Dear Sue: I currently am employed full time with a company that pays me a meager salary considering my experience and qualifications. For some reason I seem to accept and work at positions that do not meet my educational background or tap into my potential. In other words, I keep selling myself short when it comes to finding a good and lucrative career.
I am planning on becoming pregnant soon. Before I do I would like to be settled in a better job and establish myself in a career. I recently got my license to sell real estate, and have been offered a position as an agent. I am nervous and torn as to whether or not real estate is for me. My current position has a set schedule and is a salaried position without a chance for much variety or a pay increase. Working in real estate would offer me the opportunity to have a flexible schedule as well as an opportunity to earn a great paycheck. Ive been offered a position that would pay me a draw against commission. Receiving a draw would relieve me of lot of stress about making money. The way I see it, my income can only increase. However, I would have to work some weekends and evenings, which would interfere with my personal life. How do I decide if a career in real estate is for me?
Sue Says: There is no perfect choice or magical way of knowing. If you stay where you are, you continue to sell yourself short and know what to expect. If you leave and pursue real estate, you wont have as much structure, which you may or ma...
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