she speaks
i guess i more than owe you an update on my boring ass or stressful-as-hell life.
the work world, in a word, is a drag. i'm already fed up with the daily weekday wake up dreading the work day routine. i think i need a new alarm for a bit of variety in my life. it's the only thing i imagine could bring anything interesting to that wretched, "why do i have to be awake moment."
i live my life waiting for the weekends, or at the very least, the end of the work day. this is probably partially due to loquaxcaesar living in far away columbus. i intend to remedy this predicament by abandoning my job (more than thankfully) for the columbus area when my lease is up at the end of july. i should be putting a concerted effort in to the job search but i'll get there eventually.
i should note that the work world would not be such a terrible thing in my eyes if:
a) i didn't have to deal w/ 8am mornings (first & foremost)
b) i didn't have to deal w/ capitalism (i really hate it when they cut my benefits & lay-off my co-workers to fund an ugly cafeteria project. budget better in the first damn place!)
c) i didn't have to do a job at a level drastically higher than the one i'm getting paid for, or, at the very least, they compensated me fairly for my work (i'd estimate i'm getting about 1/2 of what i should be getting for what i am actually doing)
my job does have some good points. in particular, the people i work with (BELOW the management level) are fabulous, kind, caring, knowledgeable individuals. it's unfortunate to have to watch people who have dedicated 30yrs or more to the company get dicked around. one of my supervisors is extremely confident in my abilities, supportive, & a good mentor. unfortunately he's not the one who can do much of anything about my compensation, promotion, etc. i am mostly left to do my own thing which gives me plenty of time to go chat with my co-workers. if only i had free-rein of the internet at work...
an interesting point to consider: most of the co-workers i like will be leaving the company in the next 5-10yrs. where is the generation under them? obviously they baled & probably for good reason. also, i can safely assume that i will never work anywhere for 30+yrs nor will most of you. then again, retirement may never be an option for us what w/ the demise of pension plans, social security, & medicaid. what a good future we're descending into.
on a more positive note, i'd like to say that Planned Parenthood earned some serious pluses in my book today. i've been struggling with getting my birth control thanks to work dicking up my medical & my insurance not covering birth control (you really have to love the fact that insurance covers viagra but not birth control!) so today i abandoned them & just went to Planned Parenthood. while not exactly being expeditious, the staff was exceedingly kind & helpful. i didn't even have to get a new papsmear to get a prescription & they were more than willing to give me 6mos at a time when insurance will usually only give you 3. also, i paid $17/pack & since i bought 6 at a time, i got one free. so ladies, if you're struggling with the matter, i'd more than recommend a trip to Planned Parenthood.
now, after all that you might think that my life was a nightmare. fortunately, you'd be very wrong. i have a fabulous boyfriend who makes me exceedingly happy & is supremely supportive & respectful. that is why i will not only be relocating to columbus to be closer to him but also moving in with him. things really are going terrifically & we're confident that we can make things work. besides, few things would make me happier than being able to wake up beside him every morning. also, i make more than enough money to live comfortably & to even afford some frivolities such as my beautiful new Mac desktop & amazingly yummy food whenever i want it (which is always!).
so all-in-all things aren't so bad. i'm just tired of jumping through all those bureaucratic hoops. i hate it when it seems like people are going out of their way to make things difficult/miserable/overly-complicated.
the work world, in a word, is a drag. i'm already fed up with the daily weekday wake up dreading the work day routine. i think i need a new alarm for a bit of variety in my life. it's the only thing i imagine could bring anything interesting to that wretched, "why do i have to be awake moment."
i live my life waiting for the weekends, or at the very least, the end of the work day. this is probably partially due to loquaxcaesar living in far away columbus. i intend to remedy this predicament by abandoning my job (more than thankfully) for the columbus area when my lease is up at the end of july. i should be putting a concerted effort in to the job search but i'll get there eventually.
i should note that the work world would not be such a terrible thing in my eyes if:
a) i didn't have to deal w/ 8am mornings (first & foremost)
b) i didn't have to deal w/ capitalism (i really hate it when they cut my benefits & lay-off my co-workers to fund an ugly cafeteria project. budget better in the first damn place!)
c) i didn't have to do a job at a level drastically higher than the one i'm getting paid for, or, at the very least, they compensated me fairly for my work (i'd estimate i'm getting about 1/2 of what i should be getting for what i am actually doing)
my job does have some good points. in particular, the people i work with (BELOW the management level) are fabulous, kind, caring, knowledgeable individuals. it's unfortunate to have to watch people who have dedicated 30yrs or more to the company get dicked around. one of my supervisors is extremely confident in my abilities, supportive, & a good mentor. unfortunately he's not the one who can do much of anything about my compensation, promotion, etc. i am mostly left to do my own thing which gives me plenty of time to go chat with my co-workers. if only i had free-rein of the internet at work...
an interesting point to consider: most of the co-workers i like will be leaving the company in the next 5-10yrs. where is the generation under them? obviously they baled & probably for good reason. also, i can safely assume that i will never work anywhere for 30+yrs nor will most of you. then again, retirement may never be an option for us what w/ the demise of pension plans, social security, & medicaid. what a good future we're descending into.
on a more positive note, i'd like to say that Planned Parenthood earned some serious pluses in my book today. i've been struggling with getting my birth control thanks to work dicking up my medical & my insurance not covering birth control (you really have to love the fact that insurance covers viagra but not birth control!) so today i abandoned them & just went to Planned Parenthood. while not exactly being expeditious, the staff was exceedingly kind & helpful. i didn't even have to get a new papsmear to get a prescription & they were more than willing to give me 6mos at a time when insurance will usually only give you 3. also, i paid $17/pack & since i bought 6 at a time, i got one free. so ladies, if you're struggling with the matter, i'd more than recommend a trip to Planned Parenthood.
now, after all that you might think that my life was a nightmare. fortunately, you'd be very wrong. i have a fabulous boyfriend who makes me exceedingly happy & is supremely supportive & respectful. that is why i will not only be relocating to columbus to be closer to him but also moving in with him. things really are going terrifically & we're confident that we can make things work. besides, few things would make me happier than being able to wake up beside him every morning. also, i make more than enough money to live comfortably & to even afford some frivolities such as my beautiful new Mac desktop & amazingly yummy food whenever i want it (which is always!).
so all-in-all things aren't so bad. i'm just tired of jumping through all those bureaucratic hoops. i hate it when it seems like people are going out of their way to make things difficult/miserable/overly-complicated.