It is so stressful, looking for a job. I am trying to get in the frame of mind that I will be interviewing THEM, not the other way around. Because at this stage in my life, I am way pickier about what I am willing to spend my time doing.
I have the strangest work history. Here is a list of jobs that I have had:
Waitress (for a very short time), telephone operator, factory worker (4 days, what an experience THAT was ! ) , nurse’s aide in a psychiatric ward, (explains a lot huh ? ) nurse’s aide in a regular hospital and a nursing home. I ran a bookeeping machine at a bank and also printed checks using a drum roller printing press, ( cool job ). Long break here where I raised 3 boys to manhood, my MAIN job. Then I got a job stuffing and sewing up exclusive limited edition teddy bears by hand. Then I was a baker, baking from scratch at a bakery and café. ( no frozen bread dough for me! ) And finally, I worked as a caregiver for an elderly woman for 3 years.
This history looks like a patchwork quilt, what what ? If I could choose to do any one of these jobs again, I would choose the nurse’s aide at the psychiatric ward. What a fascinating place that was ! (explains a lot :-)
Now you know my work history, would YOU hire me ?
My new job description:
I could do psychiatric counseling over the phone while keeping a running tab on the bill. And if that didn’t help you I could stuff you with homemade bread and sew you up in a caring manner. And I won’t even ask for a tip !
Suppose there’s a market for that ?
Comments (3)
(1) With your experience as a domestic goddess you could manage a restaurant (buying produce/ meat, planning menus, supervising kitchen and dining room, quality control, making sure the servers washed their hands before handling food. And that's just a start.
(2) You could open a bakery, or supply above restaurant with baked goodies.
(3) Create toys, and open a toy store.
(4) Counsel families with 3 boys.
(5) Mentor children (but that's usually volunteer, so scratch that).
By the way, why work for someone else? Be your own boss. Any one of the above would effectively take you away from home for say 26-30 hours a day.
Do you REAlly want to go to work outside your home?