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4 years ago ::
Sep 04, 2008 - 10:07PM
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Thanks Rune! I got a job in HR at a big corporation. Today was my third day, and I really like it so far. It's temporary (6 weeks) but they told me it could be permanent. It feels good to shake off old bad feelings....
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4 years ago ::
Sep 04, 2008 - 10:07PM
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Thanks Rune! I got a job in HR at a big corporation. Today was my third day, and I really like it so far. It's temporary (6 weeks) but they told me it could be permanent. It feels good to shake off old bad feelings....
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4 years ago ::
Sep 04, 2008 - 10:39AM
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*waves at paula* hey there! good to see you too. you are one of those people who left a voice in my head when i was away. if you know what i mean.....it was a good thing. really. hee. you never once told me to kill anyone....;)
three careers, four.....
i dunno. i guess i look at life more as a process than a destination. if you got an education in something, and do it, that's great. if it stops being something you enjoy, and you go back and get more training for something else, and go do that, and enjoy it, it's not WASTING time, money, or a degree in something else. it's just you, taking the journey of your life and your evolving interests and outlooks. i don't think most of us are geared to stay doing the same thing our whole lives, if we really don't have to. i know i'm not.
give yourself permission to change. it's really an okay thing.
rune
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4 years ago ::
Sep 03, 2008 - 2:13PM
#24
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Hey there Runegurl! It's been a long damned time. Great to see you some more.
Sorry for hijacking the post for a shoutout.
Paula
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4 years ago ::
Aug 29, 2008 - 12:20AM
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[QUOTE=DesertKat;722164]What can I say? It took me a while. I was an archaeologist after graduating with my first BA but I blew out my knee and went back to school to become a teacher after pressure from my parents. I taught secondary science for four years and returned to school to get a BS in nursing and have just started a job in psychiatric nursing.[/QUOTE]
Thanks, that really inspires me and makes me feel better, kat:)
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4 years ago ::
Aug 28, 2008 - 7:13PM
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[QUOTE=runegurl;720891]whee! desertkat!! *waves* long time, no me here on bnet...
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runegurl[/QUOTE]
Hey, rune! How the heck have you been? I got a bit disgruntled on the ol' AR debate board and decided it was time I skedattled for a bit at least. I seriously lost my temper over some Army training thread, but then it hit pretty close to home all things considered.
So, entering nursing school, eh? As someone who just completed it, good luck on that second career!
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.
Winston Churchill
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4 years ago ::
Aug 28, 2008 - 7:03PM
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[QUOTE=Sailorlal79;721978]You're on your third career? What careers have you had?[/QUOTE]
What can I say? It took me a while. I was an archaeologist after graduating with my first BA but I blew out my knee and went back to school to become a teacher after pressure from my parents. I taught secondary science for four years and returned to school to get a BS in nursing and have just started a job in psychiatric nursing.
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.
Winston Churchill
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4 years ago ::
Aug 28, 2008 - 5:47PM
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[QUOTE=DesertKat;720358]Then don't explain. Spin.
Talk about how what you learned prepared you for what you are trying to do now. If you have a degree in chemical engineering (say) and are applying for a job in teaching fine arts to eight year olds, talk about how your degree taught you to be organized without loosing focus on your ultimate goal. You don't owe an employer your life history, but an interview, resume, or cover letter is your place to inform them of exactly how valuable you are and how lucky they are to have you apply.
Its a hard thing to learn, but it can be done. As someone who is on her third career, you learn to look through each experience for what it taught you. Just hold your head up and keep plugging away.[/QUOTE]
You're on your third career? What careers have you had?
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4 years ago ::
Aug 28, 2008 - 2:16PM
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[QUOTE=tracikay;719101]Well, what about those who work in service jobs - custodians, servers, assembly line workers, sanitation workers, road repair, groundskeepers, fast food workers, maids, housekeepers, and other low level jobs. Where is the respect for those jobs? The world can't exist without those workers.[/QUOTE]
And the sad thing is, sometimes those jobs pay as well or better than a number of jobs requiring college degrees. Especially if they're unionized.
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4 years ago ::
Aug 28, 2008 - 2:16PM
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[QUOTE=tracikay;719101]Well, what about those who work in service jobs - custodians, servers, assembly line workers, sanitation workers, road repair, groundskeepers, fast food workers, maids, housekeepers, and other low level jobs. Where is the respect for those jobs? The world can't exist without those workers.[/QUOTE]
And the sad thing is, sometimes those jobs pay as well or better than a number of jobs requiring college degrees. Especially if they're unionized.
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