Job Issues
by So let me tell you the situation, right now, I work for Austin 2-3 days per week, office work, billing, etc. Then, I usually go out in service 1-2 days a week, and the off day, I do housework. Now, this seems to be a pretty good schedule, but I really miss the feeling of bringing home a paycheck, and making my own money. Especially when it comes time for anniversaries, or other gifts, I hate feeling like I'm using Austin's money to buy his present! So I'd like to find a job 2-3 days a week, because i could still take care of my other responsibilities, just with a little extra help from the hubby.
Now, really what the problem is...I don't know where to work! I went to school & have my associates degree & paralegal certification. But, I'm not crazy about the idea of sitting alone in an office all day, staring at a computer, I think I want to have more human interaction. I have never had a job that I really enjoy. The best time I've had on a job was working for a doctor as a medical receptionist. But it's not like I needed a degree for that, and I really don't want my schooling going to waste. Sooooo, I have NO clue what to do.
Any suggestions, thoughts?
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I don't know if this will help... since i don't know anything :-)
So number one your kinda valuble already...
Two, if your not 'suffering' financially, what more important work could you be doing (service)?
Three, for me 'just a guy', I like the idea of providing enough that my wife could auxillary or something.
Sorry not any help with finding a new career. :-(
PS Don't sweat the Anniversary, gifts etc. (just don't compare with others, know your doing something more important)
*Disclaimer... just my random thoughts.
i agree with that article, but i'm not a mom, and have no plans to be in the near future (please see my journal "Preggers") haha
well, you're right, service is defniatly important work, i auxilaried last month and had a great time. but see, getting a job wouldnt mean i COULDNT do that stuff, the work my husband needs me to do, i can catch up on nights & weekends.
I appreciate the not 'preggers' LOL. It's just the sentiment I wanted to convey.
Let me see if I get the highlights from your first paragraph...
Good schedule... nothing too wrong.
Missing paycheque... not missing money. (Correct me if I am wrong)
So, to have a feeling of not being a kept woman, you want to do more....
I'm going to be taken out behind the barn by all the husbands here, cuz the extra cash is always nice. [But the more you make the more you spend.]
yea, all you say is def. true. and it's not like we NEED the money to live...it would just be nice to have a little extra. i mean 2-3 days is not gonna make a HUGE difference. but i appreciate your comments. they make sense.
I agree with Monster. Now I'm not married, but I have been pioneering for 6 years, so hopefully what I say holds value. Also, I'm a man, which is merely being stated for the sake of letting you know this is a male's perspective.
I understand that you feel bad that you spend HIS money to buy HIM a gift. But gifts aren't about cost or money. Or they shouldn't be. They should be about your sentiments. Your love for him. It doesn't matter where the money came from, ultimately, it comes from your heart, and that's truly what matters.
See, Everything we give to Jehovah...he already has. Except for our time and our love. Nothing else matters, because anything else we try to give to Jehovah, he already has....or could make. We are built in his likeness.
And the best thing for any marriage, obviously, is to have Jehovah as an integral part of your life. So, keep up the great service time, and keep putting Jehovah first, and you'll have nothing but success. Keep a simple eye, and pray to Jehovah to continue joyfully in the weekly pattern you've developed.
That is my opinion.
todd, that was awesome advice!!! *hugs*
and going along with that....there are plenty of things you can do that come from your heart that doesnt require money....and i think hubby will be touched all the more so :)
thanks, GG.
Why not substitute teach? You can do that with an Associates, it just takes a few months for the application process because you have to get finger-printed and all.
wow, i never thought of that. i was actually just thinking the other day how it would've been fun to be a teacher. hm, i'm gonna look into that. thanks!
Anyone with an associates can be a sub (I'm pretty sure thats true for all the states). You usually apply at the Board of Ed office for whatever district you want to work in and, around here, its like $80 a day more or less.
An Assoc. degree with at least 60 credits, a Mantoux test, and fingerprint/background check. I think the restriction on it is, you can't substitute for the same class 20 consectutive days without a proper teaching certificate, and the pay depending on the school might only be $60-80.
Mantoux test? What the heck is that? I'm in school to be a teacher and I've never heard of that.
Isn't it similar to a Tuberculosis test? It's a medical thing, not an actual paper test.
Yup. Wikipedia to the rescue:
Ahhh okay. That makes sense.
Yeh, I got the test last year and went through the fingerprinting and all, but the sub thing got crowded out with other stuff, and I didn't end up turning in an application. I might go through with it for the upcoming school year though, since I figure I could still do it while keeping up with real estate.
I'm looking at being a sub teacher for the upcoming school year. Was gonna do it this past year, actually & other things buried it.
so, i was just looking up info on substitute teaching..and it seems like you need to have a teaching certificate to sub. teach. i gotta keep looking.
You get granted a certifcate though, by applying to work at a school as a sub. So, like I say, all you need are 60 college credits, Assoc. degree, Mantoux test, fingerprinting. The best thing to do if you're interested is just pick up an application for it, at the school you think you would like to work at, and talk with the person that gives you it. Ask if everything you need to clear is inside the application.. like the form for the Mantoux results, and fingerprinting, and should you bring in the college transcript, or have the transcript mailed to them. When that's taken care of, you turn in the finished application. The way I'm pretty sure it works is, they then get the certificate for you, through the State, after you pay the fee for it. What you looking at is, like 3 fees. Fee for the Mantoux, fee for the fingerprinting, fee for the processing. But, it's not like you have to take special courses and whatnot.. unless that particular school for some reason wants the subs too. Otherwise, that's all that's needed. Just the formalities.
oh, got it.
No, you need a substitute teaching certificate which is what you're getting through the application process like Theremin said. You only need a teaching certificate if you want to teach full time.
Right on
I think dealing with students today would be very difficult. They never respect a substitute teaching. Personally, I love teaching people-from the platform, or on a Bible study-but I don't think subsitutes command enough respect to actually teach. AND they have to teach the thoughts of someone else to stay in line with their curriculum (SP?). I think it'd be kinda blah.
I would give the "2 different perspectives" on this post, but since one of the perspectives was already stated a couple times, I'll just offer a job possibility. I don't know what the requirements might be or how ideal the job is, but based on what you say your looking for and what you've done, what about a Medical Claims Examiner. Might bring your paralegal experience and medical office experience into play, while still being something new and more enjoyable than your past jobs. And, maybe you already have the resume for it
Ehh, I've dealt with claims examiners in the past, and all of them seemed miserable in their jobs. That's not really a happy "people" job - it's dealing with attorneys and sick people and doctors.
yea, i dont really know anything about that, i should look into that too.
What if you contacted a temp agency and let them pick the jobs for you? Something different every day might keep you interested and challenged.
i dont know, i did that when i first moved here, and the most you make at that is like 8 bucks an hour. i'd rather not work if i had to work for that cheap.
Really? I didn't know that - nevermind then.
come be a river guide with me. waterguns are provided by the company. one of the best jobs ever.
seriously, what do you love to do?
haha, that DOES sound like a fun job. that's the thing i dont KNOW what i love to do. i love cooking! haha but i'm not about to be a chef.
There's always the ultimate job hunt question: If you didn't have to work, what would you do all day?
I'd relax, I would sit on my [butt] all day, I would do nothing
(Too obscure?)
Haha - not at all. :) I think everyone on here knows that movie.
i would totally live at the gym and at panera. there are always "business meetings" happening at panera. sit with your laptop and pretend.
Well you may not be interested in staring at a computer screen all day but hey just from experience I know of some girls that put on the blue collar and learned a trade and they get real satisfaction out of doing that kind of work. Now I am not saying become a carpenter but perhaps you may want to be a welder, a taper, a carpenter, an electrician.