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Smiles111
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Feedback, please--what would you do?
Just curious what would you do in this situation and what would be your rationale?
I could take on a job for Saturdays and one night per week --in addition to my full-time job-- in order to reach some professional goals more quickly.
However, I am also looking for a new full-time job that could allow me to meet those professional goals without the need for an extra job. I've been applying and interviewing but you can never tell what's really going to happen.
Once I commit to the Saturday job, it will be hard to get out of, for various reasons.
Would you:
1-take the sure thing of adding the Saturday job and sacrifice part of the weekend and one night per week,
OR
2-hold out until the right full-time job comes along.
The tricky parts are:
-The experience I get from the Saturday job might be the thing that helps me get a better F/T job.
-We want to start trying to get pregnant in the next 6 months or so and I'm wary about overcommitting myself.
Anyhow, this is already pretty long and I actually tried to simplify it to keep it shorter-----but if you have any questions, please let me know.
Your feedback would be much appreciated!
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Posted 4/17/07 7:16 PM  |
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dcl08
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Re: Feedback, please--what would you do?
are you planning on keeping your full-time job when you do get pregnant and the baby arrives? my honest opinion if i was you and i knew that it would be hard to get out of the saturday job i dont think right now i would commit to that being that i know i am planning to get pregnant shortly...i wouldnt want to be burnt out between working full-time being a mommy and having a pt job as well....if you guys need the $ than defintaly go for it but if not i wouldnt do it unless i discuss with them i plan on having a child soon and see how they react. If you are not serious about getting pregnant soon than i would go for it if its gonna better your career
Message edited 4/17/2007 7:28:33 PM.
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| Posted 4/17/07 7:25 PM |
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curliegirl
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Re: Feedback, please--what would you do?
I think I might wait for a full time job to come along. That is, if you feel you can wait.
Is there any other way you can gain the Saturday's job experience?
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| Posted 4/18/07 10:17 AM |
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Smiles111
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Re: Feedback, please--what would you do?
Posted by babyin08
are you planning on keeping your full-time job when you do get pregnant and the baby arrives?
Hi-
Thanks for your response.
To answer your question, I definitely plan to keep working F/T while pregnant. After the baby comes, I think I'd have to make the call at that point whether it would be F/T or P/T.
Right now I'm thinking, I would start back with P/T and eventually go back to F/T.
The Saturday /evening job would not be enough money to just do that after having a baby.....however, if worse came to worse, at least I'd still be making progress towards my next level of licensure (LCSW--Licensed Clinical Social Worker).
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| Posted 4/18/07 11:35 AM |
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Smiles111
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Re: Feedback, please--what would you do?
Posted by curliegirl
Is there any other way you can gain the Saturday's job experience?
Yes, it's possible (and I'll be determined until I reach my goal) that I can find the same experience in a full-time job. It just might be a while til the right match comes up.
Basically, as an LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker), I need 20 hrs per week of psychotherapy clients to qualify for the next level of licensure.
From what I've seen, it seems difficult to meet that requirement unless you're at a mental health or substance abuse outpatient treatment clinic (and possibly an inpatient treatment setting as well).
Unfortunately, a lot of the jobs I'm seeing either don't meet the clinical requirements OR
they want to hire someone who already has the next higher level of licensure.
The Saturday/evening job would give me approx 10 hrs/week of psychotherapy hours, working with children...which I feel will be really great experience (and which I might not get in another setting that may only work with adults). If I can combine that with 10 hrs from a F/T job, I'll be meeting my reqs.
But it definitely involves a sacrifice. Time with my husband, time getting things done or recuperating from the week, family gatherings (I have 4 in May already on Saturday afternoons!)...going to the beach with my SIL and my nephews (they only go on Saturdays).
I'm so torn, because I really want to progress towards my licensing goals before the kiddies come!
P.S. My current social work job is too heavy in administrative; I want something much more clinical.
Message edited 4/18/2007 12:01:25 PM.
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| Posted 4/18/07 11:49 AM |
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smdl
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Re: Feedback, please--what would you do?
Take the P/T job. While I hope you get the F/T job you really want soon, who knows when it will come.
In regards to TTC, that's in another 6 months or so.
Meanwhile, you did not "waste" 6 months and it will be on your resume. You could also keep the P/T job if working F/T becomes too hard during your pregnancy.
HTP
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| Posted 4/19/07 12:05 PM |
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