Comments on: The Top Ten Excuses For Sticking With A Job You Don't Like http://www.erikfolgate.com/career/the-top-ten-excuses-for-sticking-with-a-job-you-dont-like Orlando Internet Marketing Specialist Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Minimum Wage http://www.erikfolgate.com/career/the-top-ten-excuses-for-sticking-with-a-job-you-dont-like/comment-page-1#comment-21 Minimum Wage Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:59:28 +0000 http://www.erikfolgate.com/career-transitions/the-top-ten-excuses-for-sticking-with-a-job-you-dont-like/#comment-21 I am a boomer with a liberal arts degree, student loan debt, and a dead-end, minimum-wage job. Going back to school is not an option because I have no money and cannot get financial aid. (I am one of those evil student loan defaulters Reagan warned you about. I'm paying $60 a month on the loans but that's not enough to get them out of default.) At my age, I doubt going back to school for a marketable skill would even be worth it. Any suggestions? I am a boomer with a liberal arts degree, student loan debt, and a dead-end, minimum-wage job.

Going back to school is not an option because I have no money and cannot get financial aid. (I am one of those evil student loan defaulters Reagan warned you about. I’m paying $60 a month on the loans but that’s not enough to get them out of default.) At my age, I doubt going back to school for a marketable skill would even be worth it.

Any suggestions?

]]> By: Lise http://www.erikfolgate.com/career/the-top-ten-excuses-for-sticking-with-a-job-you-dont-like/comment-page-1#comment-23 Lise Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:16:00 +0000 http://www.erikfolgate.com/career-transitions/the-top-ten-excuses-for-sticking-with-a-job-you-dont-like/#comment-23 Erik, great post. I totally relate to this, its a sort of apathy that comes when you start to push yourself out of that comfort zone of what you do for work. You know you decide to quit and then suddenly amazingly you start seeing all the things you love about the job, as if it wasn't too bad anyway, oh why not stay?!!!! For me its as if the apathy is a wall that blocks my way. I am letting it block my way I realise that, I think for too long my job has become a habit like smoking and as much as its bad for my health I am so used to it, almost loathe to give it up, though I continually dream of 'other things', which ultimately I probably don't believe are possible! You've got me thinking now....taa L x Erik, great post. I totally relate to this, its a sort of apathy that comes when you start to push yourself out of that comfort zone of what you do for work. You know you decide to quit and then suddenly amazingly you start seeing all the things you love about the job, as if it wasn’t too bad anyway, oh why not stay?!!!! For me its as if the apathy is a wall that blocks my way. I am letting it block my way I realise that, I think for too long my job has become a habit like smoking and as much as its bad for my health I am so used to it, almost loathe to give it up, though I continually dream of ‘other things’, which ultimately I probably don’t believe are possible! You’ve got me thinking now….taa L x

]]> By: Patrick http://www.erikfolgate.com/career/the-top-ten-excuses-for-sticking-with-a-job-you-dont-like/comment-page-1#comment-22 Patrick Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:20:14 +0000 http://www.erikfolgate.com/career-transitions/the-top-ten-excuses-for-sticking-with-a-job-you-dont-like/#comment-22 I'm working on a job change as I type this... my interview is in less than 3 hours. :) Now, I just need to find a sly way out of the office without tipping my hand. ;) I’m working on a job change as I type this… my interview is in less than 3 hours. :)

Now, I just need to find a sly way out of the office without tipping my hand. ;)

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