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What's a livable wage?
What are your skills?
What is your experience?
What is your education?
Livable wage for my area: around $40-50K.
Right now my skills are flute and saxophone (sight-reading, not so much improv), driving a bus, providing security, maintaining accountability for an arms room, animal husbandry (who needs a goat milked?) and writing. I am also an information addict, so I have studied many things on my own, but my favorite subjects are theology, biological sciences, music, and education.
My main work experience has been seven years as a soldier and musician in the army. I served as an NCO, but I don't really enjoy telling people what to do.
I have about 200 college credits in music, journalism, English, and art. I would really love to learn something more practical. I will need to complete my college via online learning, not only to maximize uncredited, but because I have an infant at home.
The reason I said, "Kill the Cubicle" is because I don't think I would be very effective at a desk job where I can't move around much. I enjoy things I can do with my hands (except for laundry!)
Given the grey and dismal way office life is portrayed, I would think that there are others out there who may have found more active and interesting employment.
Yes, I love the idea of being a biologist or park ranger. When I was young, I wanted to be a dairy farmer, but knew that it requires a lot of capital just to set up. I think it would be great to work with or study animals. Thanks for the ideas.
One of the difficulties for me is finding something that will allow me to care for my children when they are not at school. That's what kept me out of retail or beauty school.
.....That's what kept me out of retail or beauty school....
Actually, I would not consider beauty school. You don't move around much, and if you move it is just around your small rented station/booth. I heard there is very high turnover. Both of my aunts left the beauty field after spending thousands in tuition. You may not have to sit inside a cubicle but you have to stand right next to another beautician. To me, the vibe in a beauty salon is just like sitting at a cubicle, except you will be standing up.
What I said above does not apply of course if you open your own shop right after you graduate from the school. Usually, you have to work for someone for years before going on your own, at which point you may have some control over your environment. The hair business is very big business and very lucrative however, the work environment is not pleasant for the reasons I mentioned above.
The cubicle has already been killed in lots of office environments. It's all about "colloborative space" now. Meaning I have to look at these people I work with. Yeck.
Yes, I love the idea of being a biologist or park ranger. When I was young, I wanted to be a dairy farmer, but knew that it requires a lot of capital just to set up. I think it would be great to work with or study animals. Thanks for the ideas.
One of the difficulties for me is finding something that will allow me to care for my children when they are not at school. That's what kept me out of retail or beauty school.
Music skills correlate well with math skills, math skills are needed in great paying engineering jobs. You wont work in a cubicle and will be on job sites or plant sites, lots of these jobs in Texas....hard to find engineers who are use citizens and want this type work....its must be non PC or something given how well it pays and your critical math skills
Livable wage for my area: around $40-50K.
Right now my skills are flute and saxophone (sight-reading, not so much improv), driving a bus, providing security, maintaining accountability for an arms room, animal husbandry (who needs a goat milked?) and writing. I am also an information addict, so I have studied many things on my own, but my favorite subjects are theology, biological sciences, music, and education.
My main work experience has been seven years as a soldier and musician in the army. I served as an NCO, but I don't really enjoy telling people what to do.
I have about 200 college credits in music, journalism, English, and art. I would really love to learn something more practical. I will need to complete my college via online learning, not only to maximize uncredited, but because I have an infant at home.
The reason I said, "Kill the Cubicle" is because I don't think I would be very effective at a desk job where I can't move around much. I enjoy things I can do with my hands (except for laundry!)
Given the grey and dismal way office life is portrayed, I would think that there are others out there who may have found more active and interesting employment.
Why not be a music teacher?
Also, to the person that said engineers don't sit in a cubicle, that's not always the case. and if you do go and do field work, you end up sitting in a cubicle reporting your results.
I always thought you get the degree if you wanted a cubical job? Kinda why I dropped out. But I'm like you, I would be miserable if I was stuck in a cubical, or even an office environment all day. Talk about a lame work environment! Some trades are decent, and many companies prefer military vets. They seem to adjust very well to the work environment, their work ethic is usually good, and they don't mind doing crap work while they learn new skills. I've worked with quite a few vets who found success in my trade. Also worked with a lot of non vets who hate the fact that they actually have to work hard if they want a good wage.
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To me, the vibe in a beauty salon is just like sitting at a cubicle, except you will be standing up. 
