Anonymous
08/15/2013 17:43
Subject: What should I do for a living?
PP again - a few of my mom's friends are in this position - don't need the money but want some productive, scheduled time out of the house. One works at a high-end garden shop, another a kids' bookstore, a third does house staging.
Anonymous
08/15/2013 17:40
Subject: What should I do for a living?
With the goal not to make money, but to have a nice, stress-free time of adult interaction - I would say a pleasant retail shop of some sort where you can work your shift, chat up the friendly clients, and when you are off, you are off.
Anonymous
08/15/2013 17:19
Subject: What should I do for a living?
also slightly off topic, but I have technical skills (and work full time now) but can't find good sites for freelance or remote contracting to eventually scale back.
Anonymous
08/15/2013 17:12
Subject: What should I do for a living?
Anonymous wrote:Sales might be a good option. I have a cousin that works for Pela, and loves it for many of the reasons you give.
Enterprise Car Rental might also be a good fit.
Librarian would be a great job, but it requires a lot of schooling and it's especially competitive to get in-school positions.
Off topic and no offense to librarians but, why? What do librarians learn in school and why is there so much competition for these jobs?
Anonymous
08/15/2013 17:10
Subject: What should I do for a living?
Sales might be a good option. I have a cousin that works for Pela, and loves it for many of the reasons you give.
Enterprise Car Rental might also be a good fit.
Librarian would be a great job, but it requires a lot of schooling and it's especially competitive to get in-school positions.
Enterprise Car Rental might also be a good fit.
Librarian would be a great job, but it requires a lot of schooling and it's especially competitive to get in-school positions.
Anonymous
08/15/2013 17:01
Subject: Re:What should I do for a living?
Anonymous wrote:Work at a bookstore? Go back to school?
Please, tell me more about these book stores. Where are they located? All the ones near me, except for the silly BAM, have closed.
Anonymous
08/15/2013 17:00
Subject: Re:What should I do for a living?
Anonymous wrote:Public Library
Good luck, they are slashing thebudget again. Fairfax cut the libraries' budget by 40% in recent years and are threatening to do even more now.
Anonymous
08/15/2013 16:53
Subject: Re:What should I do for a living?
Work at a bookstore? Go back to school?
Anonymous
08/15/2013 16:40
Subject: Re:What should I do for a living?
What skills do you have and do you have any degrees qualifying you to do specific work? For example, if you have strong tech skills, you can do some freelance work, or remote contract work. If you have a degree, where you can be a psychologist or a physical therapist, etc, that also can sort of put you in the right direction.
Anonymous
08/15/2013 16:39
Subject: Re:What should I do for a living?
Event planning, professional organizing, interior decorating, you can be in control of the number of clients you see, hours you work and you are self-employed, e.g. no boss. But you still have clients, so must be able to provide good customer service and will certainly need to respond to emails and phone calls.
Anonymous
08/15/2013 16:35
Subject: What should I do for a living?
Retail doesn't provide flexibility, you have to be there the hours you are supposed to be, if you can't make it, it's always a problem.Anonymous wrote:People are so rude. I'd say retail somewhere with low sales pressure. Like the front person at an interior design or floral shop, where the designers do the big sales but you greet and chat with walk ins or people waiting for an appointment.
Anonymous
08/15/2013 11:07
Subject: What should I do for a living?
Anonymous wrote:If money isn't an issue, then volunteer somewhere.
I get a little irritated with SAHM who suddenly are interested in finding work as a means of entertainment, especially when they have strong demands (no pressure, no late hours, no email checking, no supervision).
For crying out loud, there are very few jobs that meet all of the demands you're listing. And for each one of them, there are tons of applicants who actually need a job b/c they need the money.
It's fine to want to work and find a job, even if you don't need the money, but it's not okay to do so with that attitude (the attitude that the job is there to entertain you and should not in any way inconvenience you).
Good luck interviewing!
+1
Get a hobby. We really have no need for any more entitled and disengaged employees.
Anonymous
08/15/2013 10:48
Subject: What should I do for a living?
Anonymous wrote:How about school librarian? In education still but out of the classroom.
This is a good idea or perhaps a librarian at a public library.
Also, what about working as a tour guide or doing some other type of work at a museum?
Anonymous
08/15/2013 10:06
Subject: What should I do for a living?
Accountant
Hair Stylist
Make Up artist
Hair Stylist
Make Up artist
Anonymous
08/15/2013 09:50
Subject: What should I do for a living?
How about school librarian? In education still but out of the classroom.