I hate my job!?

Question

Started working in a care home when I was 15,holidays and weekends,and I'm still there! I've done other stuff-bar work, admin, telesales, childcare-both as a nanny and in nurseries-but I keep going back to the care home.I just don't have the qualifications or experience to do anything else,but I can't face another 18 years of it. It's not the work, it's the stress-too many women,too many opinions,far too much bitching and back stabbing. I'm almost 34-any ideas?

Answer 1

If I was you I would go yo your local job centre who can put you in touch with various organisations, who can then help you with your chosen choice/change of career.
I know people slate their local job centres, but I actually found my really helpful, and they pointed me in the right direction for what I wanted to do.
I wish you well in whatever you do!!
(And im the same age by the way)

Answer 2

Hiya

It sounds difficult for you but it isn't if you want to change badly enough.

Firstly, have you some idea of the things that you do enjoy and would like to do for a living? (Most people don't!)

Supposing there is something you really fancy like marketing, or being a PA, helping organise conferences, selling cars, hairdressing or whatever. Then look in to what extra education you can undertake to get the necessary skills.

Lets pretend you want to be a top flight PA (Personal Assistant to and MD of a big company)

You would need to learn Word, Excel and Powerpoint as that's what most companies use.

It would be a great plus if you learn shorthand, so that you are able to keep notes of meetings, take dication and so on.

The sort of people who provide this stuff is adult education evening classes (check what your local colleges offer) they are usually cheap and very good to learn with.

Once you have got these things under your belt apply for secretarial roles, using you new qualifications to front your CV, you will get a job then work well until you spot the vacancy and apply.

Pitmans is also another way of learning these skills. They do a 10 week course 24 hours a week and you come out of it with the skills necessary. Interestingly they help you write your CV and apply for jobs while you do their course. (It costs though about 2 thousand)

Anyway the real trick is to get out of the rut by doing something to better your position, like night school and that will open up laods more opportunities.

Best of luck - hope you find something better.

Answer 3

Go into a job agency - take your CV tell them that you are willing to do anything except what you are currently doing and ask what is available. Repeat this with about 4 other agencies and it's bound to offer you a job that you want. Think about something you can get your teeth into like a junior buyers role or recruitment consultant - these take a lot of dedication but can give you real returns and usually don't require a lot of experience (other than people skills and typing which you sound like you have tonnes of). Look through the local paper, check out any job that sounds interesting and look at what the requirements for it are, if you don't have them but you want the job then start off somewhere else where you can get those skills so that in 12-18 months you can get the job that you originally wanted.

Answer 4

The only thing I can think of is apply for the college or going to the night (adult)school to get the degree, because the degree helps you to get where you want and helps you to know more of what you want out of the job from there, rather than changing to changing the jobs. Making the complaint about the jobs you had been in , working in, or just went back to won't help you in any way, Just change your own personal outlook and go to school and ask the counelsor-" what do I make the better outlook on myself, I just can't handle the stress very well in the jobs that I kept choosing. Will you help me to find what I am good at and what I am destined to get in the job. Also, you can tell the counselor that you feel like you don't have any experience or quailifcations to do anything else, it will surprise you if you just go to the college counselor. If you don't want to go to College. Thats fine, but if you go to the college counselor they will be happy to give you many options to look at and learn more about yourself by the way.
Check it out on the website for job- stressfree jobs
www. careerjournal.com/job hunting
www.andreakay.com/changing/out.

These careers considered to be lower in stress without a degree is:
work in the garden store
work in the store- any kind
work in fabricator area- for the sprinkler company or in the construction ( works for both genders

And with a degree or certificated
Teacher
Biologist
Dental assitiants
Veteratain
water and quality / wildlife at forest service
massage thearpist

Answer 5

You need to change your type of job. Your explanation details a wealth of experience in a variety of situations, so you must have many and varied skills.
List all the skills, experience, and qualifications you gained from each of your jobs.
List things you would like to do (even if you don't have the skills, experience, qualifications yet).
List any new skills, experience, and qualifications you need to acquire to reach you goals. Investigate how you can gain these.
Now you're ready to go for it. It will take some time but you can update your lists as you progress and see how far you have advanced.
You have already demonstrated your adaptability and ability to pick up new skills, so you can do this. Good luck.

Answer 6

Be your own boss! Stay where you are until you make enough additional income to make the move entirely on your own. Then you can surround yourself with the people you want like family and friends instead of people from your workplace. I work with a lot of women too, but now that I am working towards my online home-based travel agency, work does not bug me as much. Because I know I am working toward some better for my future.

Answer 7

I really feel for you but there are companies that dont have your problems. I have 20 staff 4 guys 16 women and believe it or not no bitching.. My only reason I can think of is I dont ask them to do anything I havent done myself, I always remeber to say Thankyou and I treat them as I would like to be treated. Good Luck with hunting

Answer 8

Hmm... I think you should do a college course for something you enjoy, I mean i would cost you abit of money and a few years but your still young. least then you will feel alot better knowing your doing something that you enjoy, i think there are courses out there that you can do from home or evenings like my dad he used to do a college course and he still kept nhis job, he had to go back to college like every wednesday evening every month. He now has a job he enjoys!!
I mean im 18, i have passed college doing a media course im taking a year out to rest and get some money behind me, I will then go onto uni in september to do something i enjoy :)

Answer 9

Yes but time this carefully. Give up your job, claim income support or JSA. After 12 weeks your entitled to a full time college course paid for by the Government. Re train in the career you really want. Most college courses start 28th August in UK. You need to register January early Feb to get a placement.

Answer 10

If you have done some office type jobs, you can always apply at some offices like medical or insurance or etc. I would try some job placing agencies to see if you can pass their employment tests and let them place you for a job. There are a lot of places that offer entry level positions. Try checking your local newspaper ads or job search sites like monster, careerbuilder, etc.