I have been feeling quite unsettled these past few weeks, more so than usual, and I've pinpointed the cause of these feelings to my steadily approaching graduation date from university. Having spent almost 17 years in continuous education, I'm not quite sure how to live life without school.
The obvious next step after graduation is getting a job, but I really don't want a 9-5 monotonous job where the only thing that keeps me going is the thought of the approaching weekend and payday. They say to find a job you're passionate about, but let's be realistic, there are only so many jobs out there where your passion can provide a decent income. I'm sure everyone would love to be a professional photographer for the National Geographic's, but such an industry is incredibly limited in available opportunities. I'm afraid I'll end up in one of those administrative office jobs where I input data for the rest of my life, and I will slowly degenerate into a cranky old lady who complains about work everyday and talks for hours about what her cats did the other night.
Where will I find my satisfying job? I'm not really sure. Which is why I made a resolution (not that anything ever accrues from these resolutions). Nonetheless, my resolution for the future is that if I ever end up in a job that I hate, I will quit, providing I can afford to quit, which effectively means I won't be able to quit, which makes my resolution pointless. Okay, not the best idea, but if you really really disliked your job, and quit without having reassurance that you will find another job, would you risk being poor for the sake of your sanity?
I really don't know.
wow...weird much?!? I just had this conversation with Alma yesterday...like around the same time you wrote this I think! hah Um but we came to the same conclusion we promised that we would quit the day we hated it. And I get that we might not always have that choice but iA we will! I say just marry that doctor/lawyer/accountant/etc. and we've got nothing to worry about! hah :)
ReplyDeletehaha, or you could work to become that doctor/lawyer/accountant!
ReplyDeleteSarky, I'm positive iA you will find a job you LOVE, forget satisfying. And I think any job can be somewhat satisfying if you try to make it satisfying.. I think it's what you have your mind set out to be like anything.
Take sleep for instance, there's people who can live off of very little sleep while others need a lot more. Yeah, I'm sure there's some sort of physiological stuff you could consider, but in general I think if you accustom yourself to less sleep and tell yourself you can do it, you prob can! There's a girl I overheard on the bus a while back saying how she sleeps 5 hours every night as soon as she gets home and then studies from like 3 am onwards...!
and for the record, if you ever get cats, I will be forever terrified of coming over!