Calling all SAHMs who have gone back to work without having any hard skills....what did you do?

[Anonymous]

Op here…I am in the middle of shuttling my kids to their activities…will respond more in depth later!

So appreciative of the kind responses. I thought there would be way more snark but so happy to read such helpful and supportive comments.

As for the HYP, of course I only went to one of those for college and one for grad LOL! I didn’t want to say exactly where as some friends from college frequent this site! I know it’s ridiculous to think I might be exposed…but still, want to stay anonymous

Anyhow thanks and will respond later!!

[Anonymous]

Volunteer at a nonprofit. Take on any aspect of the operation you are interested in, and learn how to run "the operation". Then you can transition to operating a nonprofit or a business and get volunteer or paid work in lots of places.

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of big companies are doing return-ships or returnity programs...
They all coin them differently so you'll have to do the research on each company. It's about upskilling to return to the workforce. I would think your ivy degree would carry some weight in the application process. You'll need some nifty resume tricks but you can figure that out.

Here's one from Deloitte as an example.

https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/articles/join-deloitte-encore-program.html?id=us:2ps:3gl:firmfy24:eng:greendot:062623:nonem:na3LXikM0:1323612026:688667304383:p:Generic_Recruiting-AO-Phrase:Generic_Recruiting-AO-Encore-RTW_Phrase:nb&pcridmt=688667304383&gad_source=1&slid=&gclid=CjwKCAiAi6uvBhADEiwAWiyRdmYRlkayFuuscTmFfchV4XUiB9jOoSzcPHU4P8t6EFbGodznhdIjMBoCi48QAvD_BwE&pmtmt=p&mkwid=sP3LXikM0_dc&pkw=returning%20to%20work%20jobs

Not OP. I am also trying to reenter the workforce after 5 years as a SAHM, and I’ve never heard of these programs. This is so helpful!!! Please if there are others, I hope people will share. Or the search terms to use to find similar programs.
OP, I am doing a lot of informational interviews with people who have interesting sounding jobs that seem like ones I could transition into with some but not too much, training (for eg, not doctor, lawyer etc). I’m still figuring it out and have pivoted quite a bit, but I find the conversations energizing / motivational for the most part.
I know you don’t believe it but your ivy degree will go far as a signal!

[Anonymous]

OP here! My grad program was in publlic policy but let me tell you -- I HATED IT. I don't know why I did it in the first place and it landed me in a string of jobs (which by the way I also hated). So I'm trying to steer clear of any government/policy work but other than that I'm game.

Thanks to all who have responded! From becoming an IA, to non-profit work, to interior decorating, to returnity programs (!!)...there are some fantastic suggestions here and I hope these will be useful to others as well.

Also, if anyone has a good career coach contact, please let me know! Or if you've had any experience using one, would be curious to know if you thought it was worth the time and effort to seek one out.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Sorry meant to say above "landed me in a string of jobs" that made me even more confused about what kind of career I should pursue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who attends3 ivy leagues and why?

Surely there can’t be two separate adult people in the same thread who don’t know what HYP indicates?

[Anonymous]

Here’s another return-to-work program to consider: https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/re-empower-program

[Anonymous]

I worked in commercial real estate (but not as a broker) became a sahm for 16 yrs. during this time a did a lot of volunteer work and served on boards.
2 Years ago I became certified to teach pilates.

I don't need the income of a full time job so now I teach private clients about 10 hours a week. It keeps my brain active and gives me some pocket money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here’s another return-to-work program to consider: https://careers.rtx.com/global/en/re-empower-program

Looked in that site for MD. Vast majority of jobs there is technical.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Who attends3 ivy leagues and why?

Surely there can’t be two separate adult people in the same thread who don’t know what HYP indicates?

You obviously don’t know what it means. The pp never asked what it means. They said ivy leagues. They obviously know what it means. They asked who would attend all 3? Idiot.

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Anonymous wrote:Who attends3 ivy leagues and why?

Surely there can’t be two separate adult people in the same thread who don’t know what HYP indicates?

You obviously don’t know what it means. The pp never asked what it means. They said ivy leagues. They obviously know what it means. They asked who would attend all 3? Idiot.

This is so unintentionally hilarious

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Anonymous wrote:Who attends3 ivy leagues and why?

Surely there can’t be two separate adult people in the same thread who don’t know what HYP indicates?

You obviously don’t know what it means. The pp never asked what it means. They said ivy leagues. They obviously know what it means. They asked who would attend all 3? Idiot.

This is so unintentionally hilarious

No one goes to Harvard, Yale, and Princeton? Do you know anyone who has attended all? No, you don’t.

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Anonymous wrote:Who attends3 ivy leagues and why?

Surely there can’t be two separate adult people in the same thread who don’t know what HYP indicates?

You obviously don’t know what it means. The pp never asked what it means. They said ivy leagues. They obviously know what it means. They asked who would attend all 3? Idiot.

This is so unintentionally hilarious

No one goes to Harvard, Yale, and Princeton? Do you know anyone who has attended all? No, you don’t.

OP was clearly saying she went to *one* of them, without wanting to specify which one. My god.

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Anonymous wrote:Who attends3 ivy leagues and why?

Surely there can’t be two separate adult people in the same thread who don’t know what HYP indicates?

You obviously don’t know what it means. The pp never asked what it means. They said ivy leagues. They obviously know what it means. They asked who would attend all 3? Idiot.

This is so unintentionally hilarious

No one goes to Harvard, Yale, and Princeton? Do you know anyone who has attended all? No, you don’t.

OP was clearly saying she went to *one* of them, without wanting to specify which one. My god.

No she did not till after the question was asked. It clearly says she received her degree from hyp. She did not say she went to one of them. And you are also incorrect again, bc she later said she went to two of them. This is when she said she did not want to be specific. She did not specify this before the question was asked in her first post. Learn to read.

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Anonymous wrote:Who attends3 ivy leagues and why?

Surely there can’t be two separate adult people in the same thread who don’t know what HYP indicates?

You obviously don’t know what it means. The pp never asked what it means. They said ivy leagues. They obviously know what it means. They asked who would attend all 3? Idiot.

This is so unintentionally hilarious

No one goes to Harvard, Yale, and Princeton? Do you know anyone who has attended all? No, you don’t.

OP was clearly saying she went to *one* of them, without wanting to specify which one. My god.

Np. Clearly? That wasn’t not clear at all. My god. She said hyp. That is not one.