heh, heh - got a job. True, it's at about 37% of what I was making, but it's gonna bring much happiness so there. And helpfulness. And I believe it was HP inspired. Vs. the bitched-out inspired.
Had to leave home this a.m. cuz it wuz hub's day off. So I began by hangin' in the AA parking lot, in my car, my home/office-away-from-home(office). I'd done did a little meditating, taken a shower, wore a suit, even put on some make-up and now...what? So I began with an exercise for people who don't really know where to go from here. They're stale-mated by the past.
The list began with:
In what venue(s) do you have experience, and how much, and where does thy happiness factor thy within eachin'? And so I began like-a this-
Had to leave home this a.m. cuz it wuz hub's day off. So I began by hangin' in the AA parking lot, in my car, my home/office-away-from-home(office). I'd done did a little meditating, taken a shower, wore a suit, even put on some make-up and now...what? So I began with an exercise for people who don't really know where to go from here. They're stale-mated by the past.
The list began with:
In what venue(s) do you have experience, and how much, and where does thy happiness factor thy within eachin'? And so I began like-a this-
Housecleaning :-/ (apathy) 3 (Ranks exp. level, 5 being very proficient, etc.)
Self Employed :-) (happiness) 1.5
Restaurants :-( (unhappiness) 3.5
Travel :-/ 2
Books :-) 3.5
Music :-) 2.5
Kids :-) 4.5
Advertising :-/ 3
Print :-/ 4.5
Alcoholism :-) 4
Secretarial :-/ 4.5
Retail :-/ 2.5
Telephone :-/ 4
Grocery :-) 4.5
Proofing :-) 3.5
Analytical :-/ 3
Pets :-) 3.5
Then I took the happiest boogers and lined up the more experienced and picked the first few and started coming up with possible matching job titles:
1. Kids 4.5 Daycare Worker, Substitute Teacher, Counselor, Babysitter
2. Alcoholism 4 Circuit Speaker, Drug Education Instructor, DUI Class Instructor, Asst. Hospital/Counseling Center Worker (bee)
etc., etc., it was VERY EYE-OPENING.
I went and got a job today, after this one hour exercise 'dis mornin', at a new child care facility - Just knocked and asked with resume and references in hand. I start tomorrow at 10:30.
Fuck corporate america.
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2 comments:
Worker amongst worker! Easy does it Margoleeta. Congrats on the new job! I find my workplace is always a great place to work out all my character defects! But then again, I live them out at home as well, which can be quite painful as well. I have not told any of the people I work with that I am in the program. They probably suspect though as it is common for addiction counselors to be in recovery themselves. They just don't ask. Keep it simple, be humble. Self deprecation mixed with a fair dose of humor works always works for me...Good luck.
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