100%, that was what i was going to suggest... do you know what agency she contracts out of??? i have a friend taking a course right now, thx
Posted on 11/29/2013 8:10:23 PM PST by patriciamary
Sorry, this is not the right thread,but I rarely post.But,I really need help.I always find fellow freepers not only intelligence but very caring.My husband had his third stroke three weeks ago at age 5.He worked all his life for every we have,he was self employed. All our savings have gone to hospital bills & living expenses. I was a stay at home mom,& for the past few years have been his caregiver,but I must find a job in order not to lose my home for my children. I need advice on what I should do.Is there a career that pays fairly & does not require long term training.Please put me on the right path.I would appreicate any advice.Thank you.
I wish you the best.
Some health clinics have entry level positions and you can train on the job for more technical skills and better pay. Start going to the websites for medical groups in your area and see if they have job postings listed. Also check with nursing homes in your area to see if they need workers.
Nothin’ wrong with asking. Not at all. This board is awesome and has many great resources and prayer warriors.
You could look into being a caregiver.
You’ll have to decide if working privately for a family is good for you or fir a firm.
You’ll get hired faster privately but, the environment may be tougher than working fir a firm that places caregivers in homes.
1. If healthcare is out of the question, or not in the question (you should be paying attention to Obamacare goings on / medicaid / medicare etc.) be your own boss.
2. One option is to choose something where you can take time out each day to speak directly to your prospects - to say “I am so and so, this is the service I provide, this is my situation...”
3. Make a point to sell that service to everyone around you, every one you know. Maybe it’s lawn-mowing. Maybe it’s windows. You have not offered much detail. But what I am outlining is a “fast, emergency” way to get money coming in.
4. A lot depends on where you live, but it sounds to me as if you may need assistance from family, church, synagogue, government, etc. This is a miserable time for misled, increasingly statist, left-wing limousine liberal America.
5. Remember you have few “freedoms” left now, but be grateful you have the freedom to suffer and learn more, ever more, about the plight of the under-privileged inner city heroes, their ancestry, their feelings, the glory and beauty of their staunch transgenerational illiteracy, criminality, and poverty, without which you might not have been given so many unfair advantages. Remember, in your sorrow, your profound debt to them: sometimes just counting our blessings puts a smile on our face, and that, in turn, will help you work harder for America, and of course, for those less fortunate than yourself, and then, maybe also, for you.
It’s not an inconvenience ... so no problem there. I’m just saying (in general) that with so many people out of work and so many others who have given up looking - that this is certainly the question on everyone’s mind ...
Prayers go with you.
One child started in the insurance business and has done well, the agency trained her, another got trucking and heavy equipment licenses and is doing well. Office work is good. You might want to make sure you look as great as possible on interviews, younger than your years, great hair, great nails etc.
Start applying in the classified. Get some experience interviewing and seeing what is out there. Catholic hospitals tend to hire a broader framework of people.
I was going to chime in with the same question/suggestion.
My wife and I have owned our own small business for about sixteen years now. She's been my business partner from the very start, and knows just about everything that I do about running this thing.
I've often told her that if anything were to ever happen to me, that I want her to step up to the task and keep the business going at all costs. It's been her career since her mid-twenties, and after being a stay-at-home mom for so long, it's really the only professional job she knows.
If she were to try to jump into the job market at this late date, she'd wind up working as a tax preparer or book keeper - neither of which can pay her as well as running her own business.
Me, too.
Prayers up for guidance.
100%, that was what i was going to suggest... do you know what agency she contracts out of??? i have a friend taking a course right now, thx
A lot of call centers have work at home opportunities and can pay well. I guess it depends on what skills you have already. I know of a company here that pays decently for their employees and offers some telecommuting jobs in the call center. If you factor in transportation costs and time, sometimes telecommuting careers are great.
I wish you the best of luck.
13 year ago my spouse crashed and burned into alcohol and Freepers were a ton of help, offering jobs, advice and prayer. it was a help and I think I still have that thread copied off onto my hard drive.
At 47 with four young children at home I had to go to work full time and homeschooled the children mornings. It was a 12 year long experience. I am beginning to recover from that level of responsibility and now am no longer in anxious screech mode. I will keep you in my prayers.
A unpleasant job with bad hours is nurses aid, It pays pretty good for the minor training required and has the added benefit of learning how to be a caregiver.
This is a job immigrants take here because many Americans wont do it.
Obviously nursing is much better.
Not advice, but rather how I see the lay of the land.
Just like responding to trauma .... Stop the bleeding, stabilize, therapy, recovery.
Start a home childcare business for immediate results. Your husband should be on SSDI and Medicare — that is if you’ve done your taxes right. Start with State Disability, it’s near automatic for 1 year in most states and can carry you over until SSDI kicks in .... just remember to cancel SDI when and if SSDI kicks in. You probably qualify for SSI or Supplemental Income, as well as EBT. You may also qualify as a caregiver and there might be some government program for that.
Use those social and entitlement programs and don’t feel bad about it. I rather my tax dollars go to people who need it instead of things like Egyptian or Palestinian foreign aid.
Churches are great, but generally only good for short term support — though contacts in the church may be able to get you a stabilizing job.
Nurses aid doesn’t take much to get into. My daughter started while in High School and as the years went on took more and more classes and advanced. Initially the glasses were really cheap and there seems to be a need still. She was never out of work when she was a nurse’s aid. She even did home care for elderly through that. Just an idea.
like hoosiermama said pls look into a billing course you can take at home then work from home... prayers up
You have to put your talents into providing a service at which you excel that others will pay you for.
Man, I haven’t seen you post in forever.
How you been?
My Mom just loaded up on propane and she thinks it’s gonna be an icy winter this year.
I’m thinking about coming there in May and maybe we get together.
Hope all is well.
Prayers and best wishes to you.
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