Really, I mean that. I get such a thrill of excitement whenever I hear that someone has escaped from a toxic work environment. Kudos mate!!
I'm lucky to already have a full-time research position waiting for me at UPenn, and it's just a matter of getting the paperwork sorted out at this point before the affiliation is official. I also do a fair amount of freelance translation work (mostly legal documents and the sort of technical writing you'd see in a digital camera manual), so I have a decent cushion. And I think my biggest source of income will be to not live in Washington DC, which is very beautiful but not even remotely affordable.
I think I'll be okay in terms of finances, but! I am intrigued by the possibility of doing part-time tutoring work. You aren't the first person to tell me that there's money to be made there, and I think it might actually be fun. I always had a good time teaching upper-level Japanese language classes, and I'm intrigued by the prospect of teaching classes in English-language vocabulary and grammar.
And, I mean, if I can help embittered and exhausted college kids at a large state school, then I can help tired and anxiety-ridden teenagers at a small prep school, right? I feel bad for the college kids, because they've already taken on a huge burden of debt, but maybe I can help the younger kids get into a better school with a better financial aid package.
The more I think about this, the more feasible it seems. Thank you!
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Really, I mean that. I get such a thrill of excitement whenever I hear that someone has escaped from a toxic work environment. Kudos mate!!
I'm lucky to already have a full-time research position waiting for me at UPenn, and it's just a matter of getting the paperwork sorted out at this point before the affiliation is official. I also do a fair amount of freelance translation work (mostly legal documents and the sort of technical writing you'd see in a digital camera manual), so I have a decent cushion. And I think my biggest source of income will be to not live in Washington DC, which is very beautiful but not even remotely affordable.
I think I'll be okay in terms of finances, but! I am intrigued by the possibility of doing part-time tutoring work. You aren't the first person to tell me that there's money to be made there, and I think it might actually be fun. I always had a good time teaching upper-level Japanese language classes, and I'm intrigued by the prospect of teaching classes in English-language vocabulary and grammar.
And, I mean, if I can help embittered and exhausted college kids at a large state school, then I can help tired and anxiety-ridden teenagers at a small prep school, right? I feel bad for the college kids, because they've already taken on a huge burden of debt, but maybe I can help the younger kids get into a better school with a better financial aid package.
The more I think about this, the more feasible it seems. Thank you!