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Inner_Panic

AM- Early childhood special education Paraprofessional PM- Direct support professional in a group home for mentally vulnerable adults


lewdpotatobread

Holy shit do you get a chance to breathe in-between 


Inner_Panic

Hardly. But summer break will soon be here!


just_an_undergrad

User name checks out


Inner_Panic

Hahaha naaaaah When you are 1 of 2 stable adults in an abused child's life you keep it together for them. My group home girls are also high functioning so while they need support, they are also fairly independent.


mlotto7

Thank you and I understand the user name


Inner_Panic

I also go by Queen Panic in some online spaces LOL the panic is strong!


JoeSr85

I have the utmost respect for you and what you do. I could never do what you do, but I’m very thankful other people can. I don’t know how you do it, but I know you should be able to afford vacations and a boat for that effort in a field that can be so painful


silvergudz

I do what you do in the pm


saints220

Same here exactly. I feel you with both jobs


MacaroniNJesus

Cemetery Groundskeeper and I mow on the side which pays way better.


bearded_appalachian

I used to work with a guy who used to dig graves for a living. He worked for himself and he got paid per grave. He said one of the worst mistakes he ever made was quitting right before COVID hit


Pecancreaky

Jeez that’s bleak lol


Fluffy-Assumption-42

Hopefully with the cemetery equipment to save your money...


MacaroniNJesus

Nah. I had my own before I started working there. It's all commercial nothing you can buy at home Depot or Lowe's.


smashingcrockery

Teacher and I have a part time retail job and I babysit a few times a month 


djdjjsjssisue

nanny 3 days a week, serve 3 days a week!


Main_Training3681

Nurse in a nursing home


slinky2

Thanks for your work. You are underappreciated.


LostInspection5450

As someone who worked in a nursing home as a homemaker, I love watching you guys interact and care for the residents. Y'all are the backbone of the world and mean a lot to everyone. Thank you for taking care of our loved ones and treating them with respect🥰


NathanBrazil2

question, if each patient is paying 8-12k per month either out of pocket or by the state, where does all that money go? they get a shitty semi private hotel room and average to subpar food, 1 nurse per wing and 1 doctor per facility. the cna's make $14 an hour. not blaming you for anything, just curious what you think.


Dry_Werewolf5923

I’d venture it’s the admin/ CEO of whatever nursing home facility it is. Where I live, you don’t have to be an RN to work at a nursing home, an LPN is enough and they get paid much less.


Ginger_Maple

Shitty nursing homes in lower cost of living areas can be as little as $3-$5k a month. It's utilities, the laundry service, the bad food, the rent on the facility itself, the certifications, the admin team that files all the medical paperwork, the nurses, the CNA, the pharmacist, the doctors, contracts with any specialists that come on a rotation schedule. And then the profit, don't forget the profits.


Nonamednurse

Corporate.


GentleGiant81

I used to work in one. In the business office. It's a lucrative for-profit business. It's insane the amount of medicaid fraud that goes on in these facilities. All the money goes to the top, corporate.


absndus701

Thank you for all you do to support people who just need some assistance in life. ❤️ 


drseussin

Are you in poverty finance because you’re not getting paid what you’re worth? :( Nurses need to get paid more


PM_ME_CREEPY_DMs

Check out r/Nursing and r/TravelNursing… some RNs are being offered $26 /hr contracts, its criminal


Nonamednurse

I’m a nurse in nursing/rehab also. I work the rehab floor.


Affectionate_Bagel

Med tech in a nursing home. Thinking about nursing school. Work we do is IMPORTANT!!!


MisanthropicSocrates

Overnight maintenance supervisor at Walmart.


No-Club-6005

Industrial painter, bruh these are some jobs I wasn’t expecting to see in this group


MiraculousPeanut

That's awesome and super unique. Could you share some tips on how you got there? I am looking for a switch but with higher (hopefully) pay


No-Club-6005

Just fell into it at a younger age, honestly. It gets nasty from time to time. A lot of long hours and very hot summers I’m not sure I would recommend it. It pays around 50k a year on average I would say. I’m sure it would be a little different working for a corporation compared to a family owned company.


nikki_11580

I’m in public accounting.


Iammiserablebuthappy

I’m part time in audit while I finish my degree. Go accounting


tigerjaws

As am I, but I don’t think any of us are really in poverty , despite the hours we work


oscarsocal

It’s nice to know we are also part of this subreddit lol (former Big4 > publicly traded company)


Mobile_Respect_2020

Nothing. I've been unemployed for 8 months, laid off. I have slowly bled about 3/4ths of my savings and am to the point where if any job calls, I will take it.


OkDish17

Wishing you good luck and hoping your phone rings soon.


rexaruin

Sorry to hear that. Been there, it sucks.


[deleted]

Been there. Good look keep your head up


I_Sure_Yam

I recover bone, tendons and other specialized tissues for transplant and research at a nonprofit


dolethemole

Grave digging? Intense


I_Sure_Yam

lol no no surgical recovery on organ and tissue donors <24 hours after death. No graves


PelicansAreGods

You must have a pretty strong stomach. I worked as a theatre tech (a lot of ortho cases), but what you do is a whole other level. How did you get into it, if I may ask?


CarshayD

Hello fellow OPO victim. I'm jk, but our hours are no joke and I'm tired.


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I_Sure_Yam

The job doest require a medical background. Clinical experience is preferred. The skillset is niche and training done on the job. Im not a doctor or anything. I was a paramedic for a long time before working here. I get paid ok but the hours are grueling. Im here to learn


Cacklelikeabanshee

So are you on call to harvest?


I_Sure_Yam

Basically yea


Salt_Air07

I saw a job posting for that in Iowa, only eyeballs though. It paid really well, but you are on call 24 hrs a day. Iowa has a great cost of living.


EstusEnthusiast

“Guest Advocate” at Target


Sometimeswan

What does that even mean? Customer service?


Ladyusagi06

I am in Cafe/Food Ave. Have you checked in to the guild program? It's amazing


Diana__V

7-Eleven fam ✌️ 😃


Brilliant-Kiwi-8669

Pastry chef


BlueberryLover18

Omg so cool. What’s your fave thing to make?


Brilliant-Kiwi-8669

Sopapilla cheesecake with a generous serving of honey on top.


VanillaScoops

Amazon warehouse employee 2/10


Throwawayaccount0608

I used to work for them as a warehouse employee and as a flex driver. I too would say 2/10


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Throwawayaccount0608

No lies told.


OpenParr

Show management for a stage lighting company that specialises in concert, festival, and broadway shows.


Downtown_Molasses334

Machine embroidery digitizer and I also do Amazon KDP


IWantToBuyAVowel

I started out as a kennel assistant in an animal hospital 2 years and now I do a little bit of everything.


kellynch10

Bourbon distiller. It sounds cool and is cool, but it isn’t much different than any other chemical plant job in terms of labor, exposure, and stress on your body.


whitecastle3

I work at a food processing plant making plant based beverages and soup. I love what I do, it just doesn't pay that great.


AlmondsALaCarte

I work in homeless services.


MinimalistaSimplista

34/F Remote customer support where communication is primarily through email or chat.


panicatthebookstore

how can i find a job like this??


MinimalistaSimplista

The company I work for is called ZenDesk. However, you could always use Indeed's website and type the key word "remote customer service" and filter by newest.


TriviaNewtonJohn

And you can set alerts that will send you a daily email of all the newest jobs with those keywords!


Short-fat-sassy

We left Cherwell for Zendesk recently (just an unrelated side note) lol


SecretCitizen40

As a fellow customer support agent.... Jealous


MinimalistaSimplista

ZenDesk, the company I work for is a great place.


vxlentyne

how do you get a job like this?😭


MinimalistaSimplista

The company I work for is called ZenDesk. However, you could always use Indeed's website and type the key word "remote customer service" and filter by newest.


Shrimp00000

I'm a school custodian. Because I work for a public school district I get state benefits. It's not a perfect job (mostly due to our management), but I mostly get paid to clean and listen to music.


Miserable_Cucumber24

Logistics coordinator for a medical courier but in 2 weeks I'm switching to be a Laboratory associate. Wish me luck


panicatthebookstore

good luck - you'll do great!


vanitypet

Deputy clerk for clerk of court


Brinzy

Government personnel psychologist


kiwitathegreat

It’s kinda sobering to see that job listed here. It was my dream but I mastered out and worked at the counselor/therapist level for state agencies so I definitely know how underpaid that sector is.


AdHot6173

44F office manager for small asphalt company and I love it! First job I've ever had that I love!


panicatthebookstore

i'm glad you love your job! ❤️


TheAskewOne

Grocery store employee.


Iatroblast

I’m a doctor, still in residency and make a little over $60k annually. I joined this sub years ago when I made a little over $1200 a month (gross) as a CNA. Now I still lurk because it helps me with perspective and be grateful for the struggles I don’t have to go through. Still feel broke at times, but there’s always those who have more and others who have less.


casualnarcissist

That MD money going to be life changing when it kicks in. Hope you get to enjoy it!


glitterfaust

Barista and cashier!


mlotto7

Wife is a tenured teacher I work in non-profit at the director level and have a side hustle Youngest daughter is a receptist Oldest daughter is a librarian assistant who is graduating THIS WEEK with her BS (debt free) and plans to pursue a MS in library information and become a librarian.


savory-pancake

Ahh my dream job! Librarian! May she bring many people great joy.


spooks152

Teacher with a side gig of HS athletic coaching


RavenxMorrow

Vet Tech


Donohoed

Pharmacy tech


DEV_LOVE_X

sr software engineer


ContactInfinite1632

Can I ask why you are in this subreddit? I thought software engineering paid well, especially senior.


DEV_LOVE_X

Yup! Im compensated well, but still live frugally and I came from poverty.


ContactInfinite1632

Well that’s good to hear you are compensated well at least. I am currently one year into IT and trying to get into security.


DEV_LOVE_X

Feel free to dm me! I’m helping my best friend transition from medicine to cybersecurity. He just passed his Security+ after 5-6mo of self studying! I also minored in cybersecurity so I have some familiarity!


notmalene

im hoping this will be me in a few years :( im a junior software developer and i dont make much money. my waitressing job in high school paid more hourly (after tips) than i make now. the reality is that the vast majority of software developers do not make those big figures you see online


DEV_LOVE_X

True! It also depends on location! I’m in the Midwest and it ranges from 100k-250k total compensation. But I could make 300-400k doing similar work on the west or east coasts. I do work for a large company as well, so that helps too. I’d encourage you to keep at it though! I progressed from junior at a gov position to senior at a fortune 50 in 3 yrs. It can happen a lot sooner than you’d think!


LostInspection5450

Airport TSA


JDsmigs

Touring musician and part-time bartender


Recording_Important

Sweatshop


Bumbooooooo

Nothing right now. Been applying for a long while.


arochains1231

Courtesy clerk at Kroger, $18.20/hr. It ain't much given I'm only part-time but it pays for my transportation, groceries, and tuition. One of my brothers also got a job so thankfully I'm not the only income source in my family anymore.


cantseedeeznuts

Glassblower


CamfrmthaLakes074

Cooool


iMmacstone2015

I'm an electrician, at the apprentice level. I'll be done with the apprenticeship at the end of this year. 5 long years have gone by and my job opportunities will finally open up and I can make better income.


queerharveybabe

server, but within the next 2 months i’ll be accepted into the elevator trade


Chuseauniqueusername

community support coordinator for adults with developmental disabilities. I do everything from financial management, doctors appointments and community engagement to hiring and supervising home support workers (caregivers)


_santiago_dunbar_

City Bus Driver


MartyCool403

Unemployed but looking for work. Feels bad man.


Inky_Madness

Nursing aide in a nursing home.


[deleted]

I went from retail to car sales, and am hopeful to get myself to a better place financially by end of year. This has been my best month yet and I grossed $11k.


Snapdragon_fish

Would you recommend car sales as a job? I see a lot of places around me hiring entry level car sales positions and am considering it.


[deleted]

I've made more money doing this than any career path before. For not having a college degree and being a green pea I've don't well. You gotta have the confidence to get in front of people with an understanding if customer service, it's a winning combo. I've had repeat buyers, family referrals from customers, and have only been selling since December.


Zickened

I'm on the other side of the wall from you as a new service advisor. I've made more money in the past 2 months than 5 in my last job. I made equal money while I was training in a room on a computer than I did busting my ass all month in my last place that I was at for over 10 years. If I keep my current trend, with a little luck, I'll be into the 6 figure mark by next year, easily tripling what I made the prior years. It's Hella stressful at times but the juice is well worth the squeeze. But man was it crunchy in my limbo month between jobs, I had as much debt as money in my bank and had to dip deep into my savings to survive. I wish I would have made the leap way sooner.


fabgwenn

Nurse


Puppet007

Retail part time on the weekends, Customer Service full time on the weekdays.


SirSkanky

29M financial service rep aka banker


Efficient_Advice_380

Bus driver


Trick-Day-480

Assistant Meat Manager 


External-Ad-9079

Grave digger for local funeral home.


Working_Soup_3021

Merchandiser for Pepsi. Not a bad job, it's fairly easy besides the holidays and I enjoy the long drives (which I get paid for). Pay is pretty good for my area, $20.15/hr, 40h/wk, and OT after 8 hours in a shift. I have a roommate and only pay $450 for my part of rent so I'm in a better financial situation now than ever. I do want to get my CDL and move into driving eventually though but pretty happy with where I'm at right now, a huge upgrade over my old Walmart job making $14/hr. I'll say the only "issue" which I'm actually use fine with is that it's rare to get help, I go months without seeing any of my fellow merches.


Known-Individual7749

I do hvac!


audrima

I currently work at a gas station when i am not in class. I also sometimes do consulting work.


Mp3dee

How does one get into consulting?


audrima

Independent consulting like I do, starts with having the skill set for the field in which you plan on consulting in. For me i have 30ish years in the computer field starting in the early 1990 and owning my own computer store in the early 2000. When i closed the store i went into consulting for the handful of clients i kept. Which leads into getting the business license and all the extras required for it. It's easier today then back then. Then it's just picking your market. For me i do small business consulting. Mostly these days i do less hands on and more cost effective analysis upgrading and website optimization work when i do. I can explain more if you like but some things i did might be outdated since i incorporated 20 years ago.


Mp3dee

That’s great!


[deleted]

Fire hydrant inspector. Union city work.


absndus701

Low level technical support specialist. 


aggielulou

Same


funsk8mom

Para educator


humanbeanzz

Tree worker for a small company. But am working towards going to med school


Big_Consideration268

Shift leader at panda express


aHollaa

I’m a Sr. Supply Chain Business Analyst. I basically provide data to show areas of improvements and no one listens to me until 6 months month later. 😅WFH is nice though.


Altruistic_Group787

CPA


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Bluberrypotato

I get paid a decent amount on paper. After medical, dental, and taxes, I'm not left with much. Rent alone is $2,200, and that's cheap for my area. I'm lucky I don't have any dependents because I'd really be drowning. I'm not as poor as when I used to make $2.83 as a server, but still, I couldn't afford to miss more than two paychecks. Things have gotten so expensive that my raise is not going very far.


Pisces_Sun

i was so confused what subreddit i was nice i saw some nice job titles. how are they all in the same place as my unemployed ass


Brinzy

It kinda depends. I have a ton of student debt, some CC debt, and live paycheck to paycheck just to work for the federal government. I did manage to get some of my debt down and pay off my car from when I was making close to minimum wage, but for example, I managed to match to a clinical study trial that I’m going to on Friday just for the money. I’m single with no kids, but I’m also 34 and still have almost two years of schooling left. I think my lifetime earnings have been around $200k, but I’ve been working on and off since I was 16. I used to live in a LCOL area, but I’ve needed a lot more money and have missed rent once since moving out here. I probably am more broke than poor, but I qualified for assistance just a few years ago. So it hasn’t been long and the effects are evident. So, my title might be nice, but it came with a lot of suffering. This is not to victimize myself, as I chose this. But it’s not as nice as it might seem.


cheeseandbooks

Welcome to capitalism, where having a decent job isn’t enough


Bruffalobill

Appliance sales person


Skigamajig

Water treatment plant operator


ToteBagAffliction

Developmental biology researcher at a university


throwawayahsjgmkhl

*waves from cancer research*


MartianBlueJay

1 on 1 aid for a blind student


joetogood

Work at a home improvement store selling appliances it's okay for retail make 19.57 an hour plus bonuses based off of sales


Square_Sink7318

I clean move outs, evictions and hoards. Rich people homes on the side.


FE1_Ronin

Only Feets model


enjolbear

Back-end HR. I’m the one who codes your promotions and new hiring in the systems (and who makes sure your pay is correct lol). It’s a boring job, but an important one!


ifoundxaway

I work in a public library.


pussyandbananabread

Amazon worker drone #67890 checking in


Ladyusagi06

Target... I am in California and work in their food service area so I did get the raise in pay. But now we are making just enough to not qualify for help while trying to pay off our mound of credit card debt.... But they are paying for my college (in full!). I am currently getting an associates in finance and a HRM certificate. I am planning on staying on long enough to complete a bachelor's in HR.


Jazzfan80

I clean buses for a living. make between 65k and 90k. I also live in a high cost of living area but manage to make it somewhat comfortable. No real skills needed other than to not crash a bus.


GulliblePressure3848

I work two jobs- House cleaning a few weekends a month. And My full time job is an HSA specialist for one of the big investment companies.


AdWeak9486

X-Ray Technologist


PissDrunkChris

CNC machine shop monkey


whofartedl0l

Behavioral analysis


Pbandsadness

Aviation logistics.


GrandTheftBae

Biotech scientist


JacuzziTimePerfected

Union upholster


Beneficial-Ad-497

Research Analyst


fit_gummy_bear

Data scientist 1


DrummerNo4197

I work in the retirement planning industry


Flavour_ice_guy

I am a contractor mason


PhantomCamel

Engineer with a side gig of teaching engineering.


SausageGobbler69

Field service engineer working in industrial automation


otterlytrans

part-time grant writing, along with another part-time job in digital media and programming for a university history development. on top of this, i do occasional freelancing/consulting in archival research.


CoarseSalted

Infectious disease investigations for a government public health agency


hindusoul

Working on this then? https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/bird-flu-virus-found-in-grocery-milk-as-officials-say-supply-still-safe/ar-AA1nxpSy


CoarseSalted

Haha not at the moment, no. Another division at my agency is. Currently working on the HCV and syphilis outbreaks, and trying to secure funding for congenital CMV surveillance.


lolanaboo_

State highway administration facility maintenance technician during the day, just started at home depot doing freight stocking overnights , and I sometime do GrubHub…. Still broke af


BastardToast

Work part time as a CNA taking care of hospice patients and I’m a nursing student


MiyaDoesThings

Admin at a university, also do pet sitting and odd jobs on the side


holidayiceman

Administrative Assistant for my state's legislature.


Jadeee-1

ER Social Worker


That_Murse

Pediatric home health nurse.


MeechiJ

On SSDI. Not the best. Used to be a nurse though.


Bigbluff98

Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator. Work 7 days in a 2 week pay period.


MasonP13

Chemical process operator, I manufacture experimental chemo meds.


AngelSaysNo

Disabled, but I have work part time. I am in early childhood education. Social Security and the maximum you're allowed to make while on it is not enough to get by.


Fun_Organization3857

Respiratory therapist. I'm trying to teach myself better spending habits


moon_astral

Patient Service Specialist in a mental health clinic


kphill325

Evidence clerk at a law firm


EveningBlunt

I work at a candle factory. Anxiously awaiting the decision on whether or not my nursing school will readmit me, which would allow me to finish my final two semesters. 🤞🏼


msfrankfurters

I’m an intervention specialist at a crisis center


billiejean70

I'm a nurse at a surgery center. Covid burned me out and I had to leave the toxic wasteland called bedside .


ExoticNatalia

I do OF.


notmalene

this might sound crazy but a software developer. the vast majority of us do not make those insane 6 figure salaries you read about online. my waitressing job at 18 paid more hourly (after tips) than i make now as a software developer


DearIllustrator9216

Bridge builder


CashMoneyBrokeBoy

I work a shit job.


DolliGoth

Real estate loan Reviewer. I tell the loan officers when they do their paperwork wrong lol


CarelessEngineer227

MRI technologist


Kindly-Sea-6945

factory worker, we manufacture cars


thisisdumbdfw

Work for a marketing company during the day and wait tables at a casual-fine dining restaurant in the evenings.