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Terrified of going back out to work!

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LolaTheShowgirl · 29/12/2007 20:35

I've been out of work for four months now. I left my last job due to commuting for 4 hours per day. I've done customer facing roles and tbh, they're really 'not me'. I'm quite a shy person in RL and really don't enjoy talking to strangers all day! I've done nursery work before which was ok but I find that in these places alot of the staff don't pull their weight and then it ends up looking bad on me if I share a room with the lazy staff and with 10+ girls it can get quite bitchy. I've done nannying which I loved with all my heart but I travelled the country as a live-in nanny...something I don't want to do right now and there are very rare nannying opportunities round here. SO! I really don't know what to do. Everytime I apply for a job I end up screwing the application form up as I always think i'd be incapable of doing the job. I would really love to go to college to train as a chef but that seems so difficult to get started and to even think about how i'd support myself financially. I really do want to get out to work or college, but I don't have a clue what to do!

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PeachesMcLean · 30/12/2007 08:58

Hi Lola, not sure I can help but didn't want your thread to go unanswered. Saw your threads about job centres and catering equipment but didn't have anything sensible to say in those either If it's any consolation from a person who has just read few of your posts here, you type better and write better sentences than some of the people I work with, so don't give up! Who's giving you advice about the catering course? Is there someone at the college who can advise on equipment and finances? (remember it's in their interests to get people onto their courses so they really should be helpful. I hope so anyway.) Keep us posted.

blueshoes · 30/12/2007 09:30

Hello lola, I wasn't sure from your post, but do you have child(ren) and if so, thought about childcare whilst you go to work or college?

BTW, I really admire you trying to improve yourself and working out how to do so. I don't have much experience to advise you but there are others on mn who can who might come along soon. It is a bit slow at the moment.

granarybeck · 30/12/2007 22:08

A few years ago, I went to see the careers advisor at the local careers centre and it was really helpful. May be worth a try.

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