What is Your Employment Situation?

[JDeere]

Right now I run my own petsitter and housesitting company. But will be looking to get back into the workforce in the next month or so.

[imperfect_cupcake]

Other: I am a student

I work part time under the table in my area of study.

When I pass my boards I will be self employed. I'll have to pay rent for my biz, business licence, LTD license, malpractice insurance, college council fees, plus insure my hands, and pay my own holidays and sick days. If I am off more than a week I have to hire a Locum. I also have to hire an accountant familiar with this kind of practice, and pay a laywer for consultations over insurance companies issues and court requests.

And pay off my student loans of course.

But! I get to do a job I absolutely bloody love and I don't have a boss. I'm my boss. That's a big deal to me. After decades of shit management folk who micromanage and having to do things the way other people want it done (aside from when I did sex work, that was a brilliant aspect of that job, being the boss and telling people I didn't want to deal with to fuck off), I don't have to have someone breathing down my neck anymore. People thank me. People talk to me like I am a human person. Like I have a brain in my skull. They don't constantly interrupt me, talk over me, or ignore me. I feel valued and I LOVE my patients.

[storyspinner70]

I've worked virtually for over a decade now. It's the best. I'm operations manager for an entrepreneur. I do a bit of everything - management mostly, website creation, verification and maintenance including copywriting, cs for the customers no one else can handle, marketing campaigns, social media, chargebacks/bbb complaints, newsletter development, article writing, packaging development, and on and on and on. I just help where I'm needed if someone is out. Otherwise I'm pretty much just checking on employees. I'm very very lucky. I work relatively little and have total freedom to, say, post on BFP on my down times...lmao...

[Gayandgray]

Well soon I can add I am a kennel worker to my job title, as well as being a cna!!! I'm really looking forward to going back there and working again, even if it's only one day a week? Or whatever I can do. Any extra money helps, and it is only twenty minutes away from me, so it's not like what I make will be spent on gas, ya know? The extra cash will go to pay off bills so I can afford to work my full time job less, so I can be home with my spouse more. That is important since her health is slowly declining and I want to have as much time with her as possible. And a plus is I LOVE animals more than people, so it's really not a "job" to me, it's more like a hobby. I'm hoping it will cut back on some of my stress. My next door neighbor has agreed to check on my spouse while I'm gone so I won't have to worry about finding a sitter. I'm really excited!!!!

[JDeere]

I am now currently employed as a material handler. That's why I have been missing the past few days.

[Cole610]

Im quitting my job after 17 yrs to take a 6 week training course to become a Bus Driver. Freaking out that I may be unemployed in 6 weeks. lol.

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Cole610

Im quitting my job after 17 yrs to take a 6 week training course to become a Bus Driver. Freaking out that I may be unemployed in 6 weeks. lol.

Wow. That's pretty crazy. Will the bus driving gig pay more?

[imperfect_cupcake]

Originally Posted by Cole610

Im quitting my job after 17 yrs to take a 6 week training course to become a Bus Driver. Freaking out that I may be unemployed in 6 weeks. lol.

Woohoo!! Go Cole!! So glad you are changing work!
Watch your back with bus driving though. Most companies cover massage therapy for their drivers, take advantage of that!

[MissItalianDiva]

I work 70 plus hour weeks typically. Lucky to love what I do but I am definitely my father's daughter. He had an amazing work ethic and it rubbed off

[JDeere]

This upcoming job will be manufacturing of make up products, I am not really sure what it all entails but I will find out come Monday!

I work for a temp agency for now.

[Venus007]

I am a physician educator by day but I have a side gig as a consultant. I am working 3 jobs all told at the moment. If I can keep up the pace I may have my student loans paid off before I retire.

[Zimmeh]

Transitioning from working retail to being a nursing assistant. I am scared but excited about what my future holds.

Zimmeh

[Blade]

Currently home on short term disability, should be back to my logistics job in about 3 weeks

[Kätzchen]

Weeks ago, I interviewed for an alternate situation of employment and was officially hired on, two weeks ago.
I ended my former employment in good standing and will assume my new role on campus, tomorrow.

I'm thrilled because it will be the first time ever, in my work history, where I will benefit from a fully paid, employer sponsored, health plan that includes vision, dental and overall health care services.

I am so elated: I've waited such a long time for this kind of position of employment. I'm still in awe of the cumulative result of all the steps I've taken to find the right kind of employment situation.

For those who are hurdling challenges, like I have for the past two or three years, don't give up. The best job of your life is out there, somewhere, maybe even closer to you than you think.

I feel very blessed today.

[Blade]

Originally Posted by Blade

Currently home on short term disability, should be back to my logistics job in about 3 weeks

Well it happened as predicted. I'm back to work, put in 40 hrs and didn't start til Tuesday. Busy place in summer hope I can hang for the rest of it

[BullDog]

Freelance writer, but I am working on transitioning into becoming a full-time online bookseller. I love to write, but I am tired of sitting at my desk all of the time.