Job hunt help?

[cb866 140]

Hey everyone,

Long time lurker (for football reasons, obviously) but today I come to you with the real pickle I'm in.

I'm a 2x UT grad (MA and PhD) and lost my job suddenly last year (I was a professor at Trinity in San Antonio). Since then, I've been working odd jobs and freelancing, thinking I'd slip into the private sector somewhere quite easily since I have interesting experience (I'm an Asia specialist), high degrees, and am generally a smart and with-it person. However, I thought wrong. It's now been almost a year of mostly unemployment. This has caused serious strain as I've also now entered into divorce as well.

I don't live in Texas anymore (living with family to save) but thought there might be a small chance somewhere here could help me out. I know it's pathetic and desperate but I know some of you have legit good business connections. Not only am I having a hard time brainstorming _what_ to do next, everything I've _tried_ to do has failed (including starting my own business).

In any case, for a fellow UT grad, does anyone have any connections that might be able to help, or know of companies that are hiring directly? Yeah, I stupidly went into the Humanities but to be fair I was a professor at some top schools for 7 years. Just the new horizons in academia are not benefiting me and I've been pushed out.

Any help or advice would be much welcomed. I can provide more details in DMs or by email, of course.

Thanks!

[Mother mopar 3318]

May get more traction over here.

https://www.surlyhorns.com/board/topic/26967-job-hunting/

[cb866 140]

Thanks! I searched for such a thread and came up short. Will do.

[ROFL BOX 6647]

The only thing "pathetic" is thinking you're pathetic.

Don't.

[Mother mopar 3318]

Thanks! I searched for such a thread and came up short. Will do.

No worries, search function blows.

[Orale 1087]

Best of luck man. Many of us have been there. Just a random thought, maybe consider starting a small business that doesn't require much up front investment. It's easier said than done of course, but certainly within the capability of a smart hard working person. 

[pacman 7355]

I don't have much info but wanted to wish you well.

With Asia experience, I wonder if you have considered teaching online school for overseas. Have two acquaintances who picked up jobs recently teaching in England and Japan from the US.

Edited April 13 by pacman

[immamac 42834]

Especially with divorce if you don’t have kids why you tryna stick around here? 

[deadshank 24652]

On 4/12/2024 at 12:06 AM, ROFL BOX said:

The only thing "pathetic" is thinking you're pathetic.

Don't.

[Nicole44 22057]