Hello Everyone:
I got some good news on Friday afternoon, the City of Los Angeles City Planning Department wants to meet me on Friday February 5th. It's a first interview for an assistant planner position in their Office of Historic Resources. Woo Hoo. Right, woo hoo. I was excited for about ten seconds, then I got over it. I figured what's the point because I'm not going to get asked to come back for a second round. Also, it's a job I'm not sure I want, even if I was offered the position. The Brit BF said I should ask myself how long can I manage with no money? I'm thinking do I really want to be a government paper pusher, deal with other people's agendas, is this the best use of my skills and intellect? I may be over thinking it but truth is I really like working on my own. I make my own hours, I don't deal with other people and their agendas, I do what want I when I want. The downside is no paycheck. If it's just about the paycheck, then anything will do but I also want to be happy. Happy, in the work sense, is expanding my skills and being intellectually challenged. Those points are really important to me because I've had enough work experience in soul sucking brain draining jobs. The kind of work that leaves you exhausted and miserable. The size of the check is important but not that important but just enough to cover my needs. I'm not in it for the toys, I just want enough so I can advance my personal agenda: learn web design, add more photo content to my blog, travel and write. I don't know if I can accomplish any these if I'm spending 40 hours a week as a government paper pusher. Still, it is a first interview not the job offer meeting.
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