[etni] Fw: Re: career change
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- Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:54:53 +0200
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From: devori avramovich - devoriavramovich@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: ask etni
Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 5:11 PM
Subject: RE: career change
Is it so hard to believe that some of us actually really love what we're
doing????
Marlene wrote:
> Trying to sell my late mother's apt. , I'm getting a kick out of the real
> estate business. Hmmm... no homework, no yelling at rowdy adolescents,
> more
> pay (and getting paid on time...) My sister says I should take a course.
> And
> then clean out my archives of worksheets and stacks of textbooks... One
> real
> estate agent is an architect - so maybe it's a doable career choice
> despite
> my M.A. and eons of studying. So why did I invest in so much studying,
> when
> my high-techie son earns so much better, BA"H.
Lev wrote:
> "us oldies" don't have to grit our teeth. All it takes is a bit of
> courage, some learning - and in return one gets a few good years of
> real good work for a real good pay, and no principals to bully you.
> Look at me: I quit at the age of 54, took a technical writing course -
> and landed my first job at www.gilat.com raking in 10K a month right
> from the start. I lost this job after three happy years of being
> respected and appreciated - only to find a better one within a few
> days (see my profile at LinkedIn -
> http://il.linkedin.com/in/levabramov). Never looked back since. I wake
> up every morning and pinch myself: I just cannot believe my good luck.
> How many of you guys can be proud of feeling like that every morning?!
> There's a posting at the ETNI Ad Board
> (http://www.etni.org/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=8&sid=107a8e9c2d10af2af3c19c99703da57b)
> - Technical Writing Course - Beginner-Level, ONLINE, and another one -
> Online Technical Communication Training - a few weeks old) - go for
> it. It's never too late to make yourself a happy person again. Just
> imagine: no MOE. No principals. No papers to grade. NO PARENTS TO TALK
> TO!
> Real life. Real happiness.
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