u/LostBoyHealing23

I recently decided that I want to move towards identifying as genderfluid as this feels like being more authentic in who I am. I would like to find a career path where I can be openly genderfluid and it's not just tolerated, but actually accepted. I would like to be able to be creative, but i have no idea what I want to do. I have an Associates of Applied Sciences and am a COTA in the medical field. Ive been considering art therapy but im not sure how in-demand that kind of job is.

Does anyone know of good paying career options where i can be more authentic without it affecting my job stability/security?

I am freaking out because I forgot to renew my state license for a full year during which I was working. I did not realize my license was expired as I forgot. I renewed my NBCOT and kept up with the required continuing education credits. The company I work for is asking me questions and I dont have answers. I am diagnosed with ADHD and I literally just forgot that it existed. I have now done my renewal, but they said it is not retroactive and the entire year of my work with this company may no longer be billable to insurance. Im full on panicking now because does that mean I owe this company all the money they've paid me for treatments? Am I going to lose my license for good? I have no idea what to do. For context I am a COTA. My company did not realize it was expired until recently. Is there anything I can do to make this situation right? Please advise.

Further context: I have an arkansas state license, but I am working under my sofa passport in Germany. The company I work for is a German company run by Americans and catering to Tricare patients from nearby military bases.

EDIT for more context: I am not an independent contractor and my license was expired when the company hired me in April 2025 and I had no idea.

Question: Is there ANYTHING I can do to get out of the 3 month agreement of a statutory waiting period before resigning that is not going to be extremely difficult to do?

So I have a sofa passport that allows me to work for German businesses while my husband is in the military. I have been working for over a year now at a business where I was initially supposed to work at one of their sites that is 20 minutes from my house, but they asked me to work at a place that is a 1.5 hour drive one direction, so total of 3 hours driving a day. I agreed to this because they agreed to pay me 2 hours of admin time per day I drive. When I went to the business about how i need more supervision (im a new graduate and my job position requires supervision which they have been unable to provide for most of my time working here) they decided they would have me work an extra 3 hours (supervised) an extra day of the week for no extra pay. They said instead they would take my pay from the drive and put it towards those hours so I'll no longer get paid for one of the drives im still expected to do. They told me they can do this because we never put it in my contract, it was only a verbal agreement. This was the final straw for me along with several other problems I've dealt with at this particular business. I put in my resignation, but the company has a statutory waiting period of 3 months before I can actually leave the job. Im ultimately leaving because the way the company operates has burned me out and they have gone back on agreements made and expected me to just accept that. Is there ANYTHING I can do to get out of the 3 month agreement that is not going to be extremely difficult to do? It is not specifically stated as 3 months in my contract but other employees have told me the company's statutory period is 3 months. My contract simply says that im bound to "the statutory waiting period." I also told the company that I only work in pediatrics not adults in my first job interview with the company but they told me that since it's not in my contract and the people I interviewed with are either no longer with the company or have stepped down from their higher positions that they will not honor that agreement either and are trying to force me to work with adults now too. Im worried they will be able to force this along with the extra drive for no pay during the 3 month period before I can officially leave. Any advice would be helpful.