a lot of rambling, largely employment-related
Finally I have free time to do something other than scramble to not drop everything I'm trying to juggle and then pick up the pieces when I DO forget to do something. I realized after doing lots of reading my flist but not actually commenting/writing stuff of my own that I've become more of a creepy friend-stalker than active participant in their lives, which is only slightly better than Koko-Andrew or Lawler on Facebook and their insistent following of Rochelle.
I have something on the order of fourish jobs right now, though only two of them are really REAL jobs (I am technically still tutoring though I'll see my first client in months in May and I'm getting my first money transfer from Examiner this week even though I started in November), and I'm slowly going insane from it. I enjoy parts of each of them, but the having to remember what day it is when I wake up so I drive in the correct direction is rather annoying.
Mondays, Fridays, and Wednesday mornings, I'm doing contract communications work for Chevron Phillips Chemical. It's utterly boring, doing a lot of back-end website work for their new website launch coming up, writing case studies and brochure copy for plastic pellets and sewer pipe, and writing internal newsletter stuff about ridiculously boring stuff like recordable injury ratings and whatnot. It's also in the Woodlands, which means I have to get up at 6:30 if I want to be there by 8 (which I don't really, but they want me there then).
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons and Thursdays, I'm still at the PR agency, which is much more enjoyable and laid-back (I'm often the only one there as my boss is off gallavanting around luncheons or working from home or whatever else she's doing). However, I'm doing way more work than was in my job description of "help write press releases and develop media lists" as I am also basically acting as the accounts payable department, personal assistant, shipping department, IT department and HR department. I don't get paid enough there for what I do (also, I'm expected to read her mind, which can get irritating when I can't guess what she wants me to do).
Tutoring and Examiner writing are fit in where I can find the time, which will be helped by the fact that I've got a break between shows. I've got three or so weeks before I've got every evening taken up by singing again (week of May 10ish I've got a series of symphony concerts), so hopefully I'll catch up on things and sleep and such.
I preface this because I got to work this morning and got a new writing assignment - write an article about good employee habits and how to get promoted. I don't really understand HOW I got assigned this (other than the fact that no one else wants to do it and I'm the lowest on the ladder) as I can't even GET myself a full-time job, much less get a better one than the one I already have. We'll see how this goes, but their instructions of "google it, you'll find something" have been less than helpful thus far, as what I'm finding is basically "be a douchebag and suck up to your boss," which I can't imagine helps if you want to move into your boss's position.
I would rather someone tell me where I messed up along the way (and not blame my current predicament on the economy). Did the go-to-college thing, graduated with honors from an accredited university, spent my summers doing progressively more difficult internships related to what I want to do, and did shit tons of volunteering during school related to what I want to do, and I still haven't found someone willing to take me on full-time. I've got a very depressing spreadsheet going somewhere with all the jobs I've applied to and who I've heard back from (about 8%). I know there are lots of people worse off than me so I shouldn't complain, but I know lots of people who didn't work as hard as me at school who do have very nice jobs now and it's irritating sometimes.
My boss at KPA (the PR agency) keeps telling me that I need to go back to school soon to make sure I get my master's in a good amount of time and I'm just sitting here going "why would someone accept me into a professional program when I'm not much of a professional yet? Also, you pay me less than $200/week. How am I going to afford school on what you pay me and still feed/house myself?" Somehow, I don't think she'd appreciate me voicing those sentiments as it would come off as "you suck, and it's your fault I'm where I am."
HG&S had its first cast sing-thru yesterday. It was kind of intimidating. I hope I don't end up killing myself because of people playing the soprano game. I've managed to avoid that in HSC thus far and would hate to hate the first semi-professional show I've ever done because I'm surrounded by Lauren levels of vibrato on all sides.
I should get back to searching the internet for good advice. This may take awhile. Unfortunately, I've got the afternoon to write this promotion piece and then I've got to move on to more plastic pipes. Joy.
I am thisclose to suggesting to someone that we embezzle all of rlos's money when it dies and using it to create a new community theatre group and just going to work for them once it's off the ground as "person who does things." It might be less stressful/more enjoyable in the long run. Though probably far more illegal.
You have made it to the end of my long, rambling post. I commend you; though I also worry about the amount of free time you apparently have on your hands.
I have something on the order of fourish jobs right now, though only two of them are really REAL jobs (I am technically still tutoring though I'll see my first client in months in May and I'm getting my first money transfer from Examiner this week even though I started in November), and I'm slowly going insane from it. I enjoy parts of each of them, but the having to remember what day it is when I wake up so I drive in the correct direction is rather annoying.
Mondays, Fridays, and Wednesday mornings, I'm doing contract communications work for Chevron Phillips Chemical. It's utterly boring, doing a lot of back-end website work for their new website launch coming up, writing case studies and brochure copy for plastic pellets and sewer pipe, and writing internal newsletter stuff about ridiculously boring stuff like recordable injury ratings and whatnot. It's also in the Woodlands, which means I have to get up at 6:30 if I want to be there by 8 (which I don't really, but they want me there then).
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons and Thursdays, I'm still at the PR agency, which is much more enjoyable and laid-back (I'm often the only one there as my boss is off gallavanting around luncheons or working from home or whatever else she's doing). However, I'm doing way more work than was in my job description of "help write press releases and develop media lists" as I am also basically acting as the accounts payable department, personal assistant, shipping department, IT department and HR department. I don't get paid enough there for what I do (also, I'm expected to read her mind, which can get irritating when I can't guess what she wants me to do).
Tutoring and Examiner writing are fit in where I can find the time, which will be helped by the fact that I've got a break between shows. I've got three or so weeks before I've got every evening taken up by singing again (week of May 10ish I've got a series of symphony concerts), so hopefully I'll catch up on things and sleep and such.
I preface this because I got to work this morning and got a new writing assignment - write an article about good employee habits and how to get promoted. I don't really understand HOW I got assigned this (other than the fact that no one else wants to do it and I'm the lowest on the ladder) as I can't even GET myself a full-time job, much less get a better one than the one I already have. We'll see how this goes, but their instructions of "google it, you'll find something" have been less than helpful thus far, as what I'm finding is basically "be a douchebag and suck up to your boss," which I can't imagine helps if you want to move into your boss's position.
I would rather someone tell me where I messed up along the way (and not blame my current predicament on the economy). Did the go-to-college thing, graduated with honors from an accredited university, spent my summers doing progressively more difficult internships related to what I want to do, and did shit tons of volunteering during school related to what I want to do, and I still haven't found someone willing to take me on full-time. I've got a very depressing spreadsheet going somewhere with all the jobs I've applied to and who I've heard back from (about 8%). I know there are lots of people worse off than me so I shouldn't complain, but I know lots of people who didn't work as hard as me at school who do have very nice jobs now and it's irritating sometimes.
My boss at KPA (the PR agency) keeps telling me that I need to go back to school soon to make sure I get my master's in a good amount of time and I'm just sitting here going "why would someone accept me into a professional program when I'm not much of a professional yet? Also, you pay me less than $200/week. How am I going to afford school on what you pay me and still feed/house myself?" Somehow, I don't think she'd appreciate me voicing those sentiments as it would come off as "you suck, and it's your fault I'm where I am."
HG&S had its first cast sing-thru yesterday. It was kind of intimidating. I hope I don't end up killing myself because of people playing the soprano game. I've managed to avoid that in HSC thus far and would hate to hate the first semi-professional show I've ever done because I'm surrounded by Lauren levels of vibrato on all sides.
I should get back to searching the internet for good advice. This may take awhile. Unfortunately, I've got the afternoon to write this promotion piece and then I've got to move on to more plastic pipes. Joy.
I am thisclose to suggesting to someone that we embezzle all of rlos's money when it dies and using it to create a new community theatre group and just going to work for them once it's off the ground as "person who does things." It might be less stressful/more enjoyable in the long run. Though probably far more illegal.
You have made it to the end of my long, rambling post. I commend you; though I also worry about the amount of free time you apparently have on your hands.