Explore Career Options

I hate this side of the industry. I’m going to explore more options for sure.

If you spoke to me a week ago I would have emphatically declared that my publishing job was not worth the sacrifice. Now, I find myself hesitating. I know I would love to earn more, but part of me is still a romantic. Add all of that to the undeniable fact that this economy is not exactly spitting out career opportunities , and you have a veritable shit storm of indecision within me.

This is what I’m passionate about, I’m just not sure f it’s the healthiest relationship (financially or otherwise) for me.

I’m still exploring the idea of becoming a lawyer, but I want to gain some skills in the meantime that can broaden my prospects.

I work for the Olympic Organizing Committee and my job has a “deadline”—or drop dead date when I won’t be there anymore.

It gives me a nice chance to figure out what comes next - what do I want to do do. I know the areas I’m good at and want to work in thoss- but the range is wide.

They’ve provided us with a career counsellor session which was useful and she gave me a few areas I should look at talking to people in.

I’ve also taken a workshop on “Careers” since I published this goal. I guess what’s left is calling a few of the people she recommended and talking to them about work and their work.

Then this goal could be called… complete!

in my new position. it’s a drastic change, I have more freedom, more flexibility in my schedule. Not sure where it will take me in the long run, but for now, the job is going good!

I’ve sent a couple e-mails to my advisor.
it seems her conclusion is to pass the buck, instead of helping me. You know what, I don’t want to go back to the “Undeclared” office, because they fail miserably at helping. I don’t know what to do. I know I want to become a nurse (my current major), i just wanted to see if there were careers with incorporating nursing with learning how to become a missionary. I don’t want to be 30 and wish I had learned to become a missionary earlier. I’m 20 and I need to figure this out. But my counselor just says I sound very unsure and should go back to the Undeclared office. Thanks for the support.

and since that goal is already on my list…this one’s done.

and from an unexpected source. I’m on Dark Tower 6, and one of the characters is explaining what makes rare books valuable. Many of these things are typos – on the cover, on the flap, on the copyright page. Little mistakes that can jack the price up several times over.

What I do is important, dammit. And it’s something spellcheck can never duplicate.

Which leads me to today’s Toothpaste for Dinner:

toothpastefordinner.com

Hm…ka? :D

I am fairly certain I want to stay in my current field, but I’m going to lose my mind if I stay at my current job. “Frustrated” does not begin to describe how I feel with my current bosses – one sides with everyone over me because he expects me to turn the other cheek, the other makes decisions based on what pleases his drinking buddies and doesn’t cut into his Solitaire time.

::bangs head on desk:: I know I should just suck it up and deal…I mean, I’m really quite well paid for what I do, which lately is a step above clerical work. But I’m so bored. I love what I do, when I’m allowed to do it. I want to learn, and grow, and accept increasing responsibility…instead I’m having responsibility steadily taken from me, and suspect the few projects I’m given are to humor me. If I weren’t good at what I do, I’d understand…but I am.

Sorry…I just had to get this off my chest. Thank you for listening! :) I’m going to go calm down now, and start plotting ways to get out of this hole.

wine taster for ridge vinyards. I think gardener might be good too, but terrible benefits. Cat sitter. Photographer’s assistant for outdoor and nature photo’s. Okay, these are pretty off the top of my head ideas, but they do sound like fun.

of both my 5-year plan goal and my “plan B” goal. I considered just making the goal to find a new job, but as I’ve seen from the jobs I’ve turned down/not applied for, just a new job isn’t enough – I want a more fulfilling career.