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RE: Radical Career Changes - 4/21/2007 5:38:20 AM

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Congratulations. I went from being a solo lawyer to an inner city sixth grade social studies teacher.

I lasted one year in the new job and pretty much failed miserably at it. The upside was that it was quite a formative, adventuresome experience. I learned some humility as well.

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RE: Radical Career Changes - 4/21/2007 6:40:50 AM

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Congrats!!!!!

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RE: Radical Career Changes - 4/21/2007 6:45:00 AM

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Rich, I had a career change, due to injuring my back. I had always done jobs that required a lot of physical labor -- pipefitter, laborer in a shipyard, roofer, etc, and after getting hurt, I had no idea what I was going to do. After being off work for a couple of years, having back surgeries, I began job hunting in earnest. Nada. No previous office-type employement, and being a guy, and having the injury history, all made finding a job hell.

One day, I got lucky (or, as I tend to believe, God nudged everything into place, and I did my part in taking a risk).

A lady that worked at the local unemployment office was helping me look for work. Her next door neighbor was also a Judge in our county. She suggested that I could go to the court and do a little work there, for no pay, to be able to have something on my resume, if nothing else.

"No pay...."..... kind of sucked, but I said yeah, why not.

That was November of 2001, and I've been there ever since (with pay, retirement, and benefits, after almost a year ). It was hard making it, but it's a job I love, and it was well worth the time, to me.

So, any suggestions from me, would include patience, and perserverance. Good luck, pal, I think you'll do fine wherever you end up.

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RE: Radical Career Changes - 4/21/2007 6:48:51 AM

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GOT IT!!!!!!! Sorry, Ron, but I'm going to need the bananas to really capture the moment....

WOOOO_HOOOO!!!!!

My very soon to be former employer offered a piddling $1 an hour to keep me.

Congrats, my friend

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RE: Radical Career Changes - 4/21/2007 7:34:58 AM

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     Thanks, Level, and everybody else too. I gave my current a week of notice and don't plan to burn any bridges (maybe abuse the company gas card a little, $3.44 a gallon for that 44 mile one-way). I'm determined to do well in the new position. There is no O/T on this one so we'll be trimming the budget a bit (at the same time I get to buy a whole new wardrobe), but there is lots of room for advancement. The regular schedule will also let me get back on track, plodding towards a degree that will open a lot more doors.

    I'm glad you came to good place, Level. It sucks that you had to start for nothing. I worked for a guy once who had suffered a major back injury and the State actually paid our employers costs to equip a vehicle for him and bought him a custom chair for his desk.





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