Is is wise to move and change careers?
@hannahandhenry (65)
United States
May 15, 2009 1:20am CST
My boyfriend and I have been seeing each other for quite a while. He's a repo man (yes I know, boo!) and generally makes great money doing it, but lately there's nothing because the banks are all making payment deals with customers or the people are hiding their property and skipping them is taking a very long time. Currently I work at a large resort in one of their outlet restaurants as a cook, which is what I went to school for, and make ok money, but not great. We are the only resort/hotel in the area doing well, we are actually taking clients from our competition because when their business dropped their service dropped; we made our service all the more better and even hired more people to keep up with the new influx. My problem is my boyfriend wants to move to a smaller area about two hours from here because he has a job opportunity with another company that is exploding up there (yes, still repoing). The area is in the country and for him close to everything, but for me very far to any hotel or non-mom-and-pop restaurant. His position will be contracted for one year then reviewed. I am open to making a career change although I don't know what in the world I would do in the middle of nowhere, but my question is do you think it is wise to move and change careers in the current economy? Oh yeah, and any ideas on what I can do from home as an entry level position, just in case I can't find a job in the middle of nowhere?
2 responses
@amitksing (1323)
• India
15 May 09
You are absolutely correct, it is not a good idea to change a job in current market scenario, where jobs are being axed each and everyday.
Though you are about to move to a place that has very little scope for the job of your nature, I think you can spend some time with your current work, say for about an year, so that the economy revives by then and lots of job opportunities will evolve. You can join your partner then.
But if you have to shift right now, I think you can go for your own restaurant. You already have been associated with this domain, and you guys have good money to invest in one. Moreover, you can give some time to learn restaurant management and then go for the plan. Who knows, after few years you may have your chain of restaurants like KFCs or McDs.
All the Best!
@hannahandhenry (65)
• United States
15 May 09
I hadn't thought about that. My degree actually incorporated restaurant management even though it was a culinary school because they wanted you to know what you're doing, not just in the kitchen. Not to mention, my own restaurant has always been a dream and is very well planned out already. I've already picked out recipes I would want to use, the look, the clientele I want to draw, etc. I guess I would need to put together a solid business plan. I don't want to combine my money with his though (I would need to do this for myself) so I would need to get a loan or grant or both if possible. So I guess two new questions for you or anyone that reads this is: where can I find advice on putting together a solid business plan? Also, any idea where I can find good information on loans and/or grants?
@rmorefield (941)
• United States
15 May 09
If you enjoy your job and actually went to school to learn how to do it, then I don't think you should quit. Not to mention the economy. I would be too scared that I would not find another position somewhere. I have been out of work since January due to cutbacks. As far as the money goes, you have to start at the bottom and work your way up. Is there any way that you could move half-way between both places? That way, you could keep your job, and your BF could get his.
@hannahandhenry (65)
• United States
15 May 09
I'm sorry that you have been out of work for so long. I know how that goes and it really sucks. That's actually the reason I moved from missouri to arizona and finally I'm starting to be able to pay off some of my debt. I'm not so much worried about the money part because I'm at the very bottom for pay so anything I do will pay about the same or more, it's the not knowing if I can find something. I have thought about taking a couple days and going up there to look and apply at some places, unfortunately with memorial weekend coming up and two weeks of solid banquets we're not allowed any time off. Which is another big problem because if he does this it's going to be in the next month, two at the most. We could move half-way between, but with the amount of money I would spend getting to work and home everyday I might be able to pay my insurance if that. He told me I could just stay at home and he would take care of my bills, but I didn't get into this relationship so that he could pay my bills while I stayed at home going insane from boredom. By the way, what kind of work did you do?
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