Dopers job experience is vast and since I am on the fence About What To Do With The Rest Of My Life I thought I would start a thread asking for the pro’s and con’s of job feilds that people may be interested in, thus giving direction.
Anyone who is in these feilds or is intimate about them ( family and friends) please post the pro’s and con’s, as well as what is needed to get into this position ( education-how much) and what the starting pay is in your area.
I am looking at, but not limited to:
**Teaching. **At least 7 grade and up.
School Librarian I think they have the fancy title of Media Specialist.
Jobs in a library
Postal worker ( we live semi-quasi rural and routes are very pretty.)
Real Estate This has been niggling me for quite some time.
Pilot Yes, I have zero experience in a cockpit and suck a math, but, hey, it is a pipe dream.
I am looking for a job with benefits ( IRA, health), security, and long term payout, like retirement packages. As all the jobs I’ve held this was nonexistant. I also have to like what I do and the people I work with, which is veyr important to me.
However, I would possibly squash all essence of individuality to work for one of the Big 3 Automotive companies in exchange for money, auto discounts and becoming a part of a massive Union. Yes, that would be Whoring for Money.
My previous job, Corporate Travel Agent, is pretty much a non-feild now with 9/11 and the internet being the nail in the coffin of this once popular feild. ( BTW, if you like variety, geography, fast paced business, dealing with customers on the phone and low pay, I highly recommend this career.)
So, I get to start from scratch and since my baby will be in first grade in 4 years, I really need to *Get My Act Together * but don’t want to spend an hour or more each directing stuck in traffic like the rest of the slack jawed lemmings. I would need to be able to either take the kids to or from school. I would probably need to be part time for many years
Anyone else wanting to post their dream job inquiries, please, ask.
(Oh, I also want to be a world reknown tap dancer, cowgirl, and stand up comedian book author model and possibly a ballerina, truck driver. )