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Anyone? Any suggestions?

Okay, here's my problem...yes that's right, another one. I have been successfully unemployed for 2 years now. That is not good. Now I would lik to know what I am best suited for. I took a test that told me I was most suited to be a nurse or a bar tender. What's next? Driving a school bus?
First of all I loathe children, mainly after the age of 5. Yes, I know its mean, its a bit heartless, but its honest. I don't like them, and the older they get the less I like them. I also don't care much for working with the elderly. I have retired as a nursing asistant after a few short years of working with them. I've been cursed, spit at, fondled, flirted with, bad mouthed, slandered, slapped, kicked and sexually harassed by those people for what is hopefully the last time.

Now my proble is finding out what I am meant to do. I thought maybe if I knew what I'd done in a past life maybe that would give me some idea of the course I should take. But all I know is what I am GOOD at. I am good at writing, reading, filing, decorating, proofreading, detail, picking out voices that I've heard before, drawing, listening to problems, being compassionate, plants, typing, designing jewelry, and designing clothes (not so great at sewing).

Hmm. why not try either job out, i mean, those test are usualy somewhat acurate. you might find you like it more than you'd think.


Meh, ocaisionaly children get on my nerves quickly.


Ooh, not pleasant. cross nursing off the coices list.


I dont realy like that idea. I think that you have different lives to experience different things. It would almost feel like reliving a life. Even If i could give you a sure way to know what you once were, i wouldnt suggest you pursue the same career again, intentionaly. my personal opinion any way.


It sound like you have a wide array of talent. One might think you lucked out. some people have hardly much to choose from. Perhaps you should meditate on this. look for the answer within yourself. somewhere, inside of you, you know exactly what you would like to do. just try to find it.

secretary. they get paid very nicely too at some places. you answer phones, do some filing, do some editing of letters, set up people's appointments, etc. A lot of my friends have been getting hired at American General...its some finanial loan place around where I live.

Editor. They get paid nicely as well.

Banker. No experience needed. But you do have to be able to tolerate the idiot customers who believe that the teller has the ability to fix the computer and the stuff that the people with the offices can fix.

Florist.

Marketing. Find any store. Department stores and the like. Ask them if they have need for a person to do their marketing. Not marketing like most would think, just the looking at a picture of a display and setting it up accordingly.

Similar to marketing, find a store (like a clothing store), where you can help with floor sets and/or stock. I work at the Children's Place (which is a clothing store) and I basically just do floor sets (putting the new line of clothes on the floor) and stock. I don't really deal with people at all...just boxes and clothes. I did a similar thing at the bookstore I used to work at back home.

Counselor. You can do this with a degree in social work (generally a masters) or even a degree in psychology (generally a masters but a *few* will hire with a bachelors).

you don't even need to be good at math for banking. My mother is HORRIBLE at it, and she actually is doing that now.

I agree with the counseling thing. that is part of the reason I have kind of given that aspect of psychology up. I have horrible issues with keeping other's problems with me. But that is where you have to be good at meditation, clearing, and shielding. That, and you have to be good at keeping work at work and home at home.

Bartending would be cool, but you need a bartending license, and to get that license, you have to go to school (a short time period, nothing like getting an actual degree). At least that was what I was told. But, oh! Bartending would be so much fun!!

Wow, that sucks. I almost did that...you'd be better off working as hotel housekeeping! Actually, speaking of Hotels, you might see if there is a Holiday Inn or something nearby that you can apply for a front desk position. Its usually a fairly easy job.

Yeah..the housework position is a pain. I wrote on your other post.

Housekeeping has always been on my Not to do list, but I was desperate for any kind of work, or so I thought, and people seemed to think that if I tried hard enough I could do it. So I tried it and of course I got the same results that put me out of nursing. (I gave my backbrace to my mom when she cracked her ribs last year).