don't even realize exist.
I’m not sure why the original comment even mentions this person is trans. How is that relevant to the situation other than to trigger the “victim” alarm in some people’s minds?
Also, how presumptuous of you to assume I’m cis. Be better.
- It obviously increases the burn rate due to increased medical expenses which makes certain income thresholds to qualify for help harder to reach.
- It together with a comment suggesting parental abuse means she can't rely on family support
- There is discrimination against trans people. If xy% of people despise you because of your existince is a challange to their god and on those people decides how many hours you get that obviously has an impact.
I must congratulate you. Your cynical engagement both claiming this to maybe being a scam, acting worried for me and yet being very motivated to argue political points might have gotten this post removed from the top of AskHN where it was some time before you posted. I hope when i wake up that my genuine ask for help and advice got a few more eyeballs.
> Also, how presumptuous of you to assume I’m cis. Be better.
What I said:
> I'm assuming you haven't seen people struggling with discrimination, especially trans people in conservative cities
is only presuming exactly what I said, not even presuming that you're not trans, because that (on its own) is actually besides the point.
In the interest of keeping this more in the spirit with the HN conversation guidelines, I'll just say that I'd appreciate if you engaged with what I actually said instead of deflecting.
Unemployment numbers are among the most gamed in government, they are totally unreliable if you're trying to get a realistic view of anything. It's really hard to find work that pays above burger-flipping without a college degree or network in most areas, especially in tech fields. With the current downturn and layoffs combined with remote working craze, competition is higher than ever and it's much harder to get a foot in the door.
I'd wager the unemployment rate among transwomen in Chattanooga is higher.
I think in the U.S. in general trans people have double the unemployment rates of cis people. I imagine that's higher in Chattanooga, and higher again for transwomen, but I couldn't find any studies here so let's just agree that 3.3% likely is not indicative of the unemployment rates of specific marginalized groups.
Otherwise, please consider how trans people might be limited by obstacles that cis people don't even realize exist.