Hello all.

I am currently looking for full time teaching jobs in Texas as a first year teacher, and am having no luck in my local district. I subbed there this past school year thinking it would get me an in, but no luck so far. I've had a few interviews and I just crack under the pressure even though I try so hard to prepare. I wanted to transition into a different career field, but a year and a half later I haven't been able to find a job outside of subbing.

I don't know what to do. I always called teaching my Plan Z, and now that isn't even working out! Apparently the teacher shortage I was told of in college isn't happening anymore, at least around me. I cannot drive far to neighboring districts, and wouldn't want to. I just want a stable full time job with potential for growth!

I told myself if I have to sub for another year, I might as well try to get another degree/cert of some sort, but I don't even know what would be worth my time at this point.

I've thought about:

1. Radiology tech

2. Vet Assistant

3. A 2nd Bachelor's (online, no Universities near me)

4. Master's Degree (online)

5. Paralegal

6. Insurance? But I have no idea where to start.

7. IT (again have no idea where to start)

Does anyone have any advice? I feel so hopeless and I just want to start my career. Ultimately I'm not even worried about pursuing my passions anymore, I just want to work in an office.

Hi, I’m a teacher that lives in Ontario, Canada. I have been applying to various places for entry level office work and I haven’t gotten anything… Yes I have changed the lingo on my resume and everything but no luck.. am I really stuck in the field of education ? I want to work at a nice place where I can move up over time… I don’t have the mindset nor the funds to go back to school either.. I don’t know what to do here. Please help me my friends!! :(

So i am a fairly new teacher, and I had a VERY rough first few months. I got hired in February and had a VERY stressful time with time management as it basically didn’t exist and i had no time for anything but work. I am worried that I am gonna fall into that same pit already as those same feelings have already risen in me and the first day isn’t even here yet. My issue is my constant worry in what i dont have done even though i have the first two weeks done. That leads to dread which leads to fear and then procrastination. I’m just scared that i’m not gonna be able to find that balance and stop worrying for once. Its almost like I dread doing the work as even seeing the notifications on my phone to do planning makes me immediately anxious and I cant focus on doing the work. I’m scared that I’m gonna have this happen to me all over again.

I was offered a job but the idea of taking it feels insurmountable. I know if I want to get out of teaching I need to take the leap, but it feels so scary. What if I hate the new job? The job is a Business Development Manager for a staffing agency. The company seems good and has positive qualities (all insurance, good staff that I met, 401k, uncapped commission) but sometimes I feel like you never know about a position until you try it. What if I hate it the same? What if then I want to get back into teaching and no where will take me??? I just feel so confused. Maybe I just have rose colored glasses about teaching because it’s summer 😭help me!!!

I taught for 4 years (2 years K/1, 2 years 4th grade) in public school, and questioned whether I wanted to come back every year. Teaching was taking a toll on my physical and mental health. You know it all. My husband encouraged me that it was okay to let it go and the second he said that relief washed over me. I applied to two jobs and got the second one I applied to. I am taking a decent pay cut but I can already tell you that it is so worth it. The way I would wake up every morning of teaching, worried I would see an email from a parent or an email about how all the paraprofessionals were out, was killing me. Now, I wake up calm and ready for another day.

Anyways, I applied to be a Career Services Advisor at a small local college near me in March. I worked for hours every night on tailoring my resume for the job, writing the application questions, writing a cover letter... I was so elated when I got to interview. They had me review and edit a resume as well as create a presentation about a career readiness topic (resume writing, interview prep, career exploration, etc.) beforehand and then present the items during the interview.

I am so excited for when students come back this fall. So thankful I get to work with students in some capacity still - just not teaching. :)

I want to encourage you all because as teachers it's so easy to get dismissed by others but we have SOO many transferrable skills - we've analyzed data, we've resolved conflicts (after conflicts, after conflicts..), we've managed people, we've worked on year-long projects. And thank you for sharing your stories and letting me lurk the last 4 years. It meant a lot to not feel alone.