Employment!
Sorry livejournal, I have failed you once again. I was so unhappy and unemployed and I finally got a job! But now I'm so busy and tired XD I'm such a hypocritical moan. It's in Waterstone's bookshop, but it's only for Christmas. I don't know if I could work there permanently, and I'm sure they won't keep me for two reasons:
1. I've discovered I'm quite incompetent as a worker, I know I'm new but it didn't seem that anyone else was making as many mistakes as me!
2. I've also discovered that I am not as knowledgeable about literature as I thought. Yes, I've really been taken down a notch. Sure, I know a thing or two about classical literature, most things pre-1900 but it's modern literature I - am - crap - with. The guy who started with me - who fair enough worked in Barnes and Noble for two years - knows every book. It's embarrassing. I don't even know who Rick Stein is, how can he know how many books he's written?!
3. I'm kind of anti-social. And the unspoken barrier between temps and permanent staff doesn't help either.
But nevertheless, I should complain. It's still the best job I've ever had!
1. I've discovered I'm quite incompetent as a worker, I know I'm new but it didn't seem that anyone else was making as many mistakes as me!
2. I've also discovered that I am not as knowledgeable about literature as I thought. Yes, I've really been taken down a notch. Sure, I know a thing or two about classical literature, most things pre-1900 but it's modern literature I - am - crap - with. The guy who started with me - who fair enough worked in Barnes and Noble for two years - knows every book. It's embarrassing. I don't even know who Rick Stein is, how can he know how many books he's written?!
3. I'm kind of anti-social. And the unspoken barrier between temps and permanent staff doesn't help either.
But nevertheless, I should complain. It's still the best job I've ever had!