I don’t know what I want to do with my life/job. Please help

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Been a nanny for 14 years, recently started a new job that would be about 18-24m long. Had decided that it would be my last nannying job before moving onto something new, non nannying related, maybe even non child related, but my job has come to a v unexpected end after 11 weeks (no fault of my own, families change in circumstances) and I’m at a complete loss of what to do.

I don’t want another nannying job but I don’t know what else I can find ASAP. My last pay day is this Friday then I have nothing.

I’ve been working as a personal PA alongside the nannying for the last year and loved it. I wanted to start my own business but there just hasn’t been the work.

I’m exhausted. I go from Job to job, I haven’t had a proper break in years and It’s been a crap year this year and was just looking up with this new job and now I have to find another. I feel completely broken. I am really struggling and frankly just want to hide away but I can’t do that. I’m just so worn out with everything and am doing a great job of pretending I’m fine when I’m not.

I don’t know what to do, what job to do, I have 1 childcare qualification and poor gcse results, I don’t know what I want to do with my life or what I should do.

I’d be really grateful for any advise

Fere can I ask, who did you use or how did you find someone to help with your cv?

I temped for a bit in London when unexpectedly unemployed. It was fun and I met lots of people and gained confidence and skills.

Are there babysitting agencies or could you advertise as a babysitter?

What are your financial commitments? Do you have scope to cover your costs if you wanted to re-train, for example?

I would sign up with temping agencies for PA or office administration work to get something on your CV, and pester stay in regular friendly touch with them so you're at the front of their minds when they're thinking of who to place. Really good agencies will do skills tests with you, and get to know your strengths. If there are companies you think you'd like to work for, it's worth calling their HR team and asking if they use specific agencies.

What about a teaching assistant role in a classroom? You have perfect experience/transferable skills...it would be sociable, varied and fun...and would also add to PA experience. It's not great pay, but you could fit babysitting/after school care in on top as the hours aren't too long and you don't have the same prep work etc as teachers.

This may not help but I think you should allow yourself more time to make a big change. You thought you would have two years to consider your options and get some additional experience and qualifications, but instead you've been put on the back foot by losing your job. Going into another nannying job now isn't a backward step - it is giving yourself back the time you need to make a big decision. It would be okay, indeed maybe a really good idea, if you take another nannying job now. You have to pay the bills. And you need time to make a major change.