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Post by yogiii on May 13, 2017 5:37:41 GMT -5
How about starting a Home Organization business? If I remember correctly, I think you are an expert at that and it pays pretty well. Yes, I think I'd be really good at that but right now I feel like owning a business would make me feel sick all the time. I don't think I can handle the startup related stress.
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Post by giramomma on May 13, 2017 7:39:30 GMT -5
The other thing I was thinking I should look into is CFP. If I hadn't fallen into my career, I'd pick being a CFP. Varied work, somewhat intellectual, you get to help people, etc. Besides, what's better than getting paid to be a YMer?
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Post by Bonny on May 13, 2017 10:08:18 GMT -5
I met a seasonal ranger while training for my John Muir Trail hike last year. They were packing them all out when I was doing the actual hike in September. I thought that would be a pretty interesting gig for a summer.
At the back country resorts the seasonal workers would head over to the ski resorts.
But my favorite was the sign at the Vermillion Valley Resort which said "Wash dishes and eat free!"
Bonny, did you post pictures/journal your hike? I may have missed it if you did, sorry. Sorry for the hijack. No. I was pretty sure no one wanted to go through 230 pictures of mountains and streams.
End of hijack!
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Post by tskeeter on May 13, 2017 10:54:22 GMT -5
The other thing I was thinking I should look into is CFP. If you're not outgoing, I think being a CFP would be tough. It's primarily a sales job.
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Post by mmhmm on May 13, 2017 11:02:45 GMT -5
I sort of always circle back to nursing. For some reason DH thinks that is a bad idea, I don't know if he is afraid I will bring home germs or what. I was thinking I could stick it out two more years and start somewhere when youngest starts 1st grade. I haven't looked at programs or anything yet. I've had it in the back of my mind for years but I am slow to make giant changes. I, of course, will encourage this. I loved it - all of it! For me, it was a career that allowed me to enjoy going to work every day.
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Post by yogiii on May 13, 2017 11:47:16 GMT -5
The other thing I was thinking I should look into is CFP. If you're not outgoing, I think being a CFP would be tough. It's primarily a sales job. I was guessing that. From the minimal amount I was looking, I also got the feeling a lot of the jobs were based at least partially on commission and I'm not down with that.
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Post by whoisjohngalt on May 13, 2017 13:35:39 GMT -5
If you're not outgoing, I think being a CFP would be tough. It's primarily a sales job. I was guessing that. From the minimal amount I was looking, I also got the feeling a lot of the jobs were based at least partially on commission and I'm not down with that. See, it's all pointing to accounting! It's easy and money is good
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Post by Lizard Queen on May 13, 2017 14:09:40 GMT -5
I was guessing that. From the minimal amount I was looking, I also got the feeling a lot of the jobs were based at least partially on commission and I'm not down with that. See, it's all pointing to accounting! It's easy and money is good ?? Maybe in your neck of the woods. Here, you either get shit pay, or shit hours, and often both.
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Post by whoisjohngalt on May 13, 2017 14:13:26 GMT -5
See, it's all pointing to accounting! It's easy and money is good ?? Maybe in your neck of the woods. Here, you either get shit pay, or shit hours, and often both. Where are you? Yogii is in the same state as I am - and I don't know how much she is making now, but I don't think she'll have to take a big pay cut if she switches
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Post by Lizard Queen on May 13, 2017 14:19:55 GMT -5
?? Maybe in your neck of the woods. Here, you either get shit pay, or shit hours, and often both. Where are you? Yogii is in the same state as I am - and I don't know how much she is making now, but I don't think she'll have to take a big pay cut if she switches Michigan. I think she's an engineer, though. Probably making good money. I think her best bet is to go Mr money mustache, and retire early.
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Post by yogiii on May 13, 2017 15:19:01 GMT -5
Where are you? Yogii is in the same state as I am - and I don't know how much she is making now, but I don't think she'll have to take a big pay cut if she switches Michigan. I think she's an engineer, though. Probably making good money. I think her best bet is to go Mr money mustache, and retire early.I'm trying but I don't know if I can make it. Maybe things will turn around but I am at a real low here.
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Post by Lizard Queen on May 13, 2017 16:15:21 GMT -5
Michigan. I think she's an engineer, though. Probably making good money. I think her best bet is to go Mr money mustache, and retire early.I'm trying but I don't know if I can make it. Maybe things will turn around but I am at a real low here. Can you go to a different job, or down to part-time?
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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on May 13, 2017 16:15:48 GMT -5
Michigan. I think she's an engineer, though. Probably making good money. I think her best bet is to go Mr money mustache, and retire early.I'm trying but I don't know if I can make it. Maybe things will turn around but I am at a real low here. this may not apply to you, but I have been totally reinvigorated career-wise with pursuing further education. If you don't want more education in what you are doing, and keep going back to nursing, that may be trying to tell you something.
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Post by MJ2.0 on May 13, 2017 17:00:38 GMT -5
Introvert? Extrovert? Entrepreneurial/risk taking or check-collecting/stability oriented? Step right into it or need more education/schooling/experience? It's weird, I'm an introvert mostly but if I like someone I will talk a lot. So I guess I am very selective? Not a huge risk taker, I like stability. Last one would depend on the change. My long lost twin!!
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Post by empress of self-improvement on May 13, 2017 17:32:29 GMT -5
I know what state you live in and it's a great one for blueberries. Blueberry farming!!!!!!!!!! Otherwise, I got nothing. I already think you're crazy for driving into Boston. I live less than 20 miles outside and I refuse to even contemplate a job there. Construction season is starting so the drive sucks even more than you could ever think possible.
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Post by yogiii on May 13, 2017 18:00:59 GMT -5
I'm trying but I don't know if I can make it. Maybe things will turn around but I am at a real low here. Can you go to a different job, or down to part-time? I did do a stint part time after #2 for about a year but that was more like a band-aid. Since then some things have changed and it isn't an immediate option but could be a few years down the road. I can't decide if it would improve quality of life enough or not. I used to be able to just turn my brain off to work the second I walked out the door. Lately I find myself ruining weekends thinking about it. No bueno.
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Post by MJ2.0 on May 14, 2017 15:24:13 GMT -5
Can you go to a different job, or down to part-time? I did do a stint part time after #2 for about a year but that was more like a band-aid. Since then some things have changed and it isn't an immediate option but could be a few years down the road. I can't decide if it would improve quality of life enough or not. I used to be able to just turn my brain off to work the second I walked out the door. Lately I find myself ruining weekends thinking about it. No bueno.My friend (who got laid off recently) and I have been thinking about having alternate streams of income besides a regular job. I have lots of ideas but they seem like so. much. work!
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Post by formerroomate99 on May 16, 2017 18:58:43 GMT -5
I sort of always circle back to nursing. For some reason DH thinks that is a bad idea, I don't know if he is afraid I will bring home germs or what. I was thinking I could stick it out two more years and start somewhere when youngest starts 1st grade. I haven't looked at programs or anything yet. I've had it in the back of my mind for years but I am slow to make giant changes. Nursing is great. It doesn't require a lot of education. You'll always be able to get as much work as you want. And since hospitals are 24/7 operations, you'll always be able to get night/weekend work, which is handy if you have small kids at home. But nursing has some pretty serious downsides. Nurses do more lifting than construction workers, and since there is a shortage, most hospitals have converted to 12 hour shifts. If you're in it for any length of time, you will get serious back problems. And some patients get violent. One reason I'm an only child is because one of my mom's patients punched her in the stomach when she was 8 months pregnant. If you do go into nursing, you need to have a plan in place to move on to another related profession. Many hospitals have very generous tuition reimbursement, so you'll have ample opportunity to move into one of many health professions. Xray techs, medical monographers, nurse practitioners, medical technologists etc all have to take a lot of the same coursework as nurses, and you'll get to talk to them about their work at the hospital.
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Post by empress of self-improvement on May 16, 2017 19:42:07 GMT -5
I sort of always circle back to nursing. For some reason DH thinks that is a bad idea, I don't know if he is afraid I will bring home germs or what. I was thinking I could stick it out two more years and start somewhere when youngest starts 1st grade. I haven't looked at programs or anything yet. I've had it in the back of my mind for years but I am slow to make giant changes. Nursing is great. It doesn't require a lot of education. You'll always be able to get as much work as you want. And since hospitals are 24/7 operations, you'll always be able to get night/weekend work, which is handy if you have small kids at home. But nursing has some pretty serious downsides. Nurses do more lifting than construction workers, and since there is a shortage, most hospitals have converted to 12 hour shifts. If you're in it for any length of time, you will get serious back problems. And some patients get violent. One reason I'm an only child is because one of my mom's patients punched her in the stomach when she was 8 months pregnant. If you do go into nursing, you need to have a plan in place to move on to another related profession. Many hospitals have very generous tuition reimbursement, so you'll have ample opportunity to move into one of many health professions. Xray techs, medical monographers, nurse practitioners, medical technologists etc all have to take a lot of the same coursework as nurses, and you'll get to talk to them about their work at the hospital. I have a cousin who is a nurse up in North Conway. I can always call him with any questions you might have. He's been doing it for I want to say about 20 years or so. I think he actually became a nurse to care for his mother because she had emphysema/COPD and needed care. I want to say he went to UNH but I'm not absolutely positive.
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Post by suesinfl on May 16, 2017 19:56:17 GMT -5
I sort of always circle back to nursing. For some reason DH thinks that is a bad idea, I don't know if he is afraid I will bring home germs or what. I was thinking I could stick it out two more years and start somewhere when youngest starts 1st grade. I haven't looked at programs or anything yet. I've had it in the back of my mind for years but I am slow to make giant changes. Nursing is great. It doesn't require a lot of education. You'll always be able to get as much work as you want. And since hospitals are 24/7 operations, you'll always be able to get night/weekend work, which is handy if you have small kids at home. But nursing has some pretty serious downsides. Nurses do more lifting than construction workers, and since there is a shortage, most hospitals have converted to 12 hour shifts. If you're in it for any length of time, you will get serious back problems. And some patients get violent. One reason I'm an only child is because one of my mom's patients punched her in the stomach when she was 8 months pregnant. If you do go into nursing, you need to have a plan in place to move on to another related profession. Many hospitals have very generous tuition reimbursement, so you'll have ample opportunity to move into one of many health professions. Xray techs, medical monographers, nurse practitioners, medical technologists etc all have to take a lot of the same coursework as nurses, and you'll get to talk to them about their work at the hospital. The bolded is a widely objective depending if you want to specialize. There are many other avenues to pursue if you get a nursing degree. Lawyers higher nurses for their medical cases, insurance companies, the same. There are many other places that hire nurses, not just hospitals.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 17, 2017 9:10:52 GMT -5
You need a BSN around here to become a nurse. There are a handful of RN positions posted for the hospitals from time to time but the majority have the condition that you get your BSN within a year or less of your hire date.
CNAs and LPNs make $8-$12/hr.
I know a lot of nurses and they love their careers but don't go into it with the idea that you aren't going to need a butt load of education to get anywhere. Not only do you need a BSN to start but you are going to have a lot of ongoing education/training you will need to complete to keep your license active.
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Post by Lizard Queen on May 17, 2017 9:19:09 GMT -5
You need a BSN around here to become a nurse. There are a handful of RN positions posted for the hospitals from time to time but the majority have the condition that you get your BSN within a year or less of your hire date. CNAs and LPNs make $8-$12/hr. I know a lot of nurses and they love their careers but don't go into it with the idea that you aren't going to need a butt load of education to get anywhere. Not only do you need a BSN to start but you are going to have a lot of ongoing education/training you will need to complete to keep your license active. Same here, though my understanding is that the ongoing education isn't that bad. As far as the RN is concerned, my friend has one (grandfathered in at the hospital where she works), and the education/clinicals for that were pretty extensive. That's not just a simple associates degree, either. And they seem to try to push out the older nurses, as well. ~It just doesn't seem to be as good of a field to go into as it once was.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 17, 2017 9:34:56 GMT -5
Like any market it goes in cycles. I wouldn't recommend anyone go into it because it's hot and they think they will make a ton of money. Nurses make good money but at least in the big cities around here unless you are specialized you aren't collecting sign on bonuses and huge salaries. The rural areas still provide those because there are shortages but then you are living where cows outnumber people.
It's if you get your PhD and become a Nurse Researcher or become a Nurse practitioner that you start making serious dough (bare minimum for an NP is an MSN). Or get your CNRA and become an nurse anesthetist. That's going to be a lot of time spent on furthering your education.
Don't count on being able to transition into other areas just because you are a nurse either. The education requirements are similar but not 100% the same. Then for things like Ultrasound techs most hospitals around here are no longer hiring full time staff, they have large pools of on call staff. You can get a 12 hour shift on Monday but not be called back again for the rest of the week.
None of these are bad jobs but you need to really research your local markets before you make a commitment.
I would also add you really need to look at your current degree and the educational requirements to become a nurse. I have a bachelor's in biology and I'm still missing a decent chunk of pre-reqs required for nursing school. I did the math and by the time I take all the courses to get into the BSN program from day one or take the long way around (CNA to RN to BSN) I would not get a good ROI. I decided to look into getting a clinical science certification/license instead because I'm only missing two classes required for acceptance into the program.
If it's your dream/desire to become a nurse then don't let that stand in your way. If your idea is you want to do that because it's still being plugged as such a hot field then take into consideration how much time it will take for you to achieve the goal, nursing may not be so "hot" once you are done.
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Post by zibazinski on May 21, 2017 6:31:14 GMT -5
They have slings and lifts now so you don't lift patients.
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Post by dee27 on May 21, 2017 9:17:39 GMT -5
You need a BSN around here to become a nurse. There are a handful of RN positions posted for the hospitals from time to time but the majority have the condition that you get your BSN within a year or less of your hire date. CNAs and LPNs make $8-$12/hr. I know a lot of nurses and they love their careers but don't go into it with the idea that you aren't going to need a butt load of education to get anywhere. Not only do you need a BSN to start but you are going to have a lot of ongoing education/training you will need to complete to keep your license active. Here, too. Our state changed the laws regulating what an LPN can do. Because we have so many CCs that offer courses to become a nurse, the field is saturated. My niece who has a BSN and graduated at the top of her class had a difficult time finding a job. She did get a short term job in a nursing home, but with the glut of nurses, only those with the higher degrees, experience, and extra certifications are the ones being hired at decent salaries. The colleges are not honest about the number of job openings and recent graduates are unrealistic about the value of their degrees. If you want the ideal job in nursing, you need lots of experience and certifications.
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Post by yogiii on May 21, 2017 9:59:41 GMT -5
If it's your dream/desire to become a nurse then don't let that stand in your way. If your idea is you want to do that because it's still being plugged as such a hot field then take into consideration how much time it will take for you to achieve the goal, nursing may not be so "hot" once you are done. I don't do anything because it's "hot". It would be at least 4 years of schooling, which I believe is why DH is against it. He thinks it will be too much time for not enough pay off. I think if I am doing something I enjoy, I will not mind working so much. Plus, it is just a very useful skill set to have in general.
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Post by giramomma on May 21, 2017 10:06:08 GMT -5
If it's your dream/desire to become a nurse then don't let that stand in your way. If your idea is you want to do that because it's still being plugged as such a hot field then take into consideration how much time it will take for you to achieve the goal, nursing may not be so "hot" once you are done. I don't do anything because it's "hot". It would be at least 4 years of schooling, which I believe is why DH is against it. He thinks it will be too much time for not enough pay off. I think if I am doing something I enjoy, I will not mind working so much. Plus, it is just a very useful skill set to have in general. How old are you? When is your planned retirement?
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Post by yogiii on May 21, 2017 10:07:05 GMT -5
I don't do anything because it's "hot". It would be at least 4 years of schooling, which I believe is why DH is against it. He thinks it will be too much time for not enough pay off. I think if I am doing something I enjoy, I will not mind working so much. Plus, it is just a very useful skill set to have in general. How old are you? When is your planned retirement? 36, if I stay I can probably pull off 50 pretty easily.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on May 21, 2017 10:11:54 GMT -5
If it's your dream/desire to become a nurse then don't let that stand in your way. If your idea is you want to do that because it's still being plugged as such a hot field then take into consideration how much time it will take for you to achieve the goal, nursing may not be so "hot" once you are done. I don't do anything because it's "hot". It would be at least 4 years of schooling, which I believe is why DH is against it. He thinks it will be too much time for not enough pay off. I think if I am doing something I enjoy, I will not mind working so much. Plus, it is just a very useful skill set to have in general. Check out your local hospital career page and see if they offer job shadowing. UNMC offers it to students and adults looking to switch careers. It's one day you follow the profession you pick around to get a glimpse of what it entails. You could get your toes wet and talk at length with established nurses. It might make DH more open minded. Plus I've been told it looks good on applications because it shows you've done homework. With limited slots available they want to give them to people who are serious. UNMC let's you do as many fields as you want so if that's an option you could shadow other areas that don't require as much schooling and see if you like those.
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Post by giramomma on May 21, 2017 10:14:36 GMT -5
How old are you? When is your planned retirement? 36, if I stay I can probably pull off 50 pretty easily. Do you want to retire that early? What's the plan for keeping busy for 35 years? You are still are young enough that I think a switch can make sense. Plus, you could always do fill in shift work and ramp down to retirement...
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