I’m thinking that all of Thibault’s educated, qualified, competent followers should band together and create something amazing!
Here might be an antidote to the overuse and dilution of otherwise completely decent words: The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, by John Koenig. He’s the nephew of a friend and I haven’t read it yet, but if you’ve heard of “sonder,” he’s the one who coined the word.
Thibault, I have been there. In my 40s, I aged-out in Hollywood (assistanting), and was deemed as too independent from all of my freelancing time. When I couldn't even get hired as a server (not having POS experience...I mean I did have a smartphone and a degree with 3 letters in it so I was sure I could figure it out), I ended up taking a 2-day/week job as an administrative assistant, that went to 3 days, that ended up being 4 (I refused to give 5 days to anyone!) with me being the office manager/bookkeeper and running the business. I was with them for 7 years. It got me paid time off and partial benefits (we went halfsies on insurance), and helped me to save and pay down debt. It was by no means a dream job, and it didn't end particularly well (opposing political views, for one thing). But, when I went back out to look for work, some of it in Hollywood (assistanting), I was wanted. I was (and am) in my 50s. I had heard all the horror stories about ageing out and great people never finding work again, and (thankfully) that was not my experience. If you can find a recruiter you like, go with them. But that 2-day/wk job, I found on Craigslist. You have those bookkeeping skills, and that is valuable. You are a creative, which means you are a natural problem solver. You are a good human, which is invaluable. Wishing a wonderful opportunity your way, Thibault. xo
Thank you for this. Super helpful! I think the other surprising thing is I never had an issue in SF finding work, so this LA thing has been hard to crack. I have bookkeeping clients but it's not quite enough right now so trying to figure it out. Let's get coffee if you're still up for it!
I’m thinking that all of Thibault’s educated, qualified, competent followers should band together and create something amazing!
Here might be an antidote to the overuse and dilution of otherwise completely decent words: The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, by John Koenig. He’s the nephew of a friend and I haven’t read it yet, but if you’ve heard of “sonder,” he’s the one who coined the word.
No kidding! Or put in a magazine ad, or….
I haven’t heard of sonder, but interesting! I think as soon as a word is written in cursive and hung in an Airbnb it’s in danger…
Thibault, I have been there. In my 40s, I aged-out in Hollywood (assistanting), and was deemed as too independent from all of my freelancing time. When I couldn't even get hired as a server (not having POS experience...I mean I did have a smartphone and a degree with 3 letters in it so I was sure I could figure it out), I ended up taking a 2-day/week job as an administrative assistant, that went to 3 days, that ended up being 4 (I refused to give 5 days to anyone!) with me being the office manager/bookkeeper and running the business. I was with them for 7 years. It got me paid time off and partial benefits (we went halfsies on insurance), and helped me to save and pay down debt. It was by no means a dream job, and it didn't end particularly well (opposing political views, for one thing). But, when I went back out to look for work, some of it in Hollywood (assistanting), I was wanted. I was (and am) in my 50s. I had heard all the horror stories about ageing out and great people never finding work again, and (thankfully) that was not my experience. If you can find a recruiter you like, go with them. But that 2-day/wk job, I found on Craigslist. You have those bookkeeping skills, and that is valuable. You are a creative, which means you are a natural problem solver. You are a good human, which is invaluable. Wishing a wonderful opportunity your way, Thibault. xo
Thank you for this. Super helpful! I think the other surprising thing is I never had an issue in SF finding work, so this LA thing has been hard to crack. I have bookkeeping clients but it's not quite enough right now so trying to figure it out. Let's get coffee if you're still up for it!
I’d love that. I have the week off between Christmas and New Year if you’re in town. If not, let’s plot time over a weekend. xo
DMing!