My Safety Net Has A Hole In It
Ever do something because you perceived it to be the right thing to do or the safe route? In July, I took a job for a few simple reasons:
1) I Needed a Job
2) I Needed Health Insurance
3) The Money was Good
4) The Hours were Good
Keep in mind that it was not my Dream Job. But you gotta do what you gotta do to survive in this town. I know that I choose to live in one of the most difficult places to live. And I do so out of personal necessity, as I don't think I would feel comfortable anywhere else in the world.
So here I am thinking that now I have this job, and the opportunity to learn some new skills sets, make money and at the very least have the security to "get paid" to look for another job.
Well all that changed yesterday. It turns out that my safety net has a hole in it -- my boss announced her resignation from the company. I'll admit that I am one to jump to conclusions -- so I immediately thought that I am out of a job.
Seeing as though it is the end of summer and no one is actually in the office, I don't have any answers for certain yet. There is the chance that I will be kept on, redistributed to another area. But being the pessimist that I am, I assume the worst and have begun a full on job search (not that I haven't been looking all along).
What is the lesson learned from this ordeal? I think it is that I should just take the risks that life throws my way, because it turns out the safe route has not been too safe after all.
1) I Needed a Job
2) I Needed Health Insurance
3) The Money was Good
4) The Hours were Good
Keep in mind that it was not my Dream Job. But you gotta do what you gotta do to survive in this town. I know that I choose to live in one of the most difficult places to live. And I do so out of personal necessity, as I don't think I would feel comfortable anywhere else in the world.
So here I am thinking that now I have this job, and the opportunity to learn some new skills sets, make money and at the very least have the security to "get paid" to look for another job.
Well all that changed yesterday. It turns out that my safety net has a hole in it -- my boss announced her resignation from the company. I'll admit that I am one to jump to conclusions -- so I immediately thought that I am out of a job.
Seeing as though it is the end of summer and no one is actually in the office, I don't have any answers for certain yet. There is the chance that I will be kept on, redistributed to another area. But being the pessimist that I am, I assume the worst and have begun a full on job search (not that I haven't been looking all along).
What is the lesson learned from this ordeal? I think it is that I should just take the risks that life throws my way, because it turns out the safe route has not been too safe after all.
posted by Pablo Perez at 8:28 PM
2 Comments:
Oh, P. I hate it when you get all weepy like this. This is life. There is no safety net. There is no plan. It's all flying blind. None of us knows anymore that anyone...
You will be alright!
like tumbler and tipsy days hopefully we will remain in high spirits. well, good day
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