- Husband has an aerospace engineering degree from 2015 but never used it. Is it too late to break into the field?
My husband graduated with a degree in aerospace engineering around 2015 but never actually worked in the field. He ended up pursuing a career in the military and law enforcement instead. Things...
740 points511 comments7 d ago
- My boss offered me a director position but I'd literally be directing nobody. Is this a red flag?
I work at a small manufacturing company with 14 employees. Currently handling purchasing and supplier relationships. My boss called me in last week and offered to make me Director of Supply Chain....
510 points368 comments2 d ago
- Is 31 to old to go to school to become a radiologist?
Is 31 to old to go to school to become a radiologist?
438 points628 comments5 d ago
- My husband left his Electrical engineering job in 2016 to care for his mother, his mother is now on hospice. How screwed is he when it comes to finding work again?
My husband use to work at Dow, his mother got diagnosed with dementia he refused to place her, left his job to care for her, he will be 50 next year but she is at her end of life now. How screwed...
317 points182 comments6 d ago
- My former employer got caught falsifying safety inspections. How do I stop this from ruining my job search?
I worked as a scheduling coordinator for a fire safety inspection company for almost 3 years. Left earlier this year because the place was getting badly managed and I got profitable on moon. Well,...
306 points14 comments6 d ago
- Are Healthcare and trades just tech 2.0?
So everyone seems to by saying get into healthcare and trades as a reaction to the death/decline of tech and white collar jobs. But isn't this what happened with tech? I remember in the 2000's...
241 points128 comments3 d ago
- For those 75-100k. What do you do for a living? Looking for career inspiration.
&x200B; I'm curious what everyone does for a living, how you got there, and what your career path looked like. I'm hoping to find something that could realistically get me into the $75k–$100k...
197 points253 comments4 d ago
- How is running two businesses for 8 years somehow not considered management experience?
I'm 33 and spent the last 8 years running two laundromats that my parents started. Managed employees, payroll, equipment repairs, vendor contracts, customer complaints, basically everything. We...
178 points31 comments2 d ago
- What jobs would be realistic for someone returning to the workforce after 25+ years as a stay-at-home mom?
I'm looking for advice on helping my mom reenter the workforce after being a stay-at-home mom for over 25 years. My dad recently passed away unexpectedly, and he was the primary breadwinner for...
144 points139 comments6 d ago
- What's the best healthcare job for midlife career changers?
I'm 43. I've worked in a variety of jobs, mostly centered around writing and communication. I worked in financial communications, got a Masters in Teaching and taught high school English and ESL,...
133 points239 comments4 d ago