Next career?
I've enjoyed eight months of retirement traveling, loafing, reading, resting, exercising, yoga, films, TV, and figuring out I can actually live happily with my hubby again. It's been great.
I didn't think it would ever happen, but now I'm looking for something productive to do besides entertain myself. Some income to supplement my pension would be a godsend, especially while I reach toward the end of supporting my son while he is in school. I brought home applications for substitute teaching and office work, but after a week they are still on my desk, empty. It needs to be biology-related because I have some specialized background to give me a leg-up, and it needs to not be teaching. Meanwhile, I'm applying for a job at Starbucks. (Don't laugh, a guy wrote a book about it and was interviewed on NPR!)
So far I've checked out medical transcription and vet tech.
Working from home transcribing doctors' notes may sound boring to some, but I consider working from home a blessed refuge from organized environments with people I don't select all around me. And I love the language of science. I've started an online course on medical terminology and taken a couple of quizzes. It's kind of fun. I can earn certification at a local community college in maybe a year.
While I was spending a fortune at the doggie dentist the other day, I asked the vet tech how she liked her job and what she had to do to qualify. She had an unhappy face, but she said she absolutely loved the job, best thing she ever did, and it's where her heart is. I said something about animals being nicer to be around than a lot of people, and the tone of her response said I'd hit the nail on the head. I asked about injury risk, and she described how it took four of them to hold down a police dog to give him a pill. The muzzle is a great invention. Turns out you can go to school, or you can just start in cleaning cages and work up. I checked that out, and it's true.
Hmmmm... I wonder if my local vet clinic (yes, the one who missed the Demodex) needs any help.
I didn't think it would ever happen, but now I'm looking for something productive to do besides entertain myself. Some income to supplement my pension would be a godsend, especially while I reach toward the end of supporting my son while he is in school. I brought home applications for substitute teaching and office work, but after a week they are still on my desk, empty. It needs to be biology-related because I have some specialized background to give me a leg-up, and it needs to not be teaching. Meanwhile, I'm applying for a job at Starbucks. (Don't laugh, a guy wrote a book about it and was interviewed on NPR!)
So far I've checked out medical transcription and vet tech.
Working from home transcribing doctors' notes may sound boring to some, but I consider working from home a blessed refuge from organized environments with people I don't select all around me. And I love the language of science. I've started an online course on medical terminology and taken a couple of quizzes. It's kind of fun. I can earn certification at a local community college in maybe a year.
While I was spending a fortune at the doggie dentist the other day, I asked the vet tech how she liked her job and what she had to do to qualify. She had an unhappy face, but she said she absolutely loved the job, best thing she ever did, and it's where her heart is. I said something about animals being nicer to be around than a lot of people, and the tone of her response said I'd hit the nail on the head. I asked about injury risk, and she described how it took four of them to hold down a police dog to give him a pill. The muzzle is a great invention. Turns out you can go to school, or you can just start in cleaning cages and work up. I checked that out, and it's true.
Hmmmm... I wonder if my local vet clinic (yes, the one who missed the Demodex) needs any help.
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