Trying to help wife determine what she wants to do

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aroooooo

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aroooooo
Aug 29, 2021 19 Comments

Hello blind community,

My wife and I had our first kid last year.

Prior to that she was doing various part time jobs.

She really wants to return to working in some capacity, but has no idea what she wants to do. She isn’t technical, and has complete some colleges

I fully support her wanting to work, but encouragement aside I am not sure how else I could aside from listening, offering interview pre help, and general encouragement.

She has done quality enforcement for YouTube and Google, and also done social media management for various orgs.

She doesn’t want to code, but has shown some interest in product management and also UI/ UX.

We have help (grandparents, and cousins) that would help with some child care.

Anyone have any advice on this?

And since this is blind TC: 160

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  • Adobe
    etchaskech

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    etchaskech
    I just want to say that your wife is a lucky woman to have a supporting husband and parents/in laws to help and support.
    Aug 29, 2021 4
  • NVIDIA / Eng
    TC=500k+

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    TC=500k+
    Question is too broad and too vague.

    Need information on what kinds of skills she has. What she is excited about. How much effort can she put in. What the long term goal is. What she is willing to sacrifice.
    Aug 29, 2021 1
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      aroooooo

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      aroooooo
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      Aug 29, 2021
  • Amazon
    legos

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    legos
    Why does she want to work? Does she just want to feel like she's contributing or is she looking for fulfillment through work?

    There are good jobs, bad jobs, and bullshit jobs (that pay!). The job market does not look quite like how I'd heard it described in college.
    Aug 29, 2021 1
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      aroooooo

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      aroooooo
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      She wants both to have some fulfillment and to also feel like she is contributing. I fully support whatever she wants to do
      Aug 29, 2021
  • If she is interested in taking up a full time job, she can join a state university for MS. If she gets a full time job after MS, this will help offset the childcare costs
    Aug 29, 2021 2
  • It really depends on what she would want to do and where you live. Does she want to get additional training to get into a more specialized career? Weigh is the cost of childcare if she were to return to working and if her income would offset that. Im female, yoe 15, married and no kids(yet) and these would be some of my considerations. And in all honesty if you have to pay for childcare if she were to go back to work and her income isnt offsetting it significantly would this increase or decrease overall stress levels?
    Aug 29, 2021 2
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      aroooooo

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      We live in Pacific NW (Oregon), she wants to do some additional training.
      Aug 29, 2021
    • Yep i saw you updated your post and answered a lot of my questions. Sounds like you have flexible childcare options. The career paths you mentioned seem viable. In terms of UX the entry level market is crazy competitive (at least where I am) so getting some good training and a great book will take some work, but 100% doable. Also consider WLB, my first jobs in UX were absolute sweatshops and draining, but there are places that arent like that.
      Awesome youre supportive of her going back to work. Hope she finds what shes looking for!
      Aug 29, 2021