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Still feeling sick as a dog. I'm worn out, studying my ass off, and just feeling miserable. Outside of a really cool competition/internship I'm taking part in, there's only one thing that sounds awesome in terms of case studies. We're planning a promo event for Carl's Jr and it's an opportunity to really shine and be creative. Yet, no one wants to be available, or read their email to let me know when they're available. I mean, I understand busy - I really, really do - but I've ceased to see why people just want to give it their bare minimum.
Which is a window to a bigger problem I see... why do people put in the bare minimum in college? This is the time to get our collective feet wet and try and say and do and test things out, and fail when it's okay to fail. Why wouldn't someone take chances now to get the experience and confidence when they get out of school. I understand that I'm older and have a different perspective from someone that's 21 or 22 and more interested in hitting clubs and parties all weekend, but I know students that manage to do the party scene and get involved. One moment, I see them as naive for not taking advantage of a great opportunity, and the next I see myself as naive to even think that they would. I don't know... it's just disheartening.
Even those that do take advantage of opportunities have shown themselves in a different light as of late. One girl who has held executive positions in the AMA scored a job under Dr. Caveness, the university's assistant dean and otherwise well-connected woman. This girl flippantly told me about not showing up to work without calling and being late on a number of occasions. She knew it wasn't good and knew that they weren't happy with her. I smiled and nodded, didn't say much, but it seems like such a bad reflection of one's self to have such a problem. I couldn't imagine doing anything without giving it at least a respectable amount of my attention, which includes being responsible for my time and my schedule.
I've had the pleasure of hearing a great number of horror stories, spending an entire workday on the internet playing games being the least of them. One lady who was a Saturday receptionist with a somewhat local company was running a second business out of the office since no one else was around - she was teaching hairdressing! Her students were there when they finally got busted, and I think - who has such little respect for their job to be carrying on a completely separate line of work while getting paid for another? But I suppose that's really giving it your all, unlike my collegiate colleagues.
The whole thing has me wondering - if these people can get a job, does it mean I'm a shoe-in? Or am I going to somehow work it out so that I never get a decent job? Am I too honest? Maybe I'm going about this life thing the wrong way.
Oh yeah, I probably am. At least I convinced my Carl's Jr. group that we should dress up to give our presentation, and by dress-up I mean themes. Our theme is retro-oldies. Should be a swingin' good time. If we can ever meet up to work on it.
Which is a window to a bigger problem I see... why do people put in the bare minimum in college? This is the time to get our collective feet wet and try and say and do and test things out, and fail when it's okay to fail. Why wouldn't someone take chances now to get the experience and confidence when they get out of school. I understand that I'm older and have a different perspective from someone that's 21 or 22 and more interested in hitting clubs and parties all weekend, but I know students that manage to do the party scene and get involved. One moment, I see them as naive for not taking advantage of a great opportunity, and the next I see myself as naive to even think that they would. I don't know... it's just disheartening.
Even those that do take advantage of opportunities have shown themselves in a different light as of late. One girl who has held executive positions in the AMA scored a job under Dr. Caveness, the university's assistant dean and otherwise well-connected woman. This girl flippantly told me about not showing up to work without calling and being late on a number of occasions. She knew it wasn't good and knew that they weren't happy with her. I smiled and nodded, didn't say much, but it seems like such a bad reflection of one's self to have such a problem. I couldn't imagine doing anything without giving it at least a respectable amount of my attention, which includes being responsible for my time and my schedule.
I've had the pleasure of hearing a great number of horror stories, spending an entire workday on the internet playing games being the least of them. One lady who was a Saturday receptionist with a somewhat local company was running a second business out of the office since no one else was around - she was teaching hairdressing! Her students were there when they finally got busted, and I think - who has such little respect for their job to be carrying on a completely separate line of work while getting paid for another? But I suppose that's really giving it your all, unlike my collegiate colleagues.
The whole thing has me wondering - if these people can get a job, does it mean I'm a shoe-in? Or am I going to somehow work it out so that I never get a decent job? Am I too honest? Maybe I'm going about this life thing the wrong way.
Oh yeah, I probably am. At least I convinced my Carl's Jr. group that we should dress up to give our presentation, and by dress-up I mean themes. Our theme is retro-oldies. Should be a swingin' good time. If we can ever meet up to work on it.