In which I explain why my content sucks so bad lately.
I really like paydays. Twice a month, they put hunnerts and hunnerts of dollars into my account and then I can do neat things like buy lattés and pay off November’s surgery.
I like the job itself, actually. I work in a call center, talking on the phone all day. I actually enjoy most of the humans I speak to, and I enjoy the challenge of figuring out what the fuck they’re talking about and then fixing it. The job’s not the most stimulating I’ve ever had, but it’s certainly not the worst. (I’m understimulated, of course, but then when am I not understimulated at work? At least it’s busy and I’m not bored.)
Money’s good and the work’s fine. So what’s the problem, then?
The problem is working full-time.
It’s too much. Seriously. Five days out of every seven, all I do is work and sleep and feed myself. Who the fuck thought this schedule up? Does ANYBODY actually like it?
Sunday and Monday I try to clean house, do laundry, socialize with Gramma, love on my dog, rest, read, call friends, and maybe go out if I’m lucky enough to be invited somewhere.
If this were a high school writing assignment, I’d be comparing and contrasting Working Full-time to Not Working Full-time, and you know what would win? NOT WORKING FULL-TIME.
I just need to figure out how to earn what I need in far fewer hours of work. I just DO.
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awww! it’s so cute when they grow up and get jobs all their own! 😀
welcome to the workaday world of most adults. remember to buy those lottery tickets cuz unless you remarry really, really well (or get paying gigs so you can sing for a living) you’re going to be working full time for a while.
now you know why, despite exams and essays, i go to school.
I always bitch when I have to work full-time because I’m boring, and I bitch when I’m working less than full-time because then I’m broke. -m
Aw, it’s all lose/lose.
I just don’t understand why a woman with your talent isn’t being paid for just being smart. Seriously. I think I owe you a gazillion dollars for advice.
Keep saying things like this. I love it. I SHOULD get paid just for being smart! I TOTALLY AGREE! *smooch* -m
I got one of those interview things for http://www.dotster.com in like an hour. I’m pretty sure they are gonna make me work full time and junk. I’m gonna miss my unemployment. 🙁
Oooh, server farmage. Could be fun for a few months! Root! -m
Yeah, I hear ya. I loathe the idea of scheduled work, let alone 40 hours a WEEK of that hell. On the other hand I need scrilla so frigging bad right now. It’s dilemma.
Poverty is so unglamourous. -m