Gaming Exercises

Hello Everyone: It was a lovely and quiet day. My favorite type of day. I got an errand done with little or no effort, which made me happy. Checking my email today, there were more good leads for customer service-type jobs. I have to spend some time reading over the description and, if it sounds good, check them out. As I've said before, most sound like questionable companies or some startup that is destined to quickly go out of business. The BIL tried to push a seasonal job at a local department store but it's not something I'm in to. He seems to think that a seasonal job will help tide me over until the City Planning Department hires me. We need to manage our expectations. As great as it would be if the Planning Department was so dazzled by application materials that they hire me without anymore interviews or background checks, the reality is something else. The reality is that I still have to go through to the next round, pass that, and even then, I'd only get put on hiring eligibility list. Chances are I may not even get hired so I need to focus on finding work that will address my medium-term needs and serve as a possible career launchpad. I think that that the three I dealt with yesterday should do that. Of the three, the one with the local school board has the highest career potential. They offer a mentorship for people who already have the degrees but not the credentials and are interested in a teaching career. The other two, the career launchpad potential is not apparent. Regardless, I have to first get hired to one before I can pivot to something more long-term. I think Sis and the BIL don't get that I tend to be strategic. They're the kind of people that sometimes act on impulse which is a little strange given that they're more logical thinkers. Yes, a seasonal job is a good idea but I really don't want to be stuck with nothing when the job ends. Yes until the job ends, I can spend my off hours looking for work. My point is I want to have something that's a sure thing rather than gamble on something that's a hypothetical. I don't live in the hypothetical. Even if I take a customer service job and the Planning Department decides to move me forward and eventually (manicured fingers and pedicured toes crossed) hire, I can always quit. Usually customer service jobs have a high turnover and managers understand that people don't make careers out of them. If I get hired by the local school board and they offer me a mentorship opportunity, I would have to think about a job offer from the City Planning Department. Of course I want the job, I'm putting in enough effort, and I bloody well deserve it. Teaching is nice career and I can probably be very good at it. Anyway, these are just of gaming exercises I do in my head.