Kia Freeland
Good Day. My name is Kia T. Freeland, I am a dedicated wife of 12 years and a mother of 5 wonderful children. I am currently working as a temporary employee, placed in a government agency, as a Administrative Staff assistant.
It has taken me many years to be able to learn the difference between being employed doing something that I love to do and trying to make hobbies a career. What I have found out about myself is, though I can do many things and sought after jobs that would enable me to do them, they were hobbies I took pleasure in doing on my own time, in my own way, it bought me peace and soundness. I realized that it would not be a great career move, because would take the joy out of hobbies I loved, and make them a chore and add pressure. Once I found out exactly who I am and fell in love with me, I found out what I wanted to be.
Going back to school is my next step in life. I have always wanted to go back to school, and while raising my children and always telling them to reach higher, I need to live by my own words, and this is me reaching higher. I have found now, people don't work on the honor system, having on the job experience is not as valuable nowadays as having a degree, even though you may have been there and done that.
I have been in the Administrative field for over 12, first starting out in customer service, and have held jobs as telephone rep, cashier in a fast food chain, clothing stores and supermarkets. From there I transitioned into reception, and of course after doing that for a number of years you move to secretary and administrative assistant. I learned how an office works and what is expected from me in these positions, the company's may change but the job titles basically stay the same with some degree of variance to suit the company. Having been in these positions I tried my hand at office management, I loved it! I see myself running the office for a major business being only second to the Vice president.
I have a full-time day job, and when I get home I am still on the job, I am a wife and a mother, a cook, a nurse, and I hold a slew of other positions, time is not always something that is readily available to me, I need some things to work around my schedule, and being able to take classes online while my chicken bakes in the oven works for me! I look forward to this next step!