I Didn't Have Any Benefits

For a long time, I didn’t have any benefits—not unemployment insurance, not health coverage, not even a safety net to fall back on when things went wrong.

It wasn’t by choice. Life circumstances, gaps in employment, or simply falling through the cracks of systems designed for others left me without support when I needed it most.

This page is a quiet acknowledgment of that reality. Not a complaint, not a plea—but a statement of fact. Sometimes, saying it plainly is the first step toward change, for yourself or for someone else.

If you’ve been here too, you’re not alone.