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  • #365432
    Reggi
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    I’ve worked in a warehouse for six years and, I got tired of doing meaningless work that I don’t care about for bad pay. I decided to change careers and went back to school. I chose the IT field, but, I’m not confident that I’ll be able to find work in that field. Even with a degree or certifications. I don’t know how to get credible experience. I can’t find any volunteer work or internships. If I did find one, it’s not in my area and I don’t have the means to move.

    There is another part of me that’s interested in the Healthcare field. But I’m not sure if I’ll enjoy that either. So I’ve been back and forth between the two.

    I’m not sure what to do and, I can’t find a job. My boyfriend is getting antsy about moving in together because he’s not getting along with his mother. So now, on top of everything else, I feel like now I have to find something or he will start getting on my case. But I don’t want to take a job I’ll hate and, isn’t related to my field at all. I don’t want to work in a warehouse anymore but, it seems like that’s all I’m ever going to get. I even want to commit suicide.

    #365436
    Anonymous
    Guest

    Dear Reggi:

    February 2019, you shared that you’ve been with a boyfriend for almost 2 years, living with him- is the boyfriend you are referring in this thread the same boyfriend, or someone new?

    Regarding your current thread, clearly you need to quit the warehouse job: it depresses you terribly and  it pays badly.  Don’t keep that job so to accommodate your boyfriend.

    Quit it as soon as possible and find work  either in the IT field or in healthcare, or something else. Even if that something else pays just as badly, if it is a pleasant job- that would be an improvement!

    anita

    #365437
    Reggi
    Participant

    This is still the same guy.

    #365440
    Reggi
    Participant

    I’m just not sure which path to take. IT seems like it’s impossible to get into. I do have some caregiving experience but, I’m not sure id healthcare is for me  either.

    #365443
    Anonymous
    Guest

    Dear Reggi:

    If IT seems like it’s impossible to get into, better go the caregiving route. Explore different caregiving jobs, choose one and give it a sincere try. No job is perfect. But your current job, because it depresses you so much, better quit it.

    anita

    #365448
    Reggi
    Participant

    Right. I want a career I can feel good about. I do want to make a difference and, I’m interested in healing. Started practicing reiki.

    #365451
    Anonymous
    Guest

    Dear Reggi:

    If you are interested in healing, I can’t think about a better career for you than the healthcare. There is a great demand for health care personnel, especially at this time.

    anita

    #365462
    Reggi
    Participant

    Right. I just discovered holistic nursing and, I’m interested in exploring that more. I am currently enrolled in an IT major at college so, I’m worried if I change majors, I’ll hear it from not only my boyfriend but my family as well. I’m still trying to figure things out, I’m still young. No one thinks I should be in the healthcare field. I keep getting told, “You’ll have to wipe butts” if I go to work as a CNA.

    #365469
    Anonymous
    Guest

    Dear Reggie:

    “I’m worried if I change majors, I’ll hear it from not only my boyfriend but my family as well.. No one thinks I should be.. I  keep getting told”-

    – what if what your boyfriend, your family, and what everyone says doesn’t count, and what you think is what matters.. in your life.

    If your boyfriend or your family pays for your studies, they have a say on how their money is being used. But if they don’t- it’s not their business.

    anita

    #365631
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Being a CNA does mean changing adult diapers, feeding, people, real caregiving stuff. It is hard physical stuff sometimes in getting people in and out of bed or a wheelchair, etc. If you have the love in your heart to help people in need, then do this. If you thrive on talking to people and can give loving care, you will be a god-send to people in need. My mom had CNAs that had college degrees but that loved older adults and helping others.

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