Table 2 Consumers’ historical and contemporary occupational experiences
Occupational experiences | Number and percentage | |
|---|---|---|
Past occupations worked in | ||
Parenting (i.e., children and/or grandchildren) | n = 10 (63%) | |
Customer services (i.e., retail, diesel service, cleaner, store man, receptionist, inspector at an animal welfare agency, general office/domestic work, sheltered workshop, and shop work) | n = 7 (44%) | |
Transport and logistics (i.e., truck driving, fleet management and accounting) | n = 3 (19%) | |
Community (i.e., Aboriginal community work, youth outreach, fundraising, and mental health services) | n = 3 (19%) | |
Government (i.e., hospitals and education department or school) | n = 2 (13%) | |
Unknown | n = 3 (19%) | |
Past occupational roles occupied | ||
Parent | n = 10 (63%) | |
Frontline (i.e., customer service and/or administrative) | n = 6 (38%) | |
Management other business (i.e., manager, assistant manager, or supervisor) | n = 4 (25%) | |
Management own business (i.e., transport, retail, art, or writing) | n = 3 (19%) | |
Advocating, facilitating or coordinating (i.e., volunteer or social justice work) | n = 2 (13%) | |
Current work occupational status | ||
Unemployed | n = 8 (50%) | |
Employed | n = 2 (13%) | |
Unknown | n = 6 (37%) | |