Change in Job?
I talked to my current boss, and have decided to look for employment elsewhere. I've been thinking this over for a long time, there is a lot of things that I like about the current place I work. It's relatively easy going, vacation time is easy to get, though not very closely knit, there is no major friction between anyone, it's only ten minutes away from my house, i even get free equipment rental (though, I've yet to have the need or opportunity). But in the end it comes down to two things, money and mobility. The pay is better then minimum wage, but, I don't get steady hours, and, there is no place upwards for me to go. I could probably manage to move out of my parents place on it with enough roommates, but, just barely. Fortunately, my boss understood, and in fact, said I could keep my job as long as I needed it, no pressure, and won't even look for a replacement until I've left. So I'm in a great place to be looking for a job.
Problem is, it's a good time to look, but it may well be a bad time to FIND. This has me rather nervous. One of the reasons I took this current job was to get in contact with people I might find employment with, and well, that didn't pan out. So other then some job experience, I'm in the same place as I was a couple years ago. Finding work in the entertainment industry isn't easy. Many of the best jobs are freelance, but freelance is hard until you know people.
What makes it even stranger is that, it's not like something i planned 2 years ago and said "Ok, I'm quitting on this date" It's just one of those things that sort of hit me as "It's time." Now all of the sudden, I have a huge range of ifs and possibilities, and I really have no idea where I'm going to be one year from now. Maybe I'll have a great new job, maybe I'll be kicking myself for leaving, or maybe I'll still be just where I'm at.
It's strange looking at the unknown like this, and it seems I probably couldn't have picked a worse time to do it. Heh, oh well.
Problem is, it's a good time to look, but it may well be a bad time to FIND. This has me rather nervous. One of the reasons I took this current job was to get in contact with people I might find employment with, and well, that didn't pan out. So other then some job experience, I'm in the same place as I was a couple years ago. Finding work in the entertainment industry isn't easy. Many of the best jobs are freelance, but freelance is hard until you know people.
What makes it even stranger is that, it's not like something i planned 2 years ago and said "Ok, I'm quitting on this date" It's just one of those things that sort of hit me as "It's time." Now all of the sudden, I have a huge range of ifs and possibilities, and I really have no idea where I'm going to be one year from now. Maybe I'll have a great new job, maybe I'll be kicking myself for leaving, or maybe I'll still be just where I'm at.
It's strange looking at the unknown like this, and it seems I probably couldn't have picked a worse time to do it. Heh, oh well.