How do you solve a problem like Maria?
Every few months I have an off day in my business and spend a little time looking through the job ads to remind myself why I own my own business. Last night was one of those nights. I made a lot of calls that were not successful, at least not yet. This is normal, but annoying.
With my MS in Organic Chemistry, I am only qualified for a few jobs in Duluth as it is. Not job openings, just jobs in general, held by workers with an iron grip. Punky thinks I should be qualified to work in a medical lab. I tried to explain that making drugs and counting cells are two very different things, but he disagrees. One would think, knowing my gag reflex, that working with blood is not a great idea for me. That, and I'm done working in labs. I like the use of my arms, thanks.
The rest of the ads fell into one of two categories: 1. Work from home/sales and 2. Very specialized like cardiologist. If I could magically know how to fix a heart or a furnace, I would be golden. There was one for a professional tree climber and another for a Zamboni driver. Very tempting.
My real problem (or challenge or special need) is that I am very different on paper than in real life. I need a boss who knows what to do with me and how to leave me alone at the right moments. That boss exists. I have had it happen before.
SO. From each of you I would like two career suggestions. Feel free to be mean/funny with the first and serious/possible with the second.
posted by One in a million Saras @ 11:13 AM
4 Comments:
Sara,
Lester Park UMC needs an organized, highly creative administrative assistant. You already know large portions of the job of a UMC office person. You'd be perfect. You won't get rich but it's only part-time so you can maybe juggle that position with your current business.
I don't have another gag or real suggestion right now.
Diane makes a good point! The person that they had hired was not at all familiar with the goings-on of a church. It was sad. They need someone who can "manage" their newsletter which to me is way "too much". There is a lot of info in it and you do get a better idea of what the Trustees and the Ad Council are doing along with the Finance Committee. However, it could be slimmed down!
Once upon a time I worked for a church. While it was great for that time of my life, I found the number of bosses daunting, as in the entire congregation. I'm much too sensitive to sign up for that again....
Zamboni Driver? Chem tutor? Pizza Taste-Tester? Astronaut!
Professor? Stationary designer? Life coach/Personal Harrassor? I think you'd really enjoy the last one. Think of a Local Dr. Phil-is
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