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Should I work or not work while living in Japan?

My husband and I are living in the U.S…My husband has an opportunity to take an international assignment in Japan for a year. We’ve decided to jump at the opportunity and we will be leaving as soon as 3 months from now.

I have just started my career less than a year ago, and I have the chance to keep my job and telecommute from Japan. I am torn about keeping my job or not working while in Japan and pursuing my artistic interests (writing, painting, photography, etc) as well as getting to really experience the culture–maybe even teaching English part time. Will working full time from home in Japan take away from that experience? I realize it is up to me how much I want to “get” from the experience of living in Japan–I just don’t know whether the stress of being in another country and working full time will be more than I’d like to handle. If you had the choice, what would you do?

Any advice would be appreciated.

How do I become a Court Reporter…the individual who goes around taping/typing depositions at law offices?

Is this career taught in college, or is it just something that you freelance in? I have a paralegal degree and while I love this career, I would eventually like to work from home in my own business. Thanks for your help.

work around existing job, career change? help please.?

My boyfriend wants to change his career but cant afford to leave his job and start all over, he wants a trade in tiling or carpet fitting – stuff like that. Is there like a night college he could go to ( Has to be in Merseyside) or a work from home NVQ. He doesnt want to do one of them month courses where you pay like £300 or something, just wants to go to college and get a NVQ. He works 37 hours a week but im sure there must be something out there to help study around work. He really wants to do this now as he is 25 and feels its getting abit late to get a trade. Also he did work with his friend for a year helping to tile and fit bathrooms. Thanks.

Is it possible to have two careers at once?

I want to start a home business specializing in one candy I would sell seasonally at craft fairs and online. There is a catering kitchen close to me so I use their facilities. The bulk of business would be Nov – May.
I have also written several picture books and am writing a novel now. I haven’t submitted anything yet. I can now that my over time is dyinng down some. I work full-time 30 miles from home. I am divorced with three small kids and I want to be home more. I have a passion for both careers but don’t want to defeat the purpose of working from home.

I need input about web development…?

I’m looking to become a Webmaster or Web Database Developer and am wanting to work from home. Which of these two careers will I have a better chance of getting a job working at home? Which career will I have the best chance of getting hired in? Any info or advice will be appreciated very much. Thanks

Would you work 2x and be away from home to make double your salary?

I just think I made a really dumb decision. I had a job where I worked a lot of OT at remote locations (i.e. 12.5 hr shift x 12 straight days, with an OT compensation along the lines of 1.5x salary for every hour after 37.5 hrs/week, until 10 hrs, after which it’s 2x)

But I decided to transfer to another job that probably won’t have the same amount of OT, nor any travel. The other job offers the opportunity to learn about my industry and develop a skill that I could down the road pay more dividends than the other career path.

What would you if faced with a similar fork in the road?

I’m starting to think of careers. Any tips?

I’m in 10th grade. My course load is full of art and tech classes, so I know I want something to do with them. But then, my silly mind has to throw in something like a dog trainer (which I would really enjoy). I know I want to work from home, at least later on in life (when I have kids). Any tips to help me decide in the next two years?

Would you work outside the home if you had enough money to retire early?

No one in my office who is over 50 seems to happy to be there. Many of them have told me they can not wait until they turn 62 and can take Social Security. Many people in the office are hoping to retire before they are 62 and move to volunteer or part time work. They are burned out and show it!

How about you? If you had the ability to retire from your job/career as early as 50 would you do so, if you could swing it financially? Or would you miss the gang at work and having a place to go to each day?

At what age is early retirement a good thing or is it just a sign or lazyness?

How do you transition from career mom to stay at home. ?

I have a 13, 4, and 2 yr old and have always worked alot of hours. My husband now has a second job and I have drastically reduced my hours. Any tips or advice how to change gears.

Do you work alone, for a career? If so, do you like it that way?

As in artist, writer, work from home etc.
I work alone and prefer it that way. That way I socialize when I choose to.

I need to make more money and would like to start my own online business but am not sure where to begin.?

I am trying to change my career and would like to work from home from my computer. I am not sure where to start. I don’t have much experience but am desperate to change my job.

stay at home moms—careers and medical transcriptionist?

I am a working mom looking for a mother who is a medical transcriptionist that stays at home. I am wanting to change my career to this position to stay at home with my kids. I just need some advice and how to’s from someone. Where did you get your doctor’s from. Did you start off at home, or from an office first…. I just need help on how to and what to do and all of that. I really am wanting to be home with my kids and need some advice.

Has anyone heard of Weldon Business Services Company, is it a scam or real company?

Hi,

I got an email from Career builder for a job opportunity from Weldon Business Services Company here is part of the letter:
Weldon Business Services Company was established in 2001 by an international team of financial and marketing experts. We specialize in delivering positive business
results through solving currency exchange problem as well as online payments and transactions, their tools being innovative solutions, high performance and e-commerce
optimization techniques.

We opening the “work from home” part-time position “Regional Manager”. This includes processing payments between our partners’ clients and our company, ensure all personal data relating to customers is maintained, accurate and kept discreet, identifying opportunities to improve service delivery.———

I was just wondering if this was a real company , since it sounds kind of strange. thank you for your time!

Why am I having this overwhelming feeling that I am a loser?

I am a wife of 21 years and a mother of two. One child in college, the other in middle school. I am a stay at home mom who was recently employed by a local company to work from home. It’s not a career, it’s just a job. My biggest accomplishments are raising two very intelligent and well rounded kids. That’s a big accomplishment, however it isn’t enough. Some times I feel like a loser for not having a career. I’m not sure what my former classmates are doing now however when I see recent photo’s of them I get an overwhelming emotion of feeling like a failure.

12 wk old….working from home??!!!?

hi all i was wondering has anyone tried this working for him thing??? i keep finding jobs on legitiment sites such as career builder and yahoo hot jobs i would think they verify the jobs to make sure they’re not scams so im wondering do you guys think this is a good option. it would be easier for me since i will be taking online classes next semester and have a baby to take care of and not many jobs in my area w/o a degree that im working on since last august. heres the link www.jobslegitonline.com does this look dependable to you guys? its only 40$ to pay but i hate to lose money i guess im cheap well not but i hate to lose money and especially now that i dont have money to lose.

do you work as an electrologist?

how is your career going? i am thinking of training in it and working from home.

Would you trust data entry on career builder?

Would you trust the work from home data entry on career builder? It says up to $950 a week, $25 – $75 an hour, with an avg. bonus of $9,300. This just sounds like a scam to me but I was wondering if anyone knew for sure.

career with a lot of travel and being away from home a lot?

what is a job that involves traveling a lot and rarely being home? i’m writing a short story where the father is barely around because of work but i cannot think of any careers like this. help??

Is medical transcription a dying career?

Due to the voice recognition? Is this going to make it a dying career? Is there money to be made doing it? I am currently studying to be an MT via online school (Career Step) and was wondering if this was a good idea now. It isn’t like I have much of a choice when it comes to careers because the whole reason I chose it was to work from home so I can still watch my kids. Can anyone give advice on this matter that IS a medical transcriptionist that can let me know what to be prepared for when it comes time to look for employment? Thank you.

I hate to bring up the old nagging question of dads helping stay at home moms, but what is an ok expectation?

I’m a RN by trade and my husband is a computer/technology consultant who works from home. I have been a SAHM since our dd was born 21/2 year ago. I love staying at home and raising our child, but like everything else there are a few rubs. First, my husband wants me stay home (he didn’t have that growing up and feels it’s very important). However, we don’t live very comfortably on 1 income (he borrows $$ from his parents to support his business). Now here comes the selfish part. I love my husband, but I feel like if I have to go back to work b/c he insists on “making his ‘career’ work” instead of getting a “real job” (y’know…9-5, that sort of thing) that I might as well separate b/c then I will be doing it all myself anyway. Chores, kid, bills, yardwork…I do it all! He doesn’t bathe her, put her to bed, take her on weekends to give me a break. I never have any time off. I feel like I’m losing my identity, and not the nursing one…the human one! Am I wrong to want more?
Thank you FB128…you helped me to put some of my feelings into better words that I can bring up to him, and some of things you said are good points (particularly the part about fatherhood not having set hours). I think that’s something that he can understand and it’s reasonable–not just the same old nagging I feel like I always do to enact change. You were right about not having spare $$ for daycare and maids, too. Luckily my sister sits for free for us so we can go out on dates, but with this looming over our relationship it’s hard to even want to spend time together. I’d love just time for myself alone, but that makes me feel selfish and greedy. On the other hand, ignoring my needs makes me want to walk out of my house and just keep going…and that’s sad. Someone suggested I get on an antidepressant, but I doubt that me taking a pill will make him more helpful

How can I be a stay at home mom?

My husband and I are very serious and determined for me to be a stay at home mom. My mother raised me and my 5 other siblings as a homemaker and my dad worked full time as a minister of a small church. We by no means had a lot of money but we werent poor either. His mother worked from home managing the apartments his family owns.

Here is our situation. He does not want me to work outside the home while we have a little one. We do not want to put our child in daycare. We do not want to leave our child with a baby sitter or family.

My husband works as a contractor as a security guard for a federal military installation. He has been doing this for 5 years now. He is former Air Force. He makes about $32,000 a year doing this. This is his only source of income. It’s a steady job but he recently had back surgery (microdiscectomy) and is finding it painful to wear a ballistic vest, heavy gear, and stand for 9 hours a day. The elements where we live is pretty rough during the winter (cold sometimes freezing) and it’s HOT and HUMID (95 degrees) during the summer. The hours are crap and he literally works from 3:45 am till 2:00 PM. He is/has been ready to find a new job/career.

I work full time for a computer training company. I am an office manager and make $30,000 a year. So far my income has really helped us. We do not struggle or stress about finances. We pay all of our bills and have been very blessed to have money left over each month. Since we were married in Febuary I have managed to put $2,000 in savings (which may not seem like much but it’s helping and continuing to grow little by little). We are planning on me cont. to work until my due date when I will go on unpaid maternity leave and will not return to work. I continue to work now for the health benefits as my pregnancy was labeled pre existing on my husbands plan.

My husband is currently checking into going back ti school and becoming a physical therapy assistant which would pay about $42,000 a year. He has a little less than a a year of classes and he would be done. The job would offer much better benefits and and better working hours. He is eligible for the GI BILL which would pay for ALL of his school and books as well as about an extra $1,000 a month. He will need to also work (to make the rest of our bills, groceries, gas, baby stuff, etc.) I just worry about how THIS is going to work with me staying at home. His parents do own apartments (they are LOADED) and I think he is going to see if they can in any way help. He feels like the security work is a trap and he needs to be doing something more stable to provide for our family. I think the school idea is great and the GI Bill is at an all time great offer.

I would like to learn to do something from home to bring in extra income. What can I do? I’ve thought of learning soy candle making and selling candles. What about possible childcare from my home? We live in a VERY nice house. I am not opposed to either of those options.

Is there any other ideas/options you all can throw my way? Opinions/ Etc. are greatly appreciated. I will choose a best answer. Im just looking for direction..

Help and THANKS!!!
I am 18 weeks pregnant due on Halloween!

How can I be a stay at home mom?

My husband and I are very serious and determined for me to be a stay at home mom. My mother raised me and my 5 other siblings as a homemaker and my dad worked full time as a minister of a small church. We by no means had a lot of money but we werent poor either. His mother worked from home managing the apartments his family owns.

Here is our situation. He does not want me to work outside the home while we have a little one. We do not want to put our child in daycare. We do not want to leave our child with a baby sitter or family.

My husband works as a contractor as a security guard for a federal military installation. He has been doing this for 5 years now. He is former Air Force. He makes about $32,000 a year doing this. This is his only source of income. It’s a steady job but he recently had back surgery (microdiscectomy) and is finding it painful to wear a ballistic vest, heavy gear, and stand for 9 hours a day. The elements where we live is pretty rough during the winter (cold sometimes freezing) and it’s HOT and HUMID (95 degrees) during the summer. The hours are crap and he literally works from 3:45 am till 2:00 PM. He is/has been ready to find a new job/career.

I work full time for a computer training company. I am an office manager and make $30,000 a year. So far my income has really helped us. We do not struggle or stress about finances. We pay all of our bills and have been very blessed to have money left over each month. Since we were married in Febuary I have managed to put $2,000 in savings (which may not seem like much but it’s helping and continuing to grow little by little). We are planning on me cont. to work until my due date when I will go on unpaid maternity leave and will not return to work. I continue to work now for the health benefits as my pregnancy was labeled pre existing on my husbands plan.

My husband is currently checking into going back ti school and becoming a physical therapy assistant which would pay about $42,000 a year. He has a little less than a a year of classes and he would be done. The job would offer much better benefits and and better working hours. He is eligible for the GI BILL which would pay for ALL of his school and books as well as about an extra $1,000 a month. He will need to also work (to make the rest of our bills, groceries, gas, baby stuff, etc.) I just worry about how THIS is going to work with me staying at home. His parents do own apartments (they are LOADED) and I think he is going to see if they can in any way help. He feels like the security work is a trap and he needs to be doing something more stable to provide for our family. I think the school idea is great and the GI Bill is at an all time great offer.

I would like to learn to do something from home to bring in extra income. What can I do? I’ve thought of learning soy candle making and selling candles. What about possible childcare from my home? We live in a VERY nice house. I am not opposed to either of those options.

Is there any other ideas/options you all can throw my way? Opinions/ Etc. are greatly appreciated. I will choose a best answer. Im just looking for direction..

Help and THANKS!!!
I am 18 weeks pregnant due on Halloween!

How can I be a stay at home mom?

My husband and I are very serious and determined for me to be a stay at home mom. My mother raised me and my 5 other siblings as a homemaker and my dad worked full time as a minister of a small church. We by no means had a lot of money but we werent poor either. His mother worked from home managing the apartments his family owns.

Here is our situation. He does not want me to work outside the home while we have a little one. We do not want to put our child in daycare. We do not want to leave our child with a baby sitter or family.

My husband works as a contractor as a security guard for a federal military installation. He has been doing this for 5 years now. He is former Air Force. He makes about $32,000 a year doing this. This is his only source of income. It’s a steady job but he recently had back surgery (microdiscectomy) and is finding it painful to wear a ballistic vest, heavy gear, and stand for 9 hours a day. The elements where we live is pretty rough during the winter (cold sometimes freezing) and it’s HOT and HUMID (95 degrees) during the summer. The hours are crap and he literally works from 3:45 am till 2:00 PM. He is/has been ready to find a new job/career.

I work full time for a computer training company. I am an office manager and make $30,000 a year. So far my income has really helped us. We do not struggle or stress about finances. We pay all of our bills and have been very blessed to have money left over each month. Since we were married in Febuary I have managed to put $2,000 in savings (which may not seem like much but it’s helping and continuing to grow little by little). We are planning on me cont. to work until my due date when I will go on unpaid maternity leave and will not return to work. I continue to work now for the health benefits as my pregnancy was labeled pre existing on my husbands plan.

My husband is currently checking into going back ti school and becoming a physical therapy assistant which would pay about $42,000 a year. He has a little less than a a year of classes and he would be done. The job would offer much better benefits and and better working hours. He is eligible for the GI BILL which would pay for ALL of his school and books as well as about an extra $1,000 a month. He will need to also work (to make the rest of our bills, groceries, gas, baby stuff, etc.) I just worry about how THIS is going to work with me staying at home. His parents do own apartments (they are LOADED) and I think he is going to see if they can in any way help. He feels like the security work is a trap and he needs to be doing something more stable to provide for our family. I think the school idea is great and the GI Bill is at an all time great offer.

I would like to learn to do something from home to bring in extra income. What can I do? I’ve thought of learning soy candle making and selling candles. What about possible childcare from my home? We live in a VERY nice house. I am not opposed to either of those options.

Is there any other ideas/options you all can throw my way? Opinions/ Etc. are greatly appreciated. I will choose a best answer. Im just looking for direction..

Help and THANKS!!!
I am 18 weeks pregnant due on Halloween!

Is there no way out of this situation/no way I can ever be ok ever again? would home education work?

I need advice. I missed 4 years of secondary school and ended up getting G grades in my GCSEs (apart from a D/C grade in English)
i was suffering severe depression after losing my grandmother and also school phobia but no-one got me any help. i was also suffering neglect at home.
after I sat my GCSEs no-one really got me any help…and as a consequence i very stupidly sat at home until I was 18.
I am so scared…..because I don’t even know how to cook, use a washing machine,use public transport etc…..
Can I fix this situation by using Home tuition? If so then how should I go about this? how would I know how to arrange the sujects/which subjects to take/how many hours? I am imagining that it would take me 5 years of home education to catch up (I’d be 23 by this time) before I could sit my GCSEs. How would this work?
Who would teach me though? my dad would probably be working for most of the day, my mum is terminally ill :’(
and my dad says that he couldn’t afford to pay for pay for home tuition(could he not get a better job or we move into a smaller house?) also…what if my dad refused to let me have home tuition?
I have loooked at doing GCSEs at college…but i don’t see how it could ever work..theyonly cover work from the last 2 years of school…and I missed years and years of work even from before then…so I wouldn’t understand the content of the course
also…I wouldn’t have a clue how to put a programme of GCSEs together/link the subjects….or how to learn stuff such as how to write a cv, use a bus, cook etc….
or have a clue about careers/jobs etc….
my only other option is an entry level course for complete dim-wits(sorry) I feel physically sick. even if I did this I most likely still wouldn’t get any support at home…..
What on earth am i going to do? Would home education work? HELP!!!!!!

Hubby having a hard time separating life from career?

he stayed home from work on fathers day- but spent a while on his computer checking emails and then on his phone calling people about things they hadnt faxed the day before.
I was offended because this was a day to spend with his family- and couldnt help but wonder if the guy he called was probably annoyed that he now had to work on fathers day…..

this does seem like an “all the time” thing- he can’t seem to decide to shut his phone off at the “end of his day” because there isn’t one.
How can I approach this? I know some people have to work alot- but there isn’t a healthy family/career boundary here at all…. when i try to talk about it- it seems like he doesn’t want to hear it- and says I just don’t understand. I’ve worked plnty in my life- and DO understand- just so happens that I learned to place boundaries by shutting my phone off and realizing that sometimes people can leave voicemails so you can deal with things on monday

What do you think about this staement concerning working parents and stay at home parents from the viewpoint..

of a child who has now grown up…..

“If your a working mother, your kids will inevitably resent you at at some point; they’ll want you there seeing to their needs every second of the day, not out having a career. If you stay home, on the other hand, theres a point at which your kids are going to say, “darn it, why doesn’t mom go out and get a life? Why is she always on my case?” Ultimately, parents should do what they need to do, happy parents generally have happy kids, and no child wants a parent who goes around acting martyred.”

This is an excerpt from the book, The Conversation Begins, Mothers and Daughters Talk About Living Feminism.
Wow WI MOM, if you had anything even remotely intelligent to actually say about the matter maybe I could have given you the same respect I gave to everyone else regarding their opinion, instead you chose to make a HUGE generalization about feminism and feminists in general and showed how below par you really are.

How do you choose a profession?

I am so lost of what I want to be and what career path I should take. I am going to start going to the junior college and I don’t know what I am going to major in, let alone what what I want to do job wise. I don’t know what I SEE myself even doing. I don’t know what really sparks my interest.

Help?? How did people choose what they wanted to be? What are some things to help me decide?

–Please no links things like ‘get money fast’ and ‘work from home‘. I’m talking about REAL careers–

Single Mom going back to school, what is a good flexible career?

I am going to get my undergraduate and I want to choose a major. Whatever I choose I will minor in business. Life threw me a curve and I need a career that affords flexibility and a reliable way to work from home. I don’t want to start a business. I spent years in HR Management and while I loved it, the hours are sometimes 10 hours a day in an office. I was thinking – Computer Science or a degree that allows me to become an editor. These are hobbies of mine. But are there other careers out there I am not thinking about?

What career will allow me to work alone and independently?

I’m going back to school and I’m trying to decide which career path to take. I’d be happiest if I could work by myself; preferly from home if I could. I have office/bookkeeping experience and have always loved working on the computer. I’m really thinking about website development. Does anyone know if I could do that from home, maybe freelance? Does anyone have any suggestions?

Where can I find a job search engine that excludes work-at-home jobs?

I’m looking for a job for the summer, as well as a future career after graduation. Simply Hired, Monster and many top job sites include tons of stay-at-home entries, usually from the same company. I’m just trying to find a real job and I don’t believe the stay-at-home ones are always legit. Can anyone help me out?

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Careers with parrots: do you have one? What are my choices?

I have three parrots and volunteer at a rescue. I would love to just have a parrot rescue/sanctuary, but I also need to live and have enough money to provide for my parrots. I don’t want to be one of those people that gets in over their head because they didn’t plan.

I’d prefer to work from home (because of having birds).

Any suggestions? Thank you very much.

would you like to work while your husband stayed home with the baby?

My husband and I are considering a plan where he stays at home with the baby while I work. I just have a lot more interest and investment in my career than he does, although currently our salaries are roughly similar. He seems interested in the idea but we aren’t quite sure.

I can’t help but think he’ll ultimately be bored and depressed. I would never wish to just stay at home with a baby, cook and clean. Yes, I know, many stay-at-home moms go on and on about how HARD and FULFILLING this is and how if you don’t do it you can never understand (all of this comes off as defensive to me, since I think it’s a fine option ethically if both parties agree), but I personally would feel like I had no inner life as an adult. We have enough money to get by with just my salary, and I’d be fine with it, in fact I’d sort of feel like I was exploiting him in a way so I could get out of the house and enjoy my solitude a bit. I guess I was reared to dislike the idea of housewifery, so househusbandry, even though it’s a gender reversal, makes me feel some of the same reservations. I don’t think being “kept” makes anybody really happy in the long run, and I love him and want him to be happy, with me and with himself.

If you feel like lambasting me for not wanting/liking the idea of being a housewife (yes I know some women like it – but many don’t, at least not in the long run), or suggesting that my decision to work away from home is akin to child abuse (I’ve actually heard this one), please keep your rant down to a 1 paragraph maximum.

What do you think about this statement concerning working parents and stay at home parents from the viewpoint?

of a child who has now grown up…..

“If your a working mother, your kids will inevitably resent you at at some point; they’ll want you there seeing to their needs every second of the day, not out having a career. If you stay home, on the other hand, theres a point at which your kids are going to say, “darn it, why doesn’t mom go out and get a life? Why is she always on my case?” Ultimately, parents should do what they need to do, happy parents generally have happy kids, and no child wants a parent who goes around acting martyred.”

This is an excerpt from the book, The Conversation Begins, Mothers and Daughters Talk About Living Feminism

what was your experience going from career woman to full time mom?

I’m 34, have a graduate degree and been working since my early twenties, and for a while, my career was very important to me. When I met my husband two years ago, my priorities changed, definitely for the better. I took more time off, enjoyed life a lot more. Now we’re expecting our first baby and I’m thrilled. Can anyone share their experience of going from working woman to full time mom? How did you figure out whether to stay home or go back to work? Do you have any regrets??

Working from home…?

I am a Social Worker currently on maternity leave. Already the thought of putting my child in daycare for 40 hours a week when I go back next year makes me uncomfortable.
I have been contemplating the idea of making a change in jobs to something I could do from home. The idea of photography came to me, as I could have a home studio. I’ve already got some courses under my belt and could hone my skills over the following year. However, it’s a hard profession to get into and actually make a decent living at.
What are some other jobs I could do from home??? I’m not looking for shady positions (like some that are advertised), but a real career.

a career question on psycology?? working at home?? etc..?

ppl with experience pls give me some advice.
I am still in HS but I would like a career in psychology/literature. So maybe if Im a writer and I have a degree in psychology I can work from home?? How can this be possible? Is anyone familiar with this?
also,
Everyone says that too many ppl want to have psychology as their major and it will be harder to find a job?? Is this true? Has anyone ever experienced this? They say therapists get payed very little and cant find a job??

Would you want to be a stay-at-home mom if you didn’t need the money from your current job?

Basically, I want to know from the working mothers out there if you have to work just to pay the bills or if you work because your career/job is something you really enjoy.
So, if it were up to you, and you had, say, a husband who was the “breadwinner” would you choose to stay at home with your children?

My boyfriend of 4 years and I are looking to work together in the same workplace… Any ideas?

Does anybody have any ideas for us both? We are looking for suggestions for what careers would be suitable for this… My boyfriends Aunt and her husband work together from home, and they are doing wonderfully… They care for mentally challenged adults. Any other ideas or suggestions? Thank you so much for all of your help

I don’t know where to go from here?

I am 25. I have a son that just turned 1. I am a single mother. I have only a few college credits and spent most of my adult life selling life and health insurance to Senior citizens. After having my son I changed careers so that I could work from home and have the best of both worlds being a WAHM. My job is now cutting back my hours and I don’t make enough money. I don’t know where to go in my life. I want better for myself and my son, but I can’t see myself going back to school. Music and photography are some of my hobbies. Please help give me some fun ideas! And keep in mind I want to spend a lot of time with my son!

Looking for a part time job where I can be off when my children get home from school?

I’m a stay at home mom looking for a job that would be flexible. I would like a REAL job (not a stay at home job) that would allow me to work part time, get off when my kids get out of school and not work summers. Is there any careers that would allow this other than teaching of course. I do not want to teach. I’d be willing to go back to school and study something. Just can’t think of a carrer that would allow this. Even flipping burgers at McDonalds wouldn’t allow you to just take off all summer.

Seriously ! Are you making a living from home on the internet or are most like me still to make a dollar?

Hi,
Ive been putting hours and hours into making a start on a career on the internet and I’ve spent around $3500 or £2000 in UK money trying to learn how to find my niche on working from home via the internet. I have yet to hear what real people earn on a regular basis which would be enough to give up my day job, in my case I need around $4000 or £2500 per month.

I know there are people (guru’s) who are earning silly money but I want to hear from everyday people earning what I call a living please.
Thanks

From a career perspective can you help me with a different pov?

I can’t choose between two majors:

English good points:
I love English and usually do well in them
Feeds the “what if” in my life
Would learn a second language that may be useful in jobs
10 extra classes to fill with other interests

English bad points:
Job market is not that positive
Over populated major
Feeds the “what if” in my life

Geography good points:
Good job market, especially in GIS
Some of the classes are interesting (physical and human geo)
Learn higher math (helpful later on with my kid in school)

Geography bad points:
I am not that good at math so it will blow my gpa
Not exactly sure of job activities
Not sure if age and sex plays a factor in jobs
No extra classes–filled with math and computer science

Personal wants and needs in career:
Single mother, so I need more “set” hours or be able to work from home (part of “what if” life)
Not exactly a spring chicken (35 when I graduate)
What to look internationally for work (either the UK or Canada)

Any suggestions
As far as grades –4.0 in liberal arts classes, 3.6 in math and science classes

What was your experience going from career man to full time dad?

I’m 34, have a graduate degree and been working since my early twenties, and for a while, my career was very important to me. When I met my wife two years ago, my priorities changed, definitely for the better. I took more time off, enjoyed life a lot more. Now we’re expecting our first baby and I’m thrilled. Can anyone share their experience of going from working man to full time dad? How did you figure out whether to stay home or go back to work? Do you have any regrets??

Working from home?

I am a Social Worker currently on maternity leave. Already the thought of putting my child in daycare for 40 hours a week when I go back next year makes me uncomfortable.
I have been contemplating the idea of making a change in jobs to something I could do from home. The idea of photography came to me, as I could have a home studio. I’ve already got some courses under my belt and could hone my skills over the following year. However, it’s a hard profession to get into and actually make a decent living at.
What are some other jobs I could do from home??? I’m not looking for shady positions (like some that are advertised), but a real career.

i want to enroll in college for a career i can do on the computer from home?

i don’t expect to start out working at home but something i can go to college for that i might be able to do from home some day!

Does anyone know of any LEGITIMATE jobs that you can do from home?

I’m not looking for a “get rich quick” scheme, just something to supplement our income. I was working as a P/T receptionist/admin asst. for 4 years, but quit a couple of months ago because the pay sucked and it just wasn’t worth leaving my kids at home alone ( ages 17, 17 and 12). I had a promising career 17 years ago, but had to leave when twins were born prematurely. I have tons of office related skills – good phone manner, computer literate, customer service, etc., etc. I am also extremely responsible and motivated.

I have checked into things offered on the internet, such as “paid surveys” and they all seem like scams. I also have lots of “work-at-home moms” sending me e-mails that all sound like scams – they want you to subscribe for a fee.

PLEASE, any positive suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I live in the SW suburbs of Chicago, if that helps. Maybe you have a good experience

Am I crazy to change from engineering sales career to a preschool teacher?

I don’t linke the computer industry and haven’t found any personal interested in what my company is making and what is the industry is heading to. I had a degree in electrical engineer, but never enjoyed my classes. After working as a engineer for half an year, I quickly switched to hightech sales. However, the companies i worked were all started ups and I had horrible experiences with the micromanagement type enviroment. I got very stressed out from work, and go home with bad tempers. My husband suggested me to pursue a different career cz it is not worth to stay somewhere I am not happy at all. I always like and have great patient with children, and think preschool teacher will be a great career for me. However, from the research I’ve done, the job incentives are not very high. I am hoping after a few years, I can start my own day care. Is there anyone has experience starting their own day care center? Do you think i am taking a risk switching from high paid job to a low paid one?

Has anyone worked for dataspecialists.org before or any legit data entry at home job?

I am a single mother and a student and would like to work from home I came across a this site http://www.dataspecialists.org/career.html and it seems legit but I dont want to waste my time and money on a scam please let me know if you have heard of this thanks.

Computer Related Careers?

Well I really love working with computers I took Web Design and Management courses in H.S. and I currently work as an accounting clerk.

I would love to do a computer programming however, every university I have researched requires prerequisites of Calculus I,II and Physics with Cal I and II, and I just can’t do it math has never been my strongest and I have always struggled. I want to know what are my options here? I want a computer career that will allow me to have the flexibility to work from home but with all these careers they need Computer Science Degrees which I dread because I doubt I will be able to complete the required courses for acceptance to 4 year institutions.