Reply to Are we being complacent about disappearing white collar jobs?

Forum Index » Jobs and Careers

Reply to "Are we being complacent about disappearing white collar jobs?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wish I could start my own business. I started my career in consulting and ended up in a PMO role, which some people tried to get out of as quickly as possible but I loved and actually ended up in charge of a PMO for about $100M of work! I could see myself being an operations manager for a plumbing company or something, coordinating all the activities, doing the budget, vetting and hiring subcontractors…I just have no idea what to have the business do. Wishful thinking LOL. [/quote]

You could apply for a management role at a small business you have a personal interest in and then use that experience to launch your own. What do you like doing? If you love working out, go work at a gym. If you love gardening, go work at a nursery or landscaper. Those businesses are often desperate for competent, responsible people who won't flake and know how to manage employees and do customer service, all of which you'd have plenty of experience with in a PMO role. And at a small business, you will get a ton of responsibility quickly. Look for an established business where the owners are getting older and want more freedom -- hiring you will enable them to take vacations and start to enjoy the fruits of their labors. And will quickly put you in touch with a ton of industry contacts -- distributors, retailers, contractors, etc. 4-5 years of that and you'd be ready.

I think you'd be surprised how quickly you could change your career in this way. You have all the skills, you just need the opportunities and contacts and it's not as hard to get as you seem to think.[/quote]

Thank you for the encouragement. I’ve been feeling really lost in my career and this helped me, to see that there are possibilities out there. I’m in my early 30s and feeling pressure to ‘fully commit’ in my current job that is pretty lucrative but not fulfilling at all. I am going to start researching some options. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics