Here is a list of jobs that I have done that I will not be pursuing a career in anytime soon:
1. Hostessing: I have a semi-phobia of phones, and I'm not very good at the balancing act.
2. Waitressing: I'm somewhat hard of hearing and speak too softly. People don't understand me most of the time, especially in a busy restaurant. When I get embarrassed from speaking too softly, I speak even more softly. Positive feedback. The biology definition, not colloquial.
3. Bird caretaker: as much as I love the birds (and I really do), I started to have nightmares about trying to resuscitate the dead chicks that we feed the birds. I knew then it was time to quit.
4. Work with children: as much as I love children, I can't work with them. They are exhausting!
5. Home support worker: I don't like the 24-hour shifts, and being a servant to someone's every whim, especially when it comes to personal matters.
6. Tutor: though I still work as a tutor, I realize that a lot of the people that need tutors need them because they don't have the motivation to learn on their own. They also don't want to learn with a tutor, and often resent me being there trying to teach them.
7. Teacher: I did my TESL practicum and despised it. Although I know I could suck it up and get the job done, I won't be having a good time, and the students probably won't either.
8. Office Work: again with the phones. Also I feel the pressure to interact positively with the clients. I'm not a big people person, so this is extra difficult.
9. Kitchen Staff: I volunteered in a commercial kitchen for awhile. Not my cup of tea. I need windows!
10. Dealing with mentally unhealthy people: I tried it. I did my best. It is not for me.
Here is a list of what I think I like:
1. Acting/performing: I don't care if it's background work or an actual role. I love it!
2. Animals: I love taking care of animals, especially horses, so long as it doesn't involve the cutting up animals for food.
3. Making things: I have done a bit of manufacturing and actually enjoyed it. The problem with this is that the place where I worked didn't have enough hours for me.
4. Critiquing: I love tearing things apart in the pursuit of perfection. This brings me on to the next one.
5. Editing/proofreading: I love figuring out ways to make things sound better, if I have the time for it. I also find spelling and obvious grammatical errors all of the time in books. I often circle these and ponder sending a list to the editor. I read a lot anyway, so this would be a good career. Maybe.
6. Traveling: I really enjoy seeing new places and experiencing new things.
7. Writing: I do enjoy writing, but none of what I write is good enough for anything monetary, and I'm too impatient to write a novel. I attempted and got through 5 pages.
8. Research: MAYBE. Depends on what kind of research. If it's hands-on, collaborative research that deals with relevant issues, I might actually enjoy it. Ethnography would fit lovingly in here.
9. Learning languages: if I could get paid to learn languages, I would be in heaven.
10. Community development: this is more of a dream, I don't know if I would even enjoy it, but I would like to go into small, distressed communities and help them re-find themselves, revitalize their language and culture, and start a creative process of economic development that would hopefully benefit both the individuals and the entire community.
So I have a little bit to work with. Not sure if I'll find anything suitable from the second list on Craigslist. Tee hee! We'll see though.
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