Hello, I worked 15 yrs. as a high school biology teacher and then 12 yrs. as a team lead over the food service areas in a big box store. Now I’m searching for a job with flexible week day hours so I can care for my elderly mom/ take her to doctor’s appointments. Anyone have suggestions?

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I hope everything goes well for you as you take on caregiving for your mom. It’s a reality so many of us are/will face.

Project management and instructional design/eLearning development are my two (or three) kneejerk recommendations. Former teachers tend to have a lot of transferrable skills here. Pay and remote flexibility tend to be pretty good. Caveat: Be willing to put in 3-12 months upskilling/rebranding yourself/building portfolio/networking, and possibly some cash. The grind and financial investment varies for everyone, but if you plan on working a while longer it might be worthwhile for you. The search filters on sites like Google/Glassdoor/Linkedin/Monster/Indeed can be useful to learn more about salaries, number of opportunities for certain role levels in a specified area, full/part-time/contract work, and remote availability.

Oh, I also have a friend who became Salesforce certified and transitioned into a remote gig after that, utilizing that platform in their new role. Customer service and event coordination background. This was 1-2 years ago so I’m not sure how those opportunities look now. Might be less of a time and money investment than the other possibilities I mentioned.

Hope this helps your brainstorming! You’ve pivoted once so I know you can do it again if it’s what you desire!

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I agree with the above but would caution you to not be transparent about caregiving. Most contracts forbid it and can leverage that point to let you go.

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Have you considered leveraging different e commerce based platforms?

There’s quite a few out there from Amazon to others that have been around for decades.

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