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Just curious why you spent time and money getting your MBA if you just wanted to get a low stress/ ok pay, minimal experience/ education required job such as the Post Office?
Good question, unless it was some Moo U program. Even then, surprised they'd gloss over subjects like managing and leading in organizations, entrepreneurialism, etc. which stresses ambition and self-starting plus excellence in delivery. In other words, leadership and how not to be a nobody. Otherwise that's maybe forty to hundred grand up in smoke.
Also a great way to be broke rest of your life, at mediocre money. Haven't seen anything mentioned that actually pays decent coin. "Low stress," LOL.
I am also a Substitute Teacher and I love it. It is definitely low stress and an easy job compared to what I did for most of my career (computer programmer analyst). Plus there is no overtime work, and a lot of time off. But this type of job does not pay well. For me, it does not matter because I am retired.
However, certified regular teachers earn 2 to 3 times more than subs. But they also have far more responsibilities and work evenings and weekends. And there is more pressure. Nevertheless, I think that regular teaching may be best for you. You already have experience as a teacher. You have followed lesson plans and have done classroom management. You have stood in class and taught students.
Here in Texas, subs are credited with real teaching experience for every year they teach. If they become certified later, their sub experience counts in salary determination for new teaching positions. Unfortunately, in Texas subs are in great demand but certified teachers are a dime a dozen. You should do some research to see where the greatest demand is for teachers if you decide to pursue this.
I heard that to teach in Arizona, all you need is a Bachelor's degree and no certification of any kind. Of course, the pay is low and so is the environment.
Oklahoma is another state to look at. My daughter-in-law recently finished her Bachelor's degree in Education. She wanted to teach in Michigan but the competition was too fierce. She had interned in Oklahoma and decided to apply there. She was still in Michigan and had several phone interviews with Oklahoma schools. After two days, she had four job offers. Of course, like in Arizona, the pay and environment were bad.
But to get your foot in the door you might try to get a job in one of those high demand areas. Since the need for teachers is so great, you might even be able to negotiate a PE teaching position.
Having been in the corporate world, teaching seems to be the best option. Of course, you have to deal with unruly students, have to prepare lesson plans and grade papers evenings and weekends, but the work is the same.
When I was a software developer, I was loaded up with projects and had to put in many overtime hours to get them done on time. There were impossible deadlines and a lot of stress. I was also on call a lot. It was a nightmare and I am glad that I am out of there.
Thanks for your response. We both love subbing for the same reasons. I dislike what you dislike about working in the corporate world, and also disliked dealing with the difficult personalities, lack of autonomy, chained to a desk, etc. It was the same when I worked in the public sector (for a major city). I'm married and because of my wife's job, I'm pretty much stuck in my area (western Wisconsin), so I am looking at higher demand teaching subjects. I think I would be a good high school business teacher.
if you worked in pharmacy surely you know being a pharmacist is not a low stress job.
I worked in a pharmacy for maybe 5 months right out of college as a tech. It was like working in a factory. I pulled items off shelves, counted (weighed pills), and worked the register, and entered scripts int he computer. I dealt with insurance issues which took up a lot of time. I could do everything that a pharma does except give advice to customers about meds and health matters and talk to docs about certain topics. It was not cognitively demanding, but busy, but busy in the way factory workers are busy, if that makes sense. But at other times it was fairly slow paced in the pharmacy.
Just curious why you spent time and money getting your MBA if you just wanted to get a low stress/ ok pay, minimal experience/ education required job such as the Post Office?
I naively thought it would give me a big pay bump in my career in procurement. It never did, all while my boss pressured me to take part in a big project involving the installation new procurement software, which nearly took a year. I had been suppressing my dislike for that job for a long time. I was miserable. During that time I engaged in self-reflection, and tried to figure out what a really want to do with my life. I knew it wasn't that. I am still not sure, but I am getting closer. I don't want to pick the wrong career again, which is why I am on here.
Good question, unless it was some Moo U program. Even then, surprised they'd gloss over subjects like managing and leading in organizations, entrepreneurialism, etc. which stresses ambition and self-starting plus excellence in delivery. In other words, leadership and how not to be a nobody. Otherwise that's maybe forty to hundred grand up in smoke.
Also a great way to be broke rest of your life, at mediocre money. Haven't seen anything mentioned that actually pays decent coin. "Low stress," LOL.
My MBA was $56,000 in loans. I am on an income based repayment plan though. If you work in the public sector, as a teacher, for example, and make on-time payments for 10 years the balance gets wiped out.
I once knew a man who worked for the YMCA, loved his job. Family man with a wife and several children, doing fine financially. Almost all municipalities have Parks & Recreation Departments with all sorts of jobs. Hotel Chains often hire Recreation Specialists. Lincoln Military Housing probably has some positions in this area, with locations all over the place.Almost all colleges and universities have Recreation Specialists. Ever thought about working on a cruise ship for half the year and subbing the other half?
And that comment made about the Post Office? The Post Office has a variety of positions -- not to say it is easy to get employed -- but there are a variety of positions: computer programmers, GIS specialists, Real Estate specialists, HR Dept, Legal Dept, Insurance Dept, Facilities, Procurement....
It sounds like maybe a job in a Parks & Rec Dept might be good for you and would help with your student dept pay-off. But competition is quite steep; certainly all new graduates are not able to find employment in their fields and more graduate each semester. Being bi-lingual is often a help in some of these jobs. You really have to search for the openings and it doesn't hurt to know someone already working in the dept. Have you checked the openings at the colleges/university you graduated from? You really have to search some of these jobs out -- and like I said -- lots of other people are already doing this, so it is tough -- but it can be done! Good luck!
More or less, but I am getting new, helpful info. Sorry if it is annoying.
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