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Friday I made the decision (with a lot of help from Lime) that I will be leaving my current job by January 1. Even if it means taking a waitressing job at that point, before I find something full time.
I am happy with this decision, even though it scares me a bit.
Also, I'll be seeing if I can cut down to 35 hrs/week as of Thanksgiving.
My dad has a friend who went to the same college I did who said that if I was interested in selling securities, I should call him. What do you guys think? Would I be miserable? Should I call him to see what it's about, at least? I don't know what securities even are, really, but...I do like to learn things. It'd be another office job, though. But...I don't know. Maybe I should at least call the guy and see what it would be like. Have an interview or something. What do you think? Is that anything nearing a good idea?
Also, I'll be calling the library, or going down there (not sure which, yet - maybe call initially to see if they even have any prospects of hiring anyone?). And perhaps the pet stores in town. I'd like to see what one has to do to learn to be a dog groomer - it was fun to watch them working when I was in the pet store over the weekend.
But really, I have no good ideas of what I'd like to do. But it's important that I connect somehow to the job - I don't feel like I'm actually useful here, and it really gets to me. I feel like I'm just wasting time. I want someone other than my coworkers to benefit from what I do. I need to feel that my work is important in some way.
If I didn't have to work, there are tons of places I'd be thrilled to volunteer for. But, of course, they're not the sorts of places that have very many paid positions. Like, I volunteer at the Japanese gardens in town, but I was originally hoping to get a job there. Animal shelter? Couldn't handle being at a regular shelter, and the no-kill one operates almost entirely on a volunteer/donation basis. Wildlife conservation? I'll be making a couple of calls, but they're almost always asking for volunteers, too - the few places that we have around here, anyway.
I just don't know what to do, and I'm hoping that maybe some fresh ideas can be found among the ranks of Hatrack. I think maybe I've been thinking about it too hard and too long, and need to take a step back.
Does anyone have any advice at all?
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You might set a different date as a goal, either earlier or later. January is right when a lot of seasonal workers re-enter the workforce, so even more temporary jobs like waitressing could be harder to get.
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And you definitely do not want to sell securities. You'll hate yourself, and all your friends will start to avoid you.
Wildlife conservation's a great gig, if you can get it, but you're still stuck with the "volunteer/donations only" problem.
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I'll second the caution from Tom on the Wildlife positions. They are slim to none. There are some good fellowships and checking with the DNR is a possibility.
Wisconsin DNR Sorry, couldn't find the IL employment, but if you replace the wi with il you can get to the il dnr's main page.
Check with a local college or university to see if you could find an extension position there. Also, state parks, the town recreation division, etc.
Good luck! Hope you find something you like!
Edit: I'll email you some of my resources. Perhaps you'll find something among the links.
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If you want to work in conservation, volunteering is a necessity to network yourself into a job.
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Yeah, I figured that would be an issue, Storm. That's one of the reasons I'm volunteering at the gardens - to meet people, and just be involved in life there, in case something comes up.
But I need a paying job, obviously. It's just coming up with a good idea.
Or, you know, winning the lottery (I already missed out on marrying a rich man ).
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