I did it
5 months ago
but then i got fired
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How to work because i love to, not because i have to
It made me 
"If you're not happy with your current job, you have a responsibility to yourself to do all you can to change things"
How I did it: I realised in my old job that things really weren't getting any better, so I set myself an ultimatum. I didn't quit straight away but the fact that I knew I was going to leave made everything much easier. I had nothing else to go to but since I was only 32 at the time I didn't feel like it would be too hard to find something else. In the end I moved to Berlin with my girlfriend and found work there. The work was OK, but not exactly what I wanted. So I left after six months and have now found myself in a job with good colleagues and a lot of new things to learn.
Lessons & tips:
- It's all relative. Sometimes all you have to do is change your perspective.
- Worrying is always worse than doing - we build up awful realities in our heads that we can't possibly know in advance to be true.
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JSpengs is slowly making progress
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9 months ago
I finally want to settle into my dream career.
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2 years ago
So I’ve had to pack up and move again. Moved across the country this time, from one crappy job to another.
This place is better, this time. But it’s not enough to live off of, and the hours are erratic. I stayed out of school for another year, and applied to universities.
I got rejected from both that I applied to.
So, it looks like another year of retail, for me. Another year of drudgery and unpredictability.
Some days, I just want to stay in bed.
BEST JOB EVER!
2 years ago
I have a wonderful job teaching 7 year olds drama! they are so sweet and intelligent, and it’s so rewarding when they get something out of it!
It’s something I can do because I want to, not because I have to, and that’s wonderful!
Juggling
3 years ago
So I did and juggling and unicycling show and it was pretty fun and I made 20 bucks.
Moose Is no longer at Leopard's being Dark and Stormied! Boo!
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3 years ago
Nothing like this in the world; apart from being in love this is the one thing that makes your life astounding
You can do it and it's totally worth it!
3 years ago
i stopped looking at the price tag to a job first and started looiing INTO what job i wanted to do first. And it pays off. When i got tired of the last job I worked, it started my own business doing web design and it’s my passion. Desk jobs suit certain people, construction suits other types of people, etc.
Find something you’re amped about… don’t just DO it because you have to. You only live once.
But don’t quit your job until you find a new one. Hey, if you want a new job that bad, you’ll shine at interviews. Positive attitude gets you really far.
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4 years ago
I threatened to quit. With getting screwed over with hours at work it makes school difficult (if almost impossible) because of my poor mental/physical health. I know this. I’ve asked for reduced hours many times, I’ve been patient. I understand that we’re understaffed and that we just lost two members, and that the two new girls don’t know what they’re doing. I do. Trust me, I understand completley. But at the same time I can’t sacrifice myself for my job. I won’t do that. I’m too young and retail isn’t what I want for the rest of my life. If I were teaching, if I were working tech, if I were being a language interpreter or something else that I would really like to be—then yes, sure, I’d sacrifice myself for my job. But I would do so because it’s my passion and I want to, not because I’m being forced to.
So I threatened to quit. If they really want me to stay then they’ll reduce my hours like I’ve asked and they’ll give me my extra day off a week. (Currently I only get two days off - and those are spent at the school from 7:30 AM to 7 or 8 PM. I have no days to myself - Thanksgiving was the first day I’ve had off in over three months). If they don’t—then I leave. Right before Christmas, I will leave. I will not put up with their crap.
For my future challenging job
4 years ago
I hate my current (April 6, 05) job but I couldn’t quit the job coz’ of the bond. But I wish I would have a challenging job in my future. Still now, I’m expecting that day to come as soon as possible.
