For the past couple of months I have been settling into a new job. Same company, same desk, different boss, different duties. It was exciting to finally leave my old role after a couple of years working with the same team and task list, so I decided to give this new job a fair shot and stop looking for jobs outside during my transition.
Two months later, I am back where I left off on this Blog: unhappy, in need for a change, wondering what a career in teaching would be like.
After a lot of career soul searching, and a billion new hobbies (and blogs) later, I find myself still having no clue what I want to do, but in dire need for change. So I took some action.
I signed up for the Math MTEL to teach high school math, just to make sure I did get my teaching license this year, per my predefined goal. A week later, I opened up http://higheredjobs.com and saw an interesting posting for a full time faculty position teaching IT at a nearby college. I seized the golden opportunity and I applied for it.
The moments that followed were of utter horror. Did I really just apply for a job as a teacher? Am I serious about this? Am I ready to cut my pay in half? What if they called me back for an interview? What then? Am I really doing this? For real???
I completely freaked out. I realized that the only people who would not think this was a stupid idea would be my husband and my sister. My husband was sick, therefore unable to give me the kind of moral support he would have otherwise, and my sister thought it was “interesting.” They don’t disagree with the idea, but they both have the same concern I have: am I really leaving a secure job and big paycheck for a career I don’t even know I will like?
I hyperventilated for a while, and promised my husband that I would take a look at our finances to make sure we’ll be alright.
That’s pretty much where we stand. I applied to that job yesterday. I have homework to do for school, work to do for work, Math studying to do for the MTEL, and groceries to buy so we save some $ on eating out during the week. I’m quite busy, so I’ll keep it in the DL for a little bit and continue letting the idea simmer a bit in my head.
Deep breath.
ina