Help - Former USAID contractor -- zero interviews in a year

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:USAID was all one big scam and contractors/politicians have been using it to milk US taxpayers of billions of $s.

You have no idea what you are talking about. Over 1M have already died due to its illegal dismantling with an anticipated 14M by 2030, 4.5M of those children under 5.

I know it’s off topic, but with so many lives at stake, why do Dems manage to mess up so much they can’t beat Trump? And don’t seem to have learned much or have anyone ready for 2028.

Government can’t just keep shoveling money and benefits out to everyone while our own citizens go without healthcare, and allowing unfettered migration.

[Anonymous]

I wish people would help OP instead of rubbing it in. Would be nice if DCUMers could come through for someone a lot like all of us. There but for God go I…and so forth.

I like the healthcare retraining idea for something practical. Could he do college consulting or SAT prep? Pays beaucoup bucks in this area. I paid something like $200 an hour before I realized the tutor didn’t know much more than what I could teach my DD. What about getting his teaching certification?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wish people would help OP instead of rubbing it in. Would be nice if DCUMers could come through for someone a lot like all of us. There but for God go I…and so forth.

I like the healthcare retraining idea for something practical. Could he do college consulting or SAT prep? Pays beaucoup bucks in this area. I paid something like $200 an hour before I realized the tutor didn’t know much more than what I could teach my DD. What about getting his teaching certification?

Some of us have been trying to help. I posted above that one shouldn’t just rush into teaching. It’s a lot of work to get alternative-route certification, and then many career changers quit after the first couple years. I have direct experience with this as a career changer myself who now mentor new teachers.

And content knowledge is only a small fraction of the job. Yes, you can teach your DD. Can you teach your DD and 150 other students a day, many of whom are resistant and a couple are actively combative? Yet you are personally responsible for all of their outcomes, more responsible than the students are themselves these days.

And this isn’t written to discourage OP. But if OP follows this path into teaching, it’s best to do so with open eyes. Having realistic expectations would actually help OP make it through the first couple of years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:USAID was all one big scam and contractors/politicians have been using it to milk US taxpayers of billions of $s.

You have no idea what you are talking about. Over 1M have already died due to its illegal dismantling with an anticipated 14M by 2030, 4.5M of those children under 5.

I know it’s off topic, but with so many lives at stake, why do Dems manage to mess up so much they can’t beat Trump? And don’t seem to have learned much or have anyone ready for 2028.

Government can’t just keep shoveling money and benefits out to everyone while our own citizens go without healthcare, and allowing unfettered migration.

Musk was why Trump won in 2024. I’ll leave it to the reader to figure how.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wish people would help OP instead of rubbing it in. Would be nice if DCUMers could come through for someone a lot like all of us. There but for God go I…and so forth.

I like the healthcare retraining idea for something practical. Could he do college consulting or SAT prep? Pays beaucoup bucks in this area. I paid something like $200 an hour before I realized the tutor didn’t know much more than what I could teach my DD. What about getting his teaching certification?

Isn’t OP DH like 55? Retraining for health care at that age and getting hired at almost 60? I’m not sure it’s a viable plan.

[Anonymous]

I’m not sure that these skills are as transferable as some people are claiming. For example, being in charge of large teams or very large budgets really isn’t the same in public and private industry since in private industry there is real accountability and if your team isn’t performing or you are deemed to be wasting money then you’re gone. Maybe these days things are closer these days, since someone is looking at budgets and delivered value, but that certainly hasn’t been the case historically.

And I think it’s safe to say that the days of the US funding the entire world are over. We are literally going into debt each year to do it, which is insane. We simply cannot afford to do it. These orgs will never be what they were.

I would suggest retraining into other industries like medical as PPs have mentioned.

[Anonymous]

We are actually going into debt because of bombing Iran. USAID budget was less than 1% of the federal budget and in return it laid in dividends.

[Anonymous]

I’ve worked in private sector and USAID and anyone that’s saying there’s no accountability really has no clue. I dare say private sector waste was infinitely greater.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish people would help OP instead of rubbing it in. Would be nice if DCUMers could come through for someone a lot like all of us. There but for God go I…and so forth.

I like the healthcare retraining idea for something practical. Could he do college consulting or SAT prep? Pays beaucoup bucks in this area. I paid something like $200 an hour before I realized the tutor didn’t know much more than what I could teach my DD. What about getting his teaching certification?

Isn’t OP DH like 55? Retraining for health care at that age and getting hired at almost 60? I’m not sure it’s a viable plan.

I know a lady who is working as RN in her high 80s.

Retraining would get him more money than just working at target.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish people would help OP instead of rubbing it in. Would be nice if DCUMers could come through for someone a lot like all of us. There but for God go I…and so forth.

I like the healthcare retraining idea for something practical. Could he do college consulting or SAT prep? Pays beaucoup bucks in this area. I paid something like $200 an hour before I realized the tutor didn’t know much more than what I could teach my DD. What about getting his teaching certification?

Isn’t OP DH like 55? Retraining for health care at that age and getting hired at almost 60? I’m not sure it’s a viable plan.

I know a lady who is working as RN in her high 80s.

Retraining would get him more money than just working at target.

Wow, having to work until your 80s? Kind of casts shade on the nursing profession.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are actually going into debt because of bombing Iran. USAID budget was less than 1% of the federal budget and in return it laid in dividends.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are actually going into debt because of bombing Iran. USAID budget was less than 1% of the federal budget and in return it laid in dividends.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:USAID was all one big scam and contractors/politicians have been using it to milk US taxpayers of billions of $s.

You have no idea what you are talking about. Over 1M have already died due to its illegal dismantling with an anticipated 14M by 2030, 4.5M of those children under 5.

I know it’s off topic, but with so many lives at stake, why do Dems manage to mess up so much they can’t beat Trump? And don’t seem to have learned much or have anyone ready for 2028.

Government can’t just keep shoveling money and benefits out to everyone while our own citizens go without healthcare, and allowing unfettered migration.

+1 I want to know this too. And add taxing income when life is already unaffordable as another issue. Trump sucks but Dems need to get their sh@t together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:USAID was all one big scam and contractors/politicians have been using it to milk US taxpayers of billions of $s.

Posted at 1:48am after hours of right wing cable brainwashing, no doubt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wish people would help OP instead of rubbing it in. Would be nice if DCUMers could come through for someone a lot like all of us. There but for God go I…and so forth.

I like the healthcare retraining idea for something practical. Could he do college consulting or SAT prep? Pays beaucoup bucks in this area. I paid something like $200 an hour before I realized the tutor didn’t know much more than what I could teach my DD. What about getting his teaching certification?

Teaching certifications are no longer a fall back in this area. FCPS was essentially fully staffed this year and last before the window even opened for external hires. And external hires with experience are always preferred to inexperienced ones. This year they even extended the internal transfer window because of all the destaffs due to decreasing enrollment. We're entering the baby bust.