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I really want a career with animals, but my experience is in the area is moderate, but no qualifications. Yet i would need a job that pays well.

I have a habit of jumping right in at things without thought or planning. And i have been told countless times by my partner if i ever have an urge to do something, I REALLY must talk it through with him first because he's good at analysing and knowing if something is a good idea or not. And my stubborn, think i know it all, want to do sht on my own and prove the world wrong, i end up overriding this 'rule' of his.

Ok, so what have i done? I really want to a job with animals, preferably rescue. But anything will do as long as it pays well. Stumbled across a vacancy yesterday for a dog walker, paying a substantial amount of £75 ph, choose your own hours ect. Duh, yeah of course i leaped right in at that! The application said 'requires driving licence', and i don't drive, so was assuming they'd either get back to me to work around it, or just straight up reject me.

Got an email this morning saying i've been shortlisted and it's given me a link to sign up to the 'service'. No one has talked to me about it, no one has asked me any questions. Nothing. And my immediate reaction is to run in the opposite direction. Mainly because, well, change is scary, i wasn't expecting to be accepted, maybe it's not what i thought? Maybe i'm making the wrong decision. I don't know, i don't feel adult enough to answer that question myself.

So... i mean, in a perfect world it would be an amazing job, i'd be fantastic at it, it pays well, and i would thoroughly enjoy it and feel better about my days. But this is not a perfect world, and perhaps the reality is that it's self-employed (meaning paperwork that I seriously don't understand), it doesn't pay like I expected because getting 'jobs' would be more difficult than expected, i don't drive and therefore will be even more difficult to fulfil customer requests (such as taking their dog to/from groomers and vets ect), meeting and dealing with customers will give me unwanted anxiety.

And if i really do decide that it is a mistake, then I have to face the anxiety of rejecting the position. Why can't i just behave myself and leave this area alone until me and my partner are more stable finance wise and it won't be such a big deal if i make a mistake?

So, how many of you have a habit of jumping right at something without warning and then immediately think 'Wait, what you doing? Bad idea!'

The worst case scenario seems to be that you're back to square one, if I'm reading the situation right. I've found that anxiety goes down significantly the more prepared I am for something. So maybe try to come up with a plan for all the problems you listed. That gets rid of the fear of the unknown. Then remind yourself that you have plans B, C, D, etc.
Also, I don't know about the laws in your area, but you might be able to be a petsitter. My mom boards animals and she's allowed to do it as long as there are no more than six dogs in the house and the neighbors don't complain about noise. It's in your own house so you might have a bit of control over the situation and it also pays really well depending on how you set the price. People are willing to pay my mom $20-30 a day. I don't know how much money you're looking for, but it's an option.
Even if you already applied you should still talk to your partner. It sounds like he's willing to help you with exactly that kind of situation.

Just checking £75 per hour? This must be either a typo or it's a scam!

Really - talk to your partner. It sounds like a fake job that wants to make money from you, not the "customers." As for self-employment, I have read up on it extensively, and the surest test I've heard of for entrepreneurial ability is growing up in the middle of a family business, like a store. Re: your potential clients for any animal related work - they will be relatively rich and demanding. Why not befriend your local wildlife?

This sounds scammy to me. I wonder if the next step is to pay a fee to the "service" to get on their list. Or maybe the scam is that you have already given them too much personal information.

It's good that you are aware of your weaknesses and asked for input from others, be it your partner or this forum.

I spent a bit of time looking into it. It's like an uber for pets, and they have clients in most of UK, Ireland and US.

Basically, you create an account and fill in your details (address, experience ect) you can chose how much you charge and there is a choice of services you can offer - grooming, boarding, walking or a combination of either. And then clients can search your advert and profile and decide to use you for your services. They pay the company and the company process it to you, however, you're in charge of your own tax.

Since they've already accepted me, it looks like I can take my time with setting up my profile if i wish. And if i don't like it, no biggie.

I'll see what bf thinks about it. It's possible I could just do a few evenings a week walking pooches and that may help bring in some extra cash

As long as you don't have to pay the company an "upfront fee," the potential is there for you not to lose out on this.

However, what I would watch out for: The company not paying you for your services, and you having to work really hard to get that money, if you get it at all.

I wish you knew somebody who has actually used this service for employment.