Hmm.. what am I doing?
Well, I've been on the hunt for jobs, but not really looking that hard. It is so liberating to just give my notice with no backup plan - way more than I thought it would be. I've been getting a lot of leads from friends about other agency/management jobs, but I refuse to apply for them. On the surface it seems idiotic to not apply for them, but I've been burnt bad by my current one and I'm gun shy about doing this again. I've come to some conclusions after some serious soul searching these past few days:
1. I would rather do temp work than work for an agent or manager. That way I'd be treated well, get paid my worth, have time to write and possibly do theatre.
2. I want to re-immerse myself in theatre. One thing I am interested in is the running of a theatre (artistic or business management) and I might see if I can find a place that will let me come in part time to shadow or even work part time.
3. Pursue a degree certificate at UCLA extension called Fundraising and PR for Non-profits. I think this will be helpful for my long term theatre goals and is also only 28 credits so it won't take forever to complete.
4. Stop putting my theatre goals on the back burner. I can write on the side while maintaining a career in theatre, but I've learned from working here that it's not easy to do vice versa.
5. Never ever take another job that takes this much of an emotional and financial toll on me.
I think this whole experience was really positive for me for a lot of reasons. I feel like I have grown up more in the past six months than any other period in my life. I also feel that I have done the most sincere soul searching in the past two weeks than I have since I lived in LA. I feel like I have a better since of self and of my priorities now. Most of all, I don't feel so lost or lonely anymore.
1. I would rather do temp work than work for an agent or manager. That way I'd be treated well, get paid my worth, have time to write and possibly do theatre.
2. I want to re-immerse myself in theatre. One thing I am interested in is the running of a theatre (artistic or business management) and I might see if I can find a place that will let me come in part time to shadow or even work part time.
3. Pursue a degree certificate at UCLA extension called Fundraising and PR for Non-profits. I think this will be helpful for my long term theatre goals and is also only 28 credits so it won't take forever to complete.
4. Stop putting my theatre goals on the back burner. I can write on the side while maintaining a career in theatre, but I've learned from working here that it's not easy to do vice versa.
5. Never ever take another job that takes this much of an emotional and financial toll on me.
I think this whole experience was really positive for me for a lot of reasons. I feel like I have grown up more in the past six months than any other period in my life. I also feel that I have done the most sincere soul searching in the past two weeks than I have since I lived in LA. I feel like I have a better since of self and of my priorities now. Most of all, I don't feel so lost or lonely anymore.