Meet The Thordies

It's been three years now since I retired (early retirement option) from my office position in an international organization based in Manila. I thought I will enjoy the rest of my life because there is no more traffic in the morning, no more difficult boss, and no more credit card collectors. I was wrong. I miss the morning traffic and the difficult boss. I miss wearing blazers for an office wardrobe. While I did not escape the credit card collectors. For my existing cards, collectors call me at home. Some representatives of credit card companies call to offer credit cards. I learned to ignore them.

I wish I could work again in an office. I am tired of being an interim caregiver. I am not a typical retiree who is satisfied doing nothing. I feel I will die early without a gainful job. Can someone else help me please.

Some people are so thankful that they finish schooling. They will be out of school and will look for a job. In other words, their lives will be changed. But when you finish a course and work does not mean that you stop learning. You still continue to relearn what you had already learned inside the class. You know why? Because if you stop learning and will only depend on whatever you pick up in your job, you will not grow professionally.

Think about your career plans. Do you want to remain in the entry level position until you retire? Of course not. So what do you do. While on the job, see what else you can do to improve your skills and knowledge within the organization. Lack of planning increases the chances that nothing will happen. When you have a plan with clear objectives, you increase your chances of making things happen for yourself. Ask yourself the following questions:
"Where am I?"
"Where do I want to go?"
"How will I get there?"

As a secretarial educator and a former secretary myself I would like to share new ways and approaches for doing the work of the professional secretary effectively and to describe necessary steps to prepare for advancement.

Your role as secretary (or administrative assistant) has changed dramatically over the last decade, with greater responsibility and more skills expected of you now. In keeping with these changes, many secretaries are facing new and challenging work responsibilities that require highly developed communication skills and a comprehensive understanding of organizations. Current concerns with human resources development has promoted awareness regarding secretaries' contributions to the organization. Yet, you, the secretary, must take the initiative, making your objectives known and taking steps toward achieving them.

Your old secretarial images may suggest that you are there to take orders, but the new realities of the job say that you are there to think and offer ideas. Which image do you prefer?

Since I stopped being employed (by an employer), I stayed home as a "caregiver". Sometimes I wonder if it is a blessing or a curse. But most of the time I consider it a blessing. I stay home the whole day, do the household chores, as I have no maid, and monitors the budget. Our water bill reduced to about half the previous amounts, same as with the MERALCO bill. My bedroom is always fixed and my kitchen is in order. Yet I do my blogging. Is this not a blessing?

When do I consider it a curse? When my patient calls me for his peeing time. Other chores of a hospital nurse or attendant are sometimes giving me a high blood pressure.