I've never known what I want to do in life; worked for 10yrs+ in banking, then lots of sales type jobs etc., but I hate selling! I'm a "good" salesperson, in that people seem to like me and trust me, but I cannot and will not sell something to someone who doesn't need it as I have too much of a conscience. This has led, over the years, to loads of brilliant feedback from customers about how lovely I am, and how I've gone the extra mile for them, but very poor results when it comes to my appraisals as I'm just not target driven.
I'm currently working a couple of part time jobs in a shop and a cafe and I'm loving dealing with people, however, the shop keep telling me off for letting people talk to me for too long, and being everyone's "agony aunt". Thinking about it, this is what I enjoy doing most; I'm good at listening, good at offering perspective on people's problems, and I'm good at getting on with people.
I had a sudden epiphany last night that I may be good in some kind of counselling/therapy type job! Now this would mean retraining and qualifying, but I'm only mid-30's so plenty of time for that. So what's the next step? I've been googling, but it's so confusing! Some results say you need a degree, others point towards diplomas in counselling skills - does anyone here do this for a job and could offer me some pointers?
Thanks in advance, and apologies for this not being a "real"AIBU, but there's more traffic here and you lot give good advice
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JulietBravoJuliet · 15/06/2014 11:59
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