Howdy! I am hoping that it is appropriate to post this here.

My wife (Class of 2020) is leaving education after 2 years as a 3rd Grade Reading/Writing teach in Mesquite. She studied Psychology in college and was originally planning on getting her Masters post grad but with Student Loans building up and Covid hitting she decided to give education a try. She was a great teacher by all accounts but she hated it.

She is looking for a career change but finding a job with an undergrad in Psych, and her only meaningful work experience being in education, has been challenging so far. She's a great worker and she's not picky about the position she wants. She just wants a good company with a good culture that will train her up to what they want her to do for them.

I'm reaching out to see if any of y'all can be of any help to us. Rather if it's advice, information about any opportunity, or however any of y'all could help we would really appreciate it. I know I'm biased but I believe she would be a great addition to any company.

Thanks in advance.

- Mathew (Also Class of 2020)

hoosier-daddy said:

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first impression: her decision making is suspect.

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Well she made the decision of marrying me so I suppose that's not unfair.

JBLHAG03 said:

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Maybe look into HR or being a recruiter. I know someone that went that route with a psych degree.

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Those have been some of the main positions she's been applying to. Those and Corporate Trainer. Most of which require a baseline of experience even for entry level positions - or that's at least what they're asking for in the listing.

Can she drive a bus?

My wife mentioned the other day she's looking for a wife. Thoughts?

akaggie05 said:

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I know you say she hated education... but good God man... Mesquite? Probably the #1 issue right there. With a few years of experience it shouldn't be too hard to make a jump to a much better place. I get it, teaching is a tough path now, but she was never playing with a full deck if that's her only experience.

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She had initially shut the door on that idea but I think she's starting to reconsider. Those were my initial thoughts for her as well.

My wife left last year and moved into instructional design. Designs training platforms for Southwest Airlines now. Makes way more money, works less, no dbag parents.

Teaching simply isn't worth it anymore. Low pay, dealing with **** admins and parents (and if you're in a bad district, **** kids), my wife coached multiple sports so it was usually 6 days/wk and long nights.

Anything in particular she's looking for?

I have a buddy hiring a Marketing Coordinator in Plano. Pretty entry level. Might be willing to take someone looking to make a transition.

ScapeGOAT said:

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Anything in particular she's looking for?

I have a buddy hiring a Marketing Coordinator in Plano. Pretty entry level. Might be willing to take someone looking to make a transition.

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Thanks!

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