Carolyn Arellano

It was, you know, obviously a new experience. I have a bracelet on. I can't leave the house at certain times. I have to go every Saturday and report to this community service. And like, you know, they make sure you're not drinking, make sure you're not drugging, make sure you're looking for a job. So immediately, though, part of that is that you have to get a job right away.

Like if you don't come up with a job in 30 days, you're going back.

Like if you don't come up with a job in 30 days, you're going back.

Like if you don't come up with a job in 30 days, you're going back.

It was so difficult.

It was so difficult.

It was so difficult.

It was and it wasn't. Difficult in a sense that It was challenging emotionally. I would say that's why it was difficult because here I am, I have this big ass ankle bracelet on. And my first thought is who is going to hire me? Okay. I'm used to making my own money or bartending or, you know, dealing who is going to hire me.

It was and it wasn't. Difficult in a sense that It was challenging emotionally. I would say that's why it was difficult because here I am, I have this big ass ankle bracelet on. And my first thought is who is going to hire me? Okay. I'm used to making my own money or bartending or, you know, dealing who is going to hire me.

It was and it wasn't. Difficult in a sense that It was challenging emotionally. I would say that's why it was difficult because here I am, I have this big ass ankle bracelet on. And my first thought is who is going to hire me? Okay. I'm used to making my own money or bartending or, you know, dealing who is going to hire me.

So my first thought is, and I don't even know why I did this, but it just seemed easy was to go be a waitress because I don't know what it is, but it seems like women, when they leave incarceration, waitressing is just one of those jobs. They'll take you with the record. Okay. So I tried a waitress for like two weeks. I absolutely hated it. I hated food. I hated messing up orders.

So my first thought is, and I don't even know why I did this, but it just seemed easy was to go be a waitress because I don't know what it is, but it seems like women, when they leave incarceration, waitressing is just one of those jobs. They'll take you with the record. Okay. So I tried a waitress for like two weeks. I absolutely hated it. I hated food. I hated messing up orders.

So my first thought is, and I don't even know why I did this, but it just seemed easy was to go be a waitress because I don't know what it is, but it seems like women, when they leave incarceration, waitressing is just one of those jobs. They'll take you with the record. Okay. So I tried a waitress for like two weeks. I absolutely hated it. I hated food. I hated messing up orders.

So I started applying for office jobs online. I ended up getting a job at one of these at this establishment. They needed a secretary. So they hired me at like 17 bucks an hour, which was amazing at that time. That was a lot of money like 12 years ago. And I'm like, OK, 17 dollars. But.

So I started applying for office jobs online. I ended up getting a job at one of these at this establishment. They needed a secretary. So they hired me at like 17 bucks an hour, which was amazing at that time. That was a lot of money like 12 years ago. And I'm like, OK, 17 dollars. But.

So I started applying for office jobs online. I ended up getting a job at one of these at this establishment. They needed a secretary. So they hired me at like 17 bucks an hour, which was amazing at that time. That was a lot of money like 12 years ago. And I'm like, OK, 17 dollars. But.

The deal was I had to tell my employer 30 days from the day that I'm hired that I'm on a program, that I have a bracelet, that I have an officer that they're going to have to report to.

The deal was I had to tell my employer 30 days from the day that I'm hired that I'm on a program, that I have a bracelet, that I have an officer that they're going to have to report to.

The deal was I had to tell my employer 30 days from the day that I'm hired that I'm on a program, that I have a bracelet, that I have an officer that they're going to have to report to.

Yeah.