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Who's up running out of work and waiting for more to come in this morning? - emptypockets
Posted: Nov 29, 2013
I know it seems we are all in the same boat these days. I am up waiting for work, which I knew I probably would be because of the Thanksgiving holiday, but I have been spending more and more time of late stressing about what to do for a career change. I have attended Andrews School for Coding and while I learned a lot and know how to code, I just don't know if that is where my heart is. I am going to go ahead and sit for the CPC exam in February and hope my feelings change, I just don't know.
I turned 42 this year and (maybe midlife crisis, who knows) have been regretting a lot of things I should have done when I was in my 20s. I wish I would have gone to college and gotten a degree. I have never been good at math, so that was a big factor in not going. I have dyscalculia and just have a really hard time with it. I am the only one working in my household, as my husband is collecting disability because of severe anxiety disorder and we have 2 children, 2-1/2 and almost 12 and we are ALWAYS struggling to get by. So, I constantly feel the panic of needing to find something more stable. When work runs out, these are the times I sit and think.
Anyway, I don't mean to ramble, but I just needed to "talk" third shift is a lonely one to work. Thanks for listening. :)
Me! - sm
[ In Reply To ..]I also decided to study coding. As I was going through the course, I was realizing that I really did not enjoy doing it nor did I want to pursue a career in it. So, here I am doing MT still and sitting here with no work. I decided to finally go back to school and finish my bachelors degree. I have just one year to get a degree in business. I'm going for it. I can't continue this way or I will eventually be homeless and my child will have nothing to eat! What is it that you really want to do with your career? I think 42 is still young and you have a lot of working years ahead of you. You have children so let that be your driving force to change something in your life. Nothing will change in your life unless you change it yourself!
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