Assess me

[innerslytherin]

Help me out, friends list.

I need a new job. I hate getting up every day and going to work. I don't trust my company, I don't trust my supervisor. I feel like I'm spinning my wheels.

Plus my job is scheduled to go away in a little over a year. So I'm going to have to look for a new job at some point soon.

Currently I work in accounting. I hate it. Unfortunately I have about 6 years of experience in accounting work, which means I'm qualified for this sort of work.

I've done library work. I enjoyed some of it, but didn't finish my degree.

Further schooling isn't an option.

What do you guys think I'm good at? Keeping in mind that I would like to publish my original writing, that IS my ultimate goal, and I'm working on that.

I don't want to teach. I hate working in sales. I like computers and horses and enjoy physical labor but don't tolerate heat or cold well. I'm not averse to relocating. I have a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in history and creative writing, with a minor in medieval studies. I enjoy research. I get bored easily. I would love to travel, especially domestic air travel. I'm not opposed to overseas travel, but I don't have any real skills that I can think of which would translate to overseas travel.

I type 90 wpm. I enjoy alphabetizing and filing things. I hate talking on the phone. I love the internet.

Does anyone have job suggestions? Fields I might not have thought of? At this point I'm about ready to run away to San Diego and live on the beach, but I burn easily and don't eat fish, so that wouldn't be an ideal lifestyle choice. ;)

I'm at my wits' end. There has to be something obvious I'm overlooking. Help me.

Comments

[drusillas-rain.livejournal.com]

Depending on what kind of accounting and your personality, you could try bookkeeping/accounting for small businesses - that way you take on clients and can set the hours you work. Another work for yourself option would be pro-blogging. Or maybe even specializing in website content for accountants/finance-related firms.

On the opposite end is to look for jobs in the not-for-profit/academic/associations industry - generally the companies are better to work for and some like schools can pay quite well.

I really recommend reading books by Barbara Sher - I especially found "Refuse to Choose: A Revolutionary Program for Doing Everything You Love" but you may find some of her other books more appropriate.

The best thing you can for yourself is to write down a list of every skill you have, a list of what you enjoy doing, and a list of what you wish you knew how to do. From there, you might come up with something, or at least you might start considering jobs you never would have before.

[innerslytherin]

You know, it occurs to me that something I have really enjoyed in the past is personal finance counseling. I like helping other people get out of debt. The times I've helped friends assess their financial situation, decide on financial goals, and figure out a plan to get control and achieve those goals? I've found it vastly satisfying. I guess because I know just how liberating that can be, thanks to my own 15+ struggle with debt.

As far as accounting goes...my work experience has been entirely in corporate accounting, and not the actual accountant-qualified jobs, but clerical things.

I did maintain my library's blogs while I was head of a reference department, so that's definitely something I'll look into.

I love your idea of writing these lists and thinking about it from that angle. And thank you for the book suggestion! I'll pick that up too. :)