Will try to keep this short: Got a good law degree from a good uni, worked as barrister for a couple of years, utterly hated it, left the Bar nearly 10 years ago ( ), had no idea what else to do, dithered about in various other admin-type jobs for a few years, then took a job as a legal secretary a few years ago to pay for a part-time language degree.
I'll be finishing that degree this summer and am pg (due October). I'm planning on being a SAHM for a while, as we'll be moving abroad for DH's job for at least a year, but: what then? What can I do after that? I'd always hoped that I'd find the right career eventually (and I've read all those 'What Color Is Your Parachute'-type books), but it never happened, and I've still got no real urge towards any particular field or career.
I feel now like I've got no real skills (my language skills aren't that great, as part-time means no year abroad), and all I've done work-wise for the last few years is sit on my arse typing and filing. Should I just accept that if I do go back to work (and manage to get a job), I'll probably just be a secretary for the rest of my life? :(
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BabCNesbitt · 11/04/2011 15:39
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20/06/2011 02:53
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