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Last month, I found out that I had been laid off from my teaching position. I've been actively looking for a new position at other districts, but so far nothing has come up for me. The corporation I worked for offered me an aides position for less than half the salary I was making as a teacher. I've reluctantly agreed to accept the aides position (because I need a job and the insurance).
A couple of days ago, my Uncle told me that the railroad was hiring and that if I applied he was sure he could get me a job. It would be a union job with a salary roughly equal to what I was making as a teacher (which would be a hell of a lot more than I'm making as an aide). I told him I would think about it.
Here's what I'm worried about... I still want to be a teacher, and I know how important it is for a lot of districts that you have continuous employment in an education related field. I'm afraid that if I take this railroad job whenever I apply for teaching positions they'll that gap against me. Are my worries unfounded? Should I just stay in the aides position, or should I go for the railroad job?
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