“Are You Wasting Your Time? Discover the 14 Careers Doomed to Stagnate in the Future!”
Those honed people management skills ARE valuable outside retail though! Seek leadership roles in less chaotic environments, like customer success teams. Running a store proves you can manage logistics and budgets – highlight that for operations-type roles.
11. Nonprofit Work (Where Passion is Used Against You)
This is driven by a cause close to your heart, but often understaffed and underfunded. Pay is below market, justified by the “you’re doing good” rhetoric.
Burnout is rampant, as mission-driven folks tolerate unsustainable conditions for the cause. Plus, it’s harder to command a fair wage in the for-profit sector later, meaning you’re probably not going anywhere. You could seek larger, better-funded nonprofits or roles at foundations with a focus on grantmaking.
12. Substitute Teacher
It’s a vital job, but it lacks the pay, job security, and often respect of full-time educators. Benefits are rare, even with long-term subbing.
It’s a dead end because it is hard to transition into a full-fledged teaching career without going back to school for certification. However, instructional design roles at corporations are booming, and your classroom management experience matters there! Explore tutoring or nannying with greater pay potential.
13. Factory Work (Even With “Promotions”)
This job involves tasks for assembly lines or machine operator types. The pay might seem decent initially, especially with overtime, but raises are often minimal.
