I filled out a job application, and I was called back a day ago and was told that I needed to complete an online assessment before I could be considered for employment. I was sent an email containing the link to the assessment, which stated that I had up to 48 hours to complete it. Knowing this, I thought I'd use my day off to head for the library to do so. Little did I know, the temperature would drop into the teens--and if any of you guys have been paying attention, I don't own a vehicle, so my only way to get around is public transportation and my two feet.
Long story short, I arrive at the library, log in to the employer website, and complete what I think is the whole job application. Unfortunately, that isn't the case. There's actually a second part of the application that requires audio. So I reach into my pack to retrieve my headphones, only to find out that--lo and behold--I left them at home! Now, this wouldn't have been that big of a deal if I could just hop into my car and head to the nearest store or home to grab some headphones--or if the buses didn't run so crappily, or if it wasn't colder than the arctic out--but it's a huge deal since I really need this (second) job. So now I'll have to wait until my first computer session is over, or else I'll lose the remaining time I have left, which is like 20 minutes as of right now (time I can't get back, if that wasn't obvious enough). And then I'll have to go back out into the arctic cold to head to the nearest electronics store--which is about a half-mile away--and buy a new set of headphones. On top of that, I'll just have to pray that the employer website lets me start where I left off; the first part of the application alone contained 63 questions, so...yeah.
The proverbial 'struggle' couldn't get any more real than this.