Life is Crazy! I just graduated with BS in Psychology but getting laid off in January

DaltheJigsaw

Wow! Life and the Universe is Amazing! I just graduated with BS in Psychology...Being laid off in January...
I am ready to move and change my path towards service to others. I am also ready to heal myself further, in order for me to help others. Thanks everyone! Please, send positive thoughts my way! Hope you all are doing well! By the way, I am definitely uneasy, but happy nonetheless!

Thanks,
Leon

Jeffrey

Good thoughts your way, Leon. Gratz on the graduation.

DaltheJigsaw

Jeffrey said:

Good thoughts your way, Leon. Gratz on the graduation.

Thank you so much!!

genkaku

Congratulations, Leon!

Try not to let the little stuff get you down: As I understand it, the world is scheduled to end (again) on or about Dec. 21.

More seriously, best wishes.

DaltheJigsaw

genkaku said:

Congratulations, Leon!

Try not to let the little stuff get you down: As I understand it, the world is scheduled to end (again) on or about Dec. 21.

More seriously, best wishes.

Thank you as well! You right! I need a change; this job was killing me mentally. I even told my family and relatives, after end of December I will be done with this job in January .Will start looking for something else in my expertise (Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy). It is time! It definitely is time! Perhaps, I can take some time off for myself and heal myself further.

DaltheJigsaw

By the way..Irony is quite strong...

RebeccaS

Congratulations!

And congratulations on losing your job! Now you can get an even better one

DaltheJigsaw

RebeccaS said:

Congratulations!

And congratulations on losing your job! Now you can get an even better one

You right! Definitely!:) Hope you are doing well!

Bunks

Good luck Leon! Please let us know how you go looking for a new job

DaltheJigsaw

Bunks said:

Good luck Leon! Please let us know how you go looking for a new job

Thank you!:) I definitely will! Hope you are doing well!

karasti

Congratulations, and good luck to you! I hope you find a job that will be of the most use to you and those you counsel. It's a great field, and much needed. Blessings to you as you start your new path.

DaltheJigsaw

karasti said:

Congratulations, and good luck to you! I hope you find a job that will be of the most use to you and those you counsel. It's a great field, and much needed. Blessings to you as you start your new path.

Blessing to you ! And thank you!

lobster

Congratulations.
You will find something worthwhile. Bravo.
Will do some extra practice and puja to send your way

DaltheJigsaw

lobster said:

Congratulations.
You will find something worthwhile. Bravo.
Will do some extra practice and puja to send your way

Thank you! I hope so. I am worried, not going to lie...

lamaramadingdong

Best wishes LB.

Dakini

Congrats on graduating, Leon! Bear in mind that with this economy, any port in a storm will do. If someone will hire you, even outside your area of expertise, consider taking the job. From there you can continue applying for openings in your field. But at least you'll have a paycheck coming in.
Just had an idea. I'm sure this isn't what you had in mind, but you could look at university job listings in your area, and see if there are any openings for staff jobs in the Psych Dept. University jobs are actually pretty cushy. Some are part-time, which would allow you to continue the job search.

DaltheJigsaw

lamaramadingdong said:

Best wishes LB.

Thank you!!

DaltheJigsaw

Dakini said:

Congrats on graduating, Leon! Bear in mind that with this economy, any port in a storm will do. If someone will hire you, even outside your area of expertise, consider taking the job. From there you can continue applying for openings in your field. But at least you'll have a paycheck coming in.
Just had an idea. I'm sure this isn't what you had in mind, but you could look at university job listings in your area, and see if there are any openings for staff jobs in the Psych Dept. University jobs are actually pretty cushy. Some are part-time, which would allow you to continue the job search.

Beautiful!! Thank you! That is a great idea! I am volunteering for teaching English and reading! I will see if I can perhaps tutor, by getting a certification?

Jeffrey

If you're by a big university I used to just hand out flyers to kids coming out of class. We are talking over one hundred people in the lecture hall. Out of all of that I found about 5 students to tutor and 2 stuck with it for a long time. Good money for graduate school for me. I enjoyed tutoring more than doing research. Except for the one guy I couldn't help, he just didn't take to chemistry and I felt bad.

Dakini

OK, Leon, here's another thought. If you get a university job, by which I mean office staff, with full-time employment they usually let you take a class for free each semester/trimester. You can use that to take classes to beef up your qualification. Like Teaching English as a Second Language, if I got your drift right, or you can use it to get a free M.A. A friend of mine got an M.A. and a PhD that way. It takes patience, but in the end, it pays off. Of course...this depends on there being openings at a uni in your area (aside from the school you attended, there's Cal Berkeley, and community colleges), and your ability to be competitive for whatever jobs are available. Anyway, it's just something to keep in mind.

DaltheJigsaw

Jeffrey said:

If you're by a big university I used to just hand out flyers to kids coming out of class. We are talking over one hundred people in the lecture hall. Out of all of that I found about 5 students to tutor and 2 stuck with it for a long time. Good money for graduate school for me. I enjoyed tutoring more than doing research. Except for the one guy I couldn't help, he just didn't take to chemistry and I felt bad.

Well, it's not through my University it's San Jose State University. But they find people I can tutor. However, I will tell you that I am loving it! I love it! I am thinking of getting certified to tutor English/Reading/Writing one on one. Any thoughts?

DaltheJigsaw

Dakini said:

OK, Leon, here's another thought. If you get a university job, by which I mean office staff, with full-time employment they usually let you take a class for free each semester/trimester. You can use that to take classes to beef up your qualification. Like Teaching English as a Second Language, if I got your drift right, or you can use it to get a free M.A. A friend of mine got an M.A. and a PhD that way. It takes patience, but in the end, it pays off. Of course...this depends on there being openings at a uni in your area (aside from the school you attended, there's Cal Berkeley, and community colleges), and your ability to be competitive for whatever jobs are available. Anyway, it's just something to keep in mind.

Those are such great ideas! Thank you so much! I am definitely going to look into that. I love the idea about Teaching English as a Second Language! That is sucha great idea! I am trying to figure out a good program. I think that would be more beneficial, (Teaching English as a Second Language).

footiam

Life is crazy is bad news. The good news is you are not!

Dakini

LeonBasin said:

Well, it's not through my University it's San Jose State University. But they find people I can tutor. However, I will tell you that I am loving it! I love it! I am thinking of getting certified to tutor English/Reading/Writing one on one. Any thoughts?

How do you get certified for this?

DaltheJigsaw

Dakini said:

LeonBasin said:

Well, it's not through my University it's San Jose State University. But they find people I can tutor. However, I will tell you that I am loving it! I love it! I am thinking of getting certified to tutor English/Reading/Writing one on one. Any thoughts?

How do you get certified for this?

There is a few Certification organizations offering these certifications.

upekka

congratulations!!!
how about practising NEP which leads to PhD in life, i mean liberation

DaltheJigsaw

upekka said:

congratulations!!!
how about practising NEP which leads to PhD in life, i mean liberation

You know what! That is a great idea! I think I am going to be doing that instead. Going to find me a job, that I somewhat like and focusing on my spiritual life instead. As being a human is rare, therefore, I should be focusing on liberation!

music

upekka said:

congratulations!!!
how about practising NEP which leads to PhD in life, i mean liberation

Nep won't feed or clothe us. We'd still need jobs.

DaltheJigsaw

music said:

upekka said:

congratulations!!!
how about practising NEP which leads to PhD in life, i mean liberation

Nep won't feed or clothe us. We'd still need jobs.

True, but I think the point here is not to forget about the "real," purpose?

music

LeonBasin said:

music said:

upekka said:

congratulations!!!
how about practising NEP which leads to PhD in life, i mean liberation

Nep won't feed or clothe us. We'd still need jobs.

True, but I think the point here is not to forget about the "real," purpose?

As Buddhists, I guess we all know that. But the real world cannot be ignored, especially when it's an unfair, unforgiving place.

Cole_

music said:

LeonBasin said:

music said:

upekka said:

congratulations!!!
how about practising NEP which leads to PhD in life, i mean liberation

Nep won't feed or clothe us. We'd still need jobs.

True, but I think the point here is not to forget about the "real," purpose?

As Buddhists, I guess we all know that. But the real world cannot be ignored, especially when it's an unfair, unforgiving place.

@music has a point and so does @LeonBasin. However it is possible to be self sufficient without taking on a 9-5 that consumes the majority of your life (aside from sleep of course). Ideally if one aquired a skill, and instead of being hired by a large company, was able to work as a private contractor in their field of work, they could balance their time to be helpful of both aspects of life. We could also of course choose to live off the land, like many many before us have, but I personally don't have the guts to. I haven't relinquished modern comforts enough to go that far.

DaltheJigsaw

music said:

LeonBasin said:

music said:

upekka said:

congratulations!!!
how about practising NEP which leads to PhD in life, i mean liberation

Nep won't feed or clothe us. We'd still need jobs.

True, but I think the point here is not to forget about the "real," purpose?

As Buddhists, I guess we all know that. But the real world cannot be ignored, especially when it's an unfair, unforgiving place.

Exactly!!

DaltheJigsaw

music said:

LeonBasin said:

music said:

upekka said:

congratulations!!!
how about practising NEP which leads to PhD in life, i mean liberation

Nep won't feed or clothe us. We'd still need jobs.

True, but I think the point here is not to forget about the "real," purpose?

As Buddhists, I guess we all know that. But the real world cannot be ignored, especially when it's an unfair, unforgiving place.

Exactly!!

DaltheJigsaw

Cole_ said:

music said:

LeonBasin said:

music said:

upekka said:

congratulations!!!
how about practising NEP which leads to PhD in life, i mean liberation

Nep won't feed or clothe us. We'd still need jobs.

True, but I think the point here is not to forget about the "real," purpose?

As Buddhists, I guess we all know that. But the real world cannot be ignored, especially when it's an unfair, unforgiving place.

@music has a point and so does @LeonBasin. However it is possible to be self sufficient without taking on a 9-5 that consumes the majority of your life (aside from sleep of course). Ideally if one aquired a skill, and instead of being hired by a large company, was able to work as a private contractor in their field of work, they could balance their time to be helpful of both aspects of life. We could also of course choose to live off the land, like many many before us have, but I personally don't have the guts to. I haven't relinquished modern comforts enough to go that far.

Any suggestions?

DaltheJigsaw

LeonBasin said:

Cole_ said:

music said:

LeonBasin said:

music said:

upekka said:

congratulations!!!
how about practising NEP which leads to PhD in life, i mean liberation

Nep won't feed or clothe us. We'd still need jobs.

True, but I think the point here is not to forget about the "real," purpose?

As Buddhists, I guess we all know that. But the real world cannot be ignored, especially when it's an unfair, unforgiving place.

@music has a point and so does @LeonBasin. However it is possible to be self sufficient without taking on a 9-5 that consumes the majority of your life (aside from sleep of course). Ideally if one aquired a skill, and instead of being hired by a large company, was able to work as a private contractor in their field of work, they could balance their time to be helpful of both aspects of life. We could also of course choose to live off the land, like many many before us have, but I personally don't have the guts to. I haven't relinquished modern comforts enough to go that far.

Any suggestions?

I mean what industry are you in? What do you do for a living? Having own business is the best way to at least cut the ties.

Dakini

Personally, I wouldn't recommend being a private contractor, not right out of school, anyway. First you need to build a network of contacts, as a potential future customer base. That would best be done working for someone else. As a contractor, the paycheck isn't steady, there's a lot of record-keeping required for the IRS, unless you get really successful, you won't make enough money to have enough Social Security contribution to qualify for benefits if you end up needing them, and it's a ton of work to launch and develop your own business. Health insurance will cost a small fortune monthly.

It's so much easier to go into the office and put in your 8 hours, or your 6 hours, or your 4 hours, and collecting a paycheck, and insurance benefits. You could compromise, and work part-time, and start developing a private business on the side...

sova

Leon I know you'll be fine

Whatever that could possibly mean. Hahah

peace and long-lost salutations. the uncertainty of the fabric of reality is nothing to fret. keep on weavin' ^.^

Nevermind

Best of luck. Hope you land on your feet!

DaltheJigsaw

sova said:

Leon I know you'll be fine

Whatever that could possibly mean. Hahah

peace and long-lost salutations. the uncertainty of the fabric of reality is nothing to fret. keep on weavin' ^.^

That is so beautiful!:)

DaltheJigsaw

Nevermind said:

Best of luck. Hope you land on your feet!

Thanks! I just need a job in Social Services!:) I will be happy! Helping others!!

JosephW

Well congratulations on just graduating, I guess on being laid off aswell, surely there is a better place to work for using your degree.

DaltheJigsaw

JosephW said:

Well congratulations on just graduating, I guess on being laid off aswell, surely there is a better place to work for using your degree.

I believe so as well!~ I will update you guys. However, currently I'm volunteering as a tutor for English for ESL/Adults and Retirement Home. I have unemployment for a year, but after that who knows. I hope to find something in a year???? I hope the economy improves....!

Dakini

Good to know you have some leeway for finding a job. The social svcs. idea sounds very good. Would it require a civil service exam, or state test? Your unemployment will support you in your job search, that's great. They say that finding a good job is a full-time job in itself. Best of luck!

DaltheJigsaw

Dakini said:

Good to know you have some leeway for finding a job. The social svcs. idea sounds very good. Would it require a civil service exam, or state test? Your unemployment will support you in your job search, that's great. They say that finding a good job is a full-time job in itself. Best of luck!

Thank you!! No, no examination at this time, but that can all change. For now, I am focusing on Volunteer work and looking for a job in customer service area. Will see what happens! Thank you all! And thank you Dakini!:)