“There’s no easy job” … but help me find one

[Anonymous]

Can you explain what you don’t like about your current job? Not sure what you are hoping to change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op, if you're used to working with kids, consider being a nanny. No it's not always easy, but it pays decently well and you're not starting from scratch. A hard part of new jobs is the learning curve.

Honestly I just got done SAH with my kid and I don't think I want to do this with someone else's kids! With teaching at least I have them for a few hours and they go home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nursing?! 2nd career RN. Not easy. Flexible yes but no not easy.

Would LPN or associates degree be a better option for nursing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you explain what you don’t like about your current job? Not sure what you are hoping to change.

I guess the things I don't like add up to feeling almost inhuman:

-not being able to go to the bathroom for hours (because you can't leave kids alone and there isn't a second adult)

-being massively underpaid-- I calculated by hours worked and if I break it down by hour, Starbucks and other wage workers make more than I do.

-being disrespected by students, parents, admin. Of course some are lovely, but the bad apples are... bad.

-having to skip meals or choke down a granola bar in the bathroom because of being pulled into subbing and having no lunch time. The reason for eating in the bathroom is because I don't think we are supposed to eat in front of students / in the classroom.

I guess I'd like to be able to drink water and go to the bathroom. And maybe make a little more than what amounts to about $17/hour. Summers off are nice, but I often end up working or doing classes so I don't actually take summer break.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you explain what you don’t like about your current job? Not sure what you are hoping to change.

I guess the things I don't like add up to feeling almost inhuman:

-not being able to go to the bathroom for hours (because you can't leave kids alone and there isn't a second adult)

-being massively underpaid-- I calculated by hours worked and if I break it down by hour, Starbucks and other wage workers make more than I do.

-being disrespected by students, parents, admin. Of course some are lovely, but the bad apples are... bad.

-having to skip meals or choke down a granola bar in the bathroom because of being pulled into subbing and having no lunch time. The reason for eating in the bathroom is because I don't think we are supposed to eat in front of students / in the classroom.

I guess I'd like to be able to drink water and go to the bathroom. And maybe make a little more than what amounts to about $17/hour. Summers off are nice, but I often end up working or doing classes so I don't actually take summer break.

I also feel I am making little difference for the amount of education I have. I have a masters degree and varied work experience, and speak another language (working on a third). Sometimes I feel like I'm just treated like a body and anybody could do what I do (at least that's what parents and admin seem to feel).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s tons of easy jobs but most of them don’t pay well. I do literally almost nothing on my shifts but I only make $50k a year.

You make more than I do, unless I work summer camp.

-OP

Where do you live?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you explain what you don’t like about your current job? Not sure what you are hoping to change.

I guess the things I don't like add up to feeling almost inhuman:

-not being able to go to the bathroom for hours (because you can't leave kids alone and there isn't a second adult)

-being massively underpaid-- I calculated by hours worked and if I break it down by hour, Starbucks and other wage workers make more than I do.

-being disrespected by students, parents, admin. Of course some are lovely, but the bad apples are... bad.

-having to skip meals or choke down a granola bar in the bathroom because of being pulled into subbing and having no lunch time. The reason for eating in the bathroom is because I don't think we are supposed to eat in front of students / in the classroom.

I guess I'd like to be able to drink water and go to the bathroom. And maybe make a little more than what amounts to about $17/hour. Summers off are nice, but I often end up working or doing classes so I don't actually take summer break.

That's the nature of the beast with a salaried job...yea, most of us work 40+/week and if you break it down by hour, yea, Starbucks does pay more, but....do they give other perks (like the entire summer, all holidays, etc).

Just be careful what you wish for...

But if you want your Saud "easy job" and you're so convinced Starbucks pays more hourly than go work there

Bus drivers too, make $22+ /hr, including bonus and CDL training.
Another "easy" job Op.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you explain what you don’t like about your current job? Not sure what you are hoping to change.

I guess the things I don't like add up to feeling almost inhuman:

-not being able to go to the bathroom for hours (because you can't leave kids alone and there isn't a second adult)

-being massively underpaid-- I calculated by hours worked and if I break it down by hour, Starbucks and other wage workers make more than I do.

-being disrespected by students, parents, admin. Of course some are lovely, but the bad apples are... bad.

-having to skip meals or choke down a granola bar in the bathroom because of being pulled into subbing and having no lunch time. The reason for eating in the bathroom is because I don't think we are supposed to eat in front of students / in the classroom.

I guess I'd like to be able to drink water and go to the bathroom. And maybe make a little more than what amounts to about $17/hour. Summers off are nice, but I often end up working or doing classes so I don't actually take summer break.

You should! DW and I are both teachers and we don’t do anything job related over the summer between contract dates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you explain what you don’t like about your current job? Not sure what you are hoping to change.

I guess the things I don't like add up to feeling almost inhuman:

-not being able to go to the bathroom for hours (because you can't leave kids alone and there isn't a second adult)

-being massively underpaid-- I calculated by hours worked and if I break it down by hour, Starbucks and other wage workers make more than I do.

-being disrespected by students, parents, admin. Of course some are lovely, but the bad apples are... bad.

-having to skip meals or choke down a granola bar in the bathroom because of being pulled into subbing and having no lunch time. The reason for eating in the bathroom is because I don't think we are supposed to eat in front of students / in the classroom.

I guess I'd like to be able to drink water and go to the bathroom. And maybe make a little more than what amounts to about $17/hour. Summers off are nice, but I often end up working or doing classes so I don't actually take summer break.

Are you making less than $40k? If you work 55 hours a week (I’m usually in the 50-55 hour range) for the entire school year and average it out to $17/hour, it would be about $36,500 a year.

ES Teacher

[Anonymous]

Are you entrepreneurial? I stated my own company and it's very hard but I love choosing my clients and projects

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you explain what you don’t like about your current job? Not sure what you are hoping to change.

I guess the things I don't like add up to feeling almost inhuman:

-not being able to go to the bathroom for hours (because you can't leave kids alone and there isn't a second adult)

-being massively underpaid-- I calculated by hours worked and if I break it down by hour, Starbucks and other wage workers make more than I do.

-being disrespected by students, parents, admin. Of course some are lovely, but the bad apples are... bad.

-having to skip meals or choke down a granola bar in the bathroom because of being pulled into subbing and having no lunch time. The reason for eating in the bathroom is because I don't think we are supposed to eat in front of students / in the classroom.

I guess I'd like to be able to drink water and go to the bathroom. And maybe make a little more than what amounts to about $17/hour. Summers off are nice, but I often end up working or doing classes so I don't actually take summer break.

That's the nature of the beast with a salaried job...yea, most of us work 40+/week and if you break it down by hour, yea, Starbucks does pay more, but....do they give other perks (like the entire summer, all holidays, etc).

Just be careful what you wish for...

But if you want your Saud "easy job" and you're so convinced Starbucks pays more hourly than go work there

Bus drivers too, make $22+ /hr, including bonus and CDL training.
Another "easy" job Op.

My issue is that I went through 6 years of school and paid tuition to get paid at this rate. Starbucks doesn’t require a masters degree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op, if you're used to working with kids, consider being a nanny. No it's not always easy, but it pays decently well and you're not starting from scratch. A hard part of new jobs is the learning curve.

Honestly I just got done SAH with my kid and I don't think I want to do this with someone else's kids! With teaching at least I have them for a few hours and they go home.

I hear you (also a teacher). But it sounds like you want a dream job and you have to put the time and work into getting that. I feel like the people who have get paid a lot to do a little--have already paid their dues and worked hard to get to that point.

[Anonymous]

Reading tutor (get o-g certification)
Speech language pathologist
Occupational therapist

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op, if you're used to working with kids, consider being a nanny. No it's not always easy, but it pays decently well and you're not starting from scratch. A hard part of new jobs is the learning curve.

Honestly I just got done SAH with my kid and I don't think I want to do this with someone else's kids! With teaching at least I have them for a few hours and they go home.

I hear you (also a teacher). But it sounds like you want a dream job and you have to put the time and work into getting that. I feel like the people who have get paid a lot to do a little--have already paid their dues and worked hard to get to that point.

I don't need a dream job at all. In fact I've never had a dream, I just work. I don't need a lot of money and I don't need to be in a "driven field/ career path" or anything like that. Just thinking about what else I can do that might be slightly better or slightly more meaningful or a bit over the poverty line.

[Anonymous]

How about retail? Someplace that would interest you and you could get an employee discount? PaperSource? Barnes and Noble? (Same company owns both) Anthropologie?

My niece, 24 m, was doing wine sampling for $100 a 4 hour shift and could work double shifts easily. Stayed close to home, had more shifts offered than she could take.