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RTSDaddy2:
Just thought after a month or so I'd post and let you know where things are.

I'm still trying to get the piano thing going, but it's very slow, of course.  I have my first voice student Tuesday (yep, added vocal coaching)...we'll see!

Today I'm headed out to the Gwinnett County "Open House" hiring meeting for teachers to see what they have to offer.  As previously stated, I am pretty shell shocked with public school, but this is supposed to be a grade A county in Georgia when it comes to education.

On a much more positive note, I am placing my resume and cover letter in the hands of Atlanta Girl's School today for consideration.  Why is this so positive?  Well, this idea of single-gender education was the topic of my thesis paper in college and it is something that I believe very strongly in.  That and the fact that they are - apparently - interested in me!  I'm very excited as it is that if I have to teach I'd much rather stay in the private sector. 

I have also applied to local private Jewish schools as well, one of which had a music teacher position, so we'll see.  At any rate, as it is only March and things are this positive, hope springs eternal for the first time in weeks.

As for the rest of it, I'm having a good time just being home with my family.  If I speak the truth to you, the three of us REALLY needed this time together.  I've been working my  :censored: off for the last six years and I've missed a lot. 

We will be financially ok through June.  July could be rough, but that's about it, especially if I have a job by then (first check in August if I'm teaching again), and July actually should not be all that bad....just be tighter than normal possibly.  We are trying to save all we can (in spite of some of Daddy's occasional wild hares that have been shot and put to rest before they got away - I never said I was bright).

Those of you  who have kept us in  your thoughts during this difficult time, I thank you more than you know.  I STILL find that I have a lot of anger towards people at the last school...I just pray every day for the experience to make me better, and not bitter....because some days bitterness was just around the corner.  However, due to recent things we've learned (which I won't go into here), that too was a blessing in disguise.

ChadTower:

Get a part time job now to extend yourself through July and maybe August just in case.  That way even if you don't need it then you'll have softened the financial blow of being unemployed now.

shmokes:
Absolutely.  Six months goes by in the blink of an eye, especially when you're happy.  Don't let the intoxication of being home (and having all kinds of Wii, DS, PSP (you know what you were thinking) time on your hands) cause you to squander the opportunity you have.  Get your ass in gear right now or you'll find yourself trying to get it done in a panick in June, only to find that you didn't leave yourself enough time or you missed important opportunities.

RTSDaddy2:
I agree.  I think that's why I found today to be so refreshing.  I have been out for a month now with nothing to do except spend time with the family.  Believe it or not shmokes, 90 percent of my time has been spent with th 4 year old, NOT the Wii (though I do seem obsessed at times! :D). 

Today was a good day.  I have a potential interview with one school later on that's looking for a 4th and 5th grade teacher (they said they'd call, but who knows), and I gave out 7 or 8 other resumes as well.

As far as getting covered through June / July, I'm working on that too.

Unholyknight:
If you want an arcade industry job, the BEST jobs are in gambling cities.  You would work as a tech on the machines in the area.  My uncle does it and makes a decent amount of money (based on his house and truck, I don't know exactly how much he makes).

I hope I don't fall into this situation, I'll be out with a CS degree, but I already have an internship and 2 possible jobs lined up!  I'm good... for now...

good luck!

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