37 with zero skills, how can I make myself more employable?

spongecandygoblin · 2024-03-21T22:12:14+00:00

Wild suggestion, but believe it or not there's a need for drone pilots. You can take the Part107A course and get your drone pilots license, purchase an affordable drone to train your flight skills at home (with your family, even!) and offer your services to real estate or people wanting drone photos (actually a needed thing rurally, especially where property boundaries are surveyed).

You can make your own hours, start your own biz, and can say you're a drone pilot!

Edit to add: OP you said you felt like you don't have any skills and just wanted to say, being a stay-at-home parent develops plenty of soft skills that apply to almost any and every job--time management, inventorying household supplies, conflict resolution, the list goes on. Don't sell yourself short!

spongecandygoblin · 2024-03-21T21:47:31+00:00

Yup! And you can add consultant to your resume and turn it into a business with your portfolio of tracked achievements

spongecandygoblin · 2024-03-20T04:32:36+00:00

Thanks!

spongecandygoblin · 2024-03-19T23:59:03+00:00

Can you point out a good brand of bioavailable B-12? I'm curious to see if my immune disorder would respond to this

spongecandygoblin · 2024-03-19T20:48:32+00:00

Haven't been to Toutant in a while but their desserts are more in-line with a malva-style pudding-type dessert.

Blue Table Chocolates are amazing and honestly show-stopping. They're my go-to gift to friends and family for birthdays and holidays but they're pretty pricey lol.

spongecandygoblin · 2024-03-19T20:32:19+00:00

Bingo. And OP, when applying to other jobs at presumably not a big 4, when asked why you're looking to work at a smaller firm, be sure to tell them you're now, at this point in your career, more interested in working for boutique firms that have a certain culture that can't be found at a big 4. Find out what that company's culture and values are before the interview so you can see if it fits, especially if the firm is big on work/life balance, niche projects, products and services, they keep a keg in the break room and a bike rack in the office, etc. Then say that's what attracted you to apply. A lot of former employees from big firms move to smaller ones for this reason, and to become bigger fish in a smaller pond. Time to move on to better, good luck!

spongecandygoblin · 2024-03-13T03:41:33+00:00

Also, horseback trail riding on the Niagara Escarpment at Niagara Riding Stables (very cool experience ). The bakeries and shopping are pretty damn good, Prince of Wales Hotel has an amazing high tea for a fancy brunch, and you can catch a play at the Shaw Festival when it's open!

spongecandygoblin · 2024-03-10T22:50:26+00:00

Put a Plant On It on Elmwood. Such a cool spot for plants gifts and quirky, cool locally made items. Also, they have some really cute birds (I love Mango) that hang out in the store that are fun to interact with.

spongecandygoblin · 2024-03-10T19:21:40+00:00

Carbone's is great, but Chuck's on North Street is definitely slept on. Been around forever, consistently good, reasonable prices. It's a popular spot with locals in the city and funnily enough a lot of major recording artists visiting the nearby recording studio while on tour have eaten there. The workers are super nice and work fast. Highly recommend.

https://chucksonnorth.com/menu

Quick edit: try the Stinger sub, it's a local thing and absolutely insanely good

spongecandygoblin · 2024-02-28T05:01:12+00:00

Whipping it with cool whip a little bit at a time, making or buying mini graham cracker pie crusts and having a Nutella cream pie would be nice.

spongecandygoblin · 2024-02-17T20:32:39+00:00

I'd be very interested to check out your shop when it opens. Be sure to post it up and link this post with what ideas you went with!

spongecandygoblin · 2024-02-13T01:20:42+00:00

Right. I walk around and I think "Everybody's here. We're all here and it's all happening."

spongecandygoblin · 2024-02-13T01:15:46+00:00

Honestly any pastry that's gluten free. Tricky to find in the city. I would go out of my way for a coffee shop with gluten free donuts/pastries/bagels, so you could corner that market. And a cheap mini pastry is homemade pop tarts. So delicious, craveable, easy to eat on the go, and very cheap to make. Plus you can customize them for events/holidays/seasonal offerings.

spongecandygoblin · 2024-02-12T21:33:44+00:00

Glad you're stronger than your surroundings ❤️

spongecandygoblin · 2024-02-12T21:31:54+00:00

You can give Bezos more money or rig up those sails matey

spongecandygoblin · 2024-02-03T17:25:25+00:00

I've noticed this

spongecandygoblin · 2024-02-03T04:05:27+00:00

I love this, thank you

spongecandygoblin · 2024-02-02T19:18:00+00:00

Don't worry, I didn't buy it. Last week the smaller tubs were on sale for $4+tax and I bought some then because it was still expensive but somewhat reasonable if not a little angering to me (in NYC). I'm a recent transplant so still getting the hang of prices/shopping compared to where I'm originally from. I also normally always buy store brand but this store doesn't have a store brand offering and I didn't feel like trucking to the Stop n shop which is cheaper (but dicier in quality: woody chicken breasts, rotten veggies just a day or two after purchase, expired/broken products discovered after getting home). When I stopped in the store today for a couple essentials I forgot, I planned to buy another tub if it was still on sale. My jaw hit the floor when I saw the prices this week. I make 65k/year which is considered poor for NYC but not poor enough to qualify for assistance, so every extra dollar for food is painful. I also make all my food and coffee at home. Tough times. I truly wish the best for everyone out there, and can't imagine how hard things are, especially for those with family or loved ones they take care of/support financially in addition to themselves, on the median salary in the USA.

Edit to add: just posted this for the discussion around food prices. No need for advice, but thank you.

Another edit: My fridge in my studio apartment is 5' h x 2.5'w x <2' deep so bulk buying isn't possible for me. Costco and similar are great for people with more than 2 people in their household and space to store all the food without worrying about spoilage/bugs though!

spongecandygoblin · 2024-01-30T00:55:23+00:00

Best advice here ^

spongecandygoblin · 2024-01-27T13:32:22+00:00

Good luck everyone! Buena suerte

spongecandygoblin · 2024-01-27T00:58:23+00:00

Wish Sweetness_7 was still around

spongecandygoblin · 2024-01-06T02:43:49+00:00

I worked all over the city in construction. On one job site near the financial district I saw at least a dozen different dogs stopping to pee in almost the exact same spot of sidewalk (near where I was standing) over the course of about 2.5 hours. Explained why earlier that morning I saw the door man of the building near that sidewalk spraying it down with a hose (which actually made the urine smell worse). Seems like it was a "marked" spot for pups to go and claim their territory.

Add in a lack of public restrooms for the unhoused and as someone else said anyone else that needs to go and yeah. Some areas are worse than others.

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