Mrs Xenu,
just wanted to let you know what I did in the UK after leaving. I went to Yorkshire after I left and thought that I could make it with FSMing, but realized that I was considered an absolute degraded being by those still in Scientology that I connected up with at first, and could not really mix with them anymore - my viewpoint about Scn had dramatically changed. I then also realized that my purpose to disseminate Scientology had left me in a big way, still, I do believe in basic aspects of the tech and to help people with what I know works for me and might also work for them. So what I did, as I am german and speak well english, I posted little notices in shops around the villages to assist students with german lessons or study problems (what I would do is apply the basics of study tech with them). Even if I did not get immediate responses, I know that, after I had left England, the responses to those little ads still came in. However, I needed to earn money, so I cast aside all my considerations and after I found out what a CV is ... I posted one out to the local computer firm to see if I could get a job there, no response. I did not let myself be discouraged, and so decided to take on any job I could get and work myself up. I then walked into the local Co-op shop and applied for a job in the stores, I told the manager who interviewed me that I had worked as a type of Church volunteer in Scientology before and now was starting a new life, but that I was well able to work hard and do what was required, he gave me the job and I worked there for a few weeks, after 3 days I was operating the till and was entrusted with the cash. Due to personal reasons I had to leave Yorkshire, but he gave me a great reference, which was the first I ever had outside. I then went back to Germany and decided what I really wanted to do. I had a cont level management job all the while I was in the SO and while I was nearly OEC and well management trained, was not really keen about that any longer, but enjoyed working with people a lot. so customer service or reception work indicated the most to me. I then decided to get an education and applied in germany (with 31 years of age, which is not an age to do that in germany normally...) for an education in a 4 star wellness hotel in the black forrest. I got accepted and the manager there said that he admired my courage to start all over again in my life. I did not tell him at that stage that I was a Scientologist but used the skills I had learned in the SO and otherwise to put a decent CV together. I did speak later openly about being a Scientologist and had no probelsm with that in that Hotel or with my work. So here I was getting 8 month practical education in a 4 star Hotel in germany to get a new life, after that I simply decided to go to Ireland as hat was a country I always wanted to go to, applied on-line and got a job after a few days in the south west of Ireland. The reference of that Hotel stated that the door was always open for me to return for work there. Since then I had no problems getting references and jobs and am now a well paid corporate receptionist for an international company in Dublin. I am happy and even though I am sure I could rise to a higher position, I have no intention to. I also do freelance translations to earn some extra money. That was another thing I always had to do on an allhands basis in the SO, so why not use that knowledge I gained to make something out of it. I had good and bad days in the SO, but believe that what I lived through in the SO made me very independent and able to live a happy live. What I was told, when I left was that I would not be able to get any job or fail as I am in a constant lower condition and a degraded being - what a bunch of BS!!!
All the best, Petra