Posted by agencypanic on January 30, 2003, at 10:32:14
In reply to Re: Scared to get a job!!!, posted by tina on January 30, 2003, at 9:40:20
Yes, I agree that if you could find a part-time job to ease yourself back into it, that would be good.
Alternatively, maybe you can find some type of online, work from home job. Then you'd be able to decide when you wanted
to face the public. I do some translation work this way, although I have to say that it isn't nearly enough to get me by.
I am also looking for work, which at this moment isn't the easiest thing to find. That's where I worry for you, because the market is
such that I feel that I ALMOST have to accept any job that I find, and this can mean that I'll have to take another bad job.
One thing that you can do to help yourself and gather leads-- perhaps you're already doing this-- is make use of the online job
sites like monster.com, hotjobs.com etc. Sometimes you can then apply for positions via the internet and not have to worry about running
here and there to apply. I realize that this is both good and bad, because part of the problem is getting out of the house. If it's 'simply' a
matter of getting used to being around people again and the $$ aren't so essential at the moment, maybe you could find a place to volunteer at.
Pick a place or issue that concerns you and volunteer. Sometimes these volunteer jobs can lead to real ones.
Okay, all that said, I really do empathize and while I'm apparently good at giving advice, or posting long responses,
I find myself in a very similar position as you. Good luck!
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