I Don’t Want This to Happen to My Daughters
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I graduated from college in the late 1970s with a B.A. in History. I obtained an administrative job in Miami, and worked in local government administration for about 6 years. I then took off time to stay home with my children, and also ended up teaching them at home for 7 years, as we then lived in another state which had poor public schools.
In 1998 I was divorced, and then began the task of trying to return to work. I first took computer classes, just to become current. By then, we were living in Illinois, and I went back to school, got my Real Estate Appraiser’s License….and then found out that there were no jobs, unless one had connections. Next, I tried Medical Billing, and even went to night school for two years….again, no jobs, unless you were already working in a health care setting.
I have spent the last 4 years selling off possessions on Ebay…and now am looking for freelance test scoring work. I am amazed that my years at home have cost me so dearly, and that the only jobs readily available to me are the lowest level, where one must work any hours, which is hard with a child still at home.
I want to make sure that this never happens to my daughters, and have cautioned them to never be as complacent as I was. I am living in an area where one is judged by the real estate they own, the vacations they take….pretty interesting from my perspective! I have not had health insurance for many years, or a vacation. Sad that society has such odd priorities. As for networking, I have found it useless…
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