ashaw
Cathlete
I've been grinding away at my job search and dealing with a lot of stress and frustration. When I did my online training to become a physical therapy aide, there were a lot of available jobs. Now there are the same old tired ones. I got a call back from a screener from Texas Children's for the Therapy Technician position. On Fridays, there would be a rotation of working with children for pool therapy and the lady I spoke with a few weeks ago said a lot of people didn't want to be in the pool one day a week. I told her that wasn't a problem for me. She said she was going to forward my information to the next in line recruiter and I would hear back if they were interested. Nothing. I did get a phone screening interview with a rehab hospital, but the position was PRN, although the job posting didn't say so. PRN is as needed basis and the lady said she would keep my information on file should a regular full time position come up. Last Friday, I visited a PT clinic and had a casual interview with a doctor for a rehab tech position that is coming up this summer. I was pretty much planning to take it out of desperation if it was offered to me, but the clinic and conditions were so bad all it would do would be add more stress the stress I'm already under. I've also uploaded my resume at several major hospitals and PT clinic's "talent community".
I have 5 years experience doing virtual at home call center work and thought that would give me an edge because its a very hard field to break into. I've applied for 13 at home call center positions and I can see the stats on Indeed that around 2,000-3,000 people are applying for the same position. I did get a call back from a recruiter from a health benefit plan job I applied for, except the phone number he left for me to call him back at isn't a working number. I tried to call in on the number listed on my caller ID and you can't even get past the main menu without a account number.
I've now applied for a housecleaning job with a company called Naturalcare cleaning service that promises a $15 per hour base pay, plus bonuses and tips, affordable health benefits, no nights or weekends and they use all natural cleaning products. They have excellent employee satisfaction reviews on Indeed and I've read a lot of horrible reviews for both at home call center companies and doctor's offices.
I looked into getting my certification to work as a caregiver, helping housebound seniors with things like meal prep, light house cleaning, activities of daily living, trips to doctors appointments, grocery shopping, etc and all of the agencies I've looked at don't offer any health benefits and the pay is around $10-$12 per hour. I need health coverage because my Blue Cross policy I've had since 2007 is going to lapse in the next few days because we flat out can't afford it. Its heartbreaking that the pay is so low for the people who are taking care of the elderly with and without Alzheimer's and dementia.
In addition, the April 1 deadline for the loan on this house to be paid in full is looming and I don't know what to expect from that. My husband tells me not to worry, that they're not going to kick us out of here, but I'm not sure what they will do. Should that happen, my mom and step-dad have offered for me to come stay with them because that will be the last straw in this marriage. My heart breaks at the thought of having to rehome my Luca, but my mom can't be around dogs because if she got scratched it could be a life threatening bleeding emergency from the blood thinners she's taking. So, if that happens, I've found a fast track 1 month CNA school that's literally at the back side of their neighborhood. There's also a fast track CNA school near me which is another option.
Otherwise, I'm looking at another housekeeping job that similar to the one I applied for, I'm going to apply to be a non-instructional teacher's aide at a public school near me for the 2024-2025 school year, I'm floating the idea of doing a fast track training to become a Registered Behavioral Technician which is a entry level paraprofessional that works with children on the autism spectrum. There's a place called Action Behavior Center that says they pay between $18-$22 per hour, benefits included, attendance bonuses, etc.
I registered to drive Door Dash, had some minor work done on my car and after doing the background check, then my husband said he didn't want me doing it for safety issues because my 19 year old Lexus would make me a target.
I'm dealing with so much discouragement because had I known the PT Aide jobs were going to dry up just as I was starting my job search, I would've gone with the CNA or RBT that I'd floated before and am now circling back to. I know nobody can take that education away from me and I've gotten a good foundational study of medical terminology, common illnesses, anatomy & physiology and I have a basic life support certification from the American Heart Assn. I know that would be beneficial should I decide to pursue becoming a CNA.
Its amazing how one's mental state can have such a profound effect on working out. Last summer when I started the total body rotation for STS 2.0, I was absolutely crushing those workouts. I did a week of them in February and it about did me in. For the past 2 weeks, I did one of Cathe's Fit Split and RWH rotations and had to take a rest day yesterday because my entire lower body ached and I just didn't have the energy to do anything.
I'm hoping that something will break open soon although I'm still a long way, if ever from getting out of this marriage because of the massive bondage of debt across the board.
I have 5 years experience doing virtual at home call center work and thought that would give me an edge because its a very hard field to break into. I've applied for 13 at home call center positions and I can see the stats on Indeed that around 2,000-3,000 people are applying for the same position. I did get a call back from a recruiter from a health benefit plan job I applied for, except the phone number he left for me to call him back at isn't a working number. I tried to call in on the number listed on my caller ID and you can't even get past the main menu without a account number.
I've now applied for a housecleaning job with a company called Naturalcare cleaning service that promises a $15 per hour base pay, plus bonuses and tips, affordable health benefits, no nights or weekends and they use all natural cleaning products. They have excellent employee satisfaction reviews on Indeed and I've read a lot of horrible reviews for both at home call center companies and doctor's offices.
I looked into getting my certification to work as a caregiver, helping housebound seniors with things like meal prep, light house cleaning, activities of daily living, trips to doctors appointments, grocery shopping, etc and all of the agencies I've looked at don't offer any health benefits and the pay is around $10-$12 per hour. I need health coverage because my Blue Cross policy I've had since 2007 is going to lapse in the next few days because we flat out can't afford it. Its heartbreaking that the pay is so low for the people who are taking care of the elderly with and without Alzheimer's and dementia.
In addition, the April 1 deadline for the loan on this house to be paid in full is looming and I don't know what to expect from that. My husband tells me not to worry, that they're not going to kick us out of here, but I'm not sure what they will do. Should that happen, my mom and step-dad have offered for me to come stay with them because that will be the last straw in this marriage. My heart breaks at the thought of having to rehome my Luca, but my mom can't be around dogs because if she got scratched it could be a life threatening bleeding emergency from the blood thinners she's taking. So, if that happens, I've found a fast track 1 month CNA school that's literally at the back side of their neighborhood. There's also a fast track CNA school near me which is another option.
Otherwise, I'm looking at another housekeeping job that similar to the one I applied for, I'm going to apply to be a non-instructional teacher's aide at a public school near me for the 2024-2025 school year, I'm floating the idea of doing a fast track training to become a Registered Behavioral Technician which is a entry level paraprofessional that works with children on the autism spectrum. There's a place called Action Behavior Center that says they pay between $18-$22 per hour, benefits included, attendance bonuses, etc.
I registered to drive Door Dash, had some minor work done on my car and after doing the background check, then my husband said he didn't want me doing it for safety issues because my 19 year old Lexus would make me a target.
I'm dealing with so much discouragement because had I known the PT Aide jobs were going to dry up just as I was starting my job search, I would've gone with the CNA or RBT that I'd floated before and am now circling back to. I know nobody can take that education away from me and I've gotten a good foundational study of medical terminology, common illnesses, anatomy & physiology and I have a basic life support certification from the American Heart Assn. I know that would be beneficial should I decide to pursue becoming a CNA.
Its amazing how one's mental state can have such a profound effect on working out. Last summer when I started the total body rotation for STS 2.0, I was absolutely crushing those workouts. I did a week of them in February and it about did me in. For the past 2 weeks, I did one of Cathe's Fit Split and RWH rotations and had to take a rest day yesterday because my entire lower body ached and I just didn't have the energy to do anything.
I'm hoping that something will break open soon although I'm still a long way, if ever from getting out of this marriage because of the massive bondage of debt across the board.
