Anonymous wrote:I thought you all wanted to be retrained to install solar panels. It’s what you suggested last time major layoffs occurred.

Who is “you” in this sentence? No one I know suggested this to anyone.

Anonymous wrote:Costco $30/h

That is not starting salary. New hires I think it is something around $20 an hour. $30/hr you have to be there awhile.

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Anonymous wrote:FCPS I think has an open house re teaching

That’s another job you can’t just walk into. You need, at the very least, to be on a path toward certification. That requires taking courses, etc.

You can sub.

Subbing pays peanuts. Can’t pay bills with peanuts, unless those bills are from the circus.

Let me see. After earning a Ph.D. and and 20 years into a successful career in government contracting, I can work at Costco during the day which won't pay my bills (including the childcare I will need to work at Costco), get a nursing degree at night, and then be a nurse for half of what I currently make. Sounds great.

My commercial painter had an Ivy degree in English

He never shared this with potential clients. It was amazing how many talked down to him.

He was very successful.

County government jobs
City government jobs
State government jobs
State Department of ag
State game & fish
State DOT
Legal researcher
Paralegal
Lawyer
Hospital admin
Nursing home admin
Assisted living admin
Banks-JP Morgan currently has 14,000 jobs open Nationwide
Banks are always hiring in my town
Community college professor
Community college admin
College admin
College cleaners
College parking lot ticketers
United States Postal Service-they are hiring in my town
Amazon
UPS

Many of you appear to be high net worth and own several homes, look into buying a franchise

Medical
Pharmaceutical sales rep
Medical device sales rep— these people make bank

Check out your local community college for certificate programs in medical, one of my employees just got her RN degree through our local community college, she was working two jobs while studying.

Anonymous wrote:Wal Mart
Target
Outback
Chilis
Five Guys
Merry Maids
Jiffy Lube

I’m not sure these establishments are a good match for folks with security clearances and expertise in their fields.

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Anonymous wrote:Teaching! Can get hired immediately.

I need people to stop posting this. You can’t just walk into teaching.

It requires licensure. And even if you do an alternative route program, it’s going to take some time. You need special ed credits, reading credits, Praxis scores (or the equivalent), student teaching experience or time with a mentor, etc. And after all that, you need to survive your first classroom on your own.

I know people think this job is easy and anyone can do it, but that simply isn’t true. We have so many shortages right now because so many people can’t or don’t want to put up with the demands.

UDC had a one year MA program not long ago. Praxis was easy.

Exactly. You can’t walk into teaching, so let’s stop telling people they can.

And there are multiple praxis exams. Some have a 40% pass rate.

The praxis exams are easy. The poor pass rate is related to the group that tends to take them.

People I know who've changed careers into teaching found meeting the requirements super easy. It's the actual teaching part that's hard.

Feds have been whining for weeks now about how little they make. Yet when given everyday jobs that are similar pay they turn their nose up at the ideas. This is why people don’t respect you anymore.

Anonymous wrote:I thought you all wanted to be retrained to install solar panels. It’s what you suggested last time major layoffs occurred.

That's not a bad idea. I could probably make more money.

Anonymous wrote:County and state

No. A lot of county and state programs rely on federal funding that is being cut.

All of the government haters didn’t appreciate that many of us were doing things that were designed to help those suffering. There weee plenty of things wrong with the previous administration but they had a lot of agenda and budget items designed to shore up!the safety net and improve services.

For those who have lost work, you may need to take a temporary service job to keep some money coming in while you sort out your future plans. Join the class action lawsuits that are popping up. For some of you, the firings will not be permanent.

Costco $30/h

What's the top age for an EMT? I don't think I would qualify due to hearing loss but others can. I believe it's 2 yrs at community college?

I thought you all wanted to be retrained to install solar panels. It’s what you suggested last time major layoffs occurred.