Re: Work
Originally Posted by
realspeed
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Work? having people tell you what to do and not to do, no way that hasn't happened since 1993, own business with Sue was the best move ever.
My husband and I started a business in 1985 and operated it together til mid 2008. When we divorced, the Judge gave it to my husband. I had thought I would be self-employed all the way to retirement, but that didn't work out. Since my husband now had the business, and that was where most of my life's work experience lay, employers I was applying with at the time only allowed me entry level positions, nothing I could live on. I was making $9 an hour then, while my husband was able to continue with our business, making a minimum of $52 an hour. I asked the Judge for some money to get retraining, but he said no.
There are lots of benefits I've gained in my last job, and my current one, because of the nature of the work, the environments, and the people. But I'd rather not be stuck working for others all my life. I do miss being self-employed, and I was good at it, kept a schedule and kept on top of things very well.
I would love to come up with something that I can be self-employed at soon, and still have a way to have medical benefits, so am looking into that. The challenge is finding a path that I can both afford to train for, and can fit training for into my already full time schedule. Not an easy set of tasks for someone nearly 58. And it has to be in a market that is steady, or growing, to be worth the while.
I will continue to do research on that, while also finding a new job. I'm sure now that everyone is right, here, about loyalty vs. doing what's best for me. I don't feel doubtful anymore about whether it's okay to look after myself and move on if I can. This thread has been a benefit, lots of logical, helpful people here!