Yes, I forgot about that! I did the 2000 census. It was fun, and paid well too.I worked the 2010 census. It was a pretty good gig! Definitely agree to that one.
Yes, I forgot about that! I did the 2000 census. It was fun, and paid well too.I worked the 2010 census. It was a pretty good gig! Definitely agree to that one.
We did that, too, at the City (of L.A.). It was great. At work at 7 and never saw the sun part of the year. But it was great having that extra day off every 2 weeks!Actually, right now I’m working a 9/80 schedule - so 9 hours per day and every other Friday I have the day off. I love it!
The STEM fields seem to be the best chances for success. It sort of runs in my family -- my dad was always bringing home coding stuff and he worked in IT as what I call a "money man" (financial field in the DWP) and I took to computers as a fish to water, so most of what I've done has been in IT in one way or another. I wanted to paint or write, but there's no money in either unless you are successful, which few are.I'm curious how other people made up their mind on what they wanted to do for a living. And if you didn't choose on purpose then what happened that lead you to where you are now?
It seems like everyone else has things figured out except for me. I'm thousands of dollars in student loan debt and have no career. I could go back to school but we don't have anymore money. I tried finding a job to help pay for courses but nowhere will hire me without experience.
It seems like every time I see a family member I haven't seen in a long time, before they ask me how I'm doing, they ask if I found a job yet and then ask me what I'm waiting for. Even looked into volunteering at some places but most didn't respond to my request and the one that did doesn't need immediate help.
I've inquired about internships and nowhere has responded...
I'm not sure what to do. I'm tired of sitting at home and doing nothing.
Before all this, I had planned on becoming a vet technician but I found out that I have a severe cat/dog allergy that could very much be life threatening depending on how much dander the animal produces. I was refused an offer when I applied anyway because I failed the HOAE which I worked hard on.
The one thing I'm good at is art but no one cares about that. I may be talented but that doesn't necessarily transfer well into the professional world I guess. I actually left art college because one of my instructors told me that I wasn't at the other students level.
I took all his advice, went for extra help and classes, asked him to help me, but he kept failing me. He made me feel so worthless that I left and tried a totally different field which I hated and made me extremely depressed...
I just don't know what to do with myself anymore.
If your good with math and like it, what about taking an online accounting course and if you can't find a "full time" job with a company you could do some freelance work for several companies or even start your own small business doing taxes and such. While your working on that you can take a part time job in retail/service just to make a bit of income. As you move ahead with the accounting, then you may be able to afford the more expensive courses to pursue engineering.I realized that I was very good at math. It was a huge self-esteem boost so I took the steps to possibly becoming a mechanical engineer. I have to redo several high school courses and it will most be about $2,000+. I certainly don't have that kind of money and if I can't earn it by next month, I won't be able to finish those high school courses.
I will say this was my biggest mistake when I was in college. I thought that in order to be successful at something I had to be the best - or at least near the top. I thought of going into computer programming but all the kids I knew doing that had been building their own computers since they were little and I thought I wouldn’t be able to compete in that field.The thing with the art industry is that there are thousands of talented artist who can do what I do and better.
This is what my husband's business is. He opened his own graphic design and print shop where he designs logos for companies and designs graphics to put on signage, clothing/apparel, vehicle decals, wall decals, billboards, business cards, posters, mugs, calendars, promotional items, etc,....he then prints it and if necessary depending on what it is, installs the prints on whatever it's for. We constantly see his works of art all around our city.If you want to do art, look into something that’s more commercial. There are lots of places that need illustrations for advertisements, or other things than selling your own works.