Head or Gut
So, I've finally relocated myself back to the old territory. This makes me happy. I already have an extablished friend base and I'm still on the road to getting my BA in a school that doesn't lower their standards below that of highschool. And yet... I still find myself seething. Why? Why else... finding a job. As I've said before: I hate, ( Read more... )
First, a job is a job, and it exists to pay the bills (But, never, and I mean, never, tell and interviewer that). I know that when we are all little, we have "dream jobs" like astronaut, fireman, doctor, whatever, whatever. But the truth is, there are six billion people in the world, and we just don't need that many damned astronauts. The majority of people hate their jobs, so it's nothing new or special to do so. I'll bet most of those people already at the telemarketing company aren't souless beings, but people who felt just like you do, but did what they had to do to make ends meet and pay the bills.
I do feel your pain, because I hate my job (Curunir, as my roommate, will attest to this), but I shut up and do it because it keeps me in an adequate apartment, clothed, fed, and it helps me pay off my debts, which get smaller every pay period. All the while, I am constantly updating my resume, sending it out to places I actually want to work, and planning the day I can shuffle loose the dress-shirt coil. I understand your pain, but I also feel that if you were back at Suncoast/Samgoody (if it were still there), you'd be bitching about that. The truth is, there are pros and cons at every job, and yes, sometimes the pros are hard to find, but you gotta do what you gotta do to pay the bills.
You will survive your time in cubicle hell, and in the meantime, start making those cold calls.
P.S. Yes, in business there are broken and redundant systems. However, don't be quite so hard just yet. Once you get a job at a company, you may just find that some of those systems aren't broken or redundant, and actually serve a specific purpose. And what to do if there is still a system in need of an overhaul? Take the initiative, formulate a plan, and you will come off looking like gold (which equates to more money).
Also, part of the fun can come from looking at it from a different perspective. Rather than thinking you may have to conform to standards/looks/etc you don't want to, think of it as playing a joke on the company. I did my interview looking professional, "yes sir" "no sir", etc. All too late did they realize they hired the weirdo white boy who likes rap music and lizards.
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Besides, if you get a job you hate, you can just do like everyone else, and bitch about it. And coming up with new ways to bitch about your job, like realizing your project manager is eerily similar to Dolores Umbridge, is fun.
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I don't care if I work in a cubicle, and I'm not looking for a "dream job"... I'd just like to be able face myself in the mirror each morning without cringing in shame. Sure it's fine to dislike or hate your job, but there's a difference between that and doing something that eats away at your soul (e.g. cold calling, lawyering, mortgage brokering, etc).
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