YAY! And Not-Quite-Yay.

[gothrockrulz]

I actually got a working moodtheme up! Yay! (So glad someone gave me a tip to help me in the right direction.)

My cousin's baby came last week (or was it the week before?), and today we got to see Junior for the first time.


So trippy seeing my cousin as a daddy, holding his baby boy. This ain't real. Also, I got to see my other cousin for the first time in two or more years, since he'd been serving in the Navy off the coast of Japan, among other places. Trippiest of all, we used to play together all the time when we were little, and now we don't even know each other anymore.

Been feeling really restless lately. Working two part-time, low-paying jobs (aka adhering to a confining schedule) has irked me, even though I adapted better than I thought I would. Now that it's been that way for almost two years, I'm thinking I should get some 9-5 desk job. Work at a bank, since I've got cashiering experience, or maybe become a secretary. (I suspect secretary work would suit me well, provided I don't get stuck with a boss that thinks pretty secretaries exist so you can carry on affairs with them.)

I know of a girl that, at one point, was geared to be a nanny for a newborn and travel to London with the ridiculously wealthy family. I don't know if it worked out; I hope it did. Being paid really good money to look after a kid too small to run while traveling abroad with a family sounds AWESOME to me. Except that, again, there's that risk of a boss deciding a liaison with the nanny is a cool idea. No Jane Eyre or Frauline Maria stunts for me, thankyouverymuch.(I hate being pretty and having to think about these things. Call me a ungrateful brat if you wish; it's how I feel. My looks are mostly a nuisance.)

I'll just keep an eye out and keep working the jobs I've got. (I'm really lucky with both of them; they were 2 of the first 5 places I applied for.) Bottom line is, I'm not moving to another job, no matter how much it pays, until I can be certain the pay is actually worth the trouble. Last thing I want to do is leave all the nice people I work with now and get stuck with a pack of demons.

Comments

[rizbef.livejournal.com]

Yeah I definitely wouldn't leave your current jobs until you're completely sure of a new one. And congratulations on your cousin's baby!

[gothrockrulz.livejournal.com]

Thank you! The baby is a cutie. :)

[gothrockrulz.livejournal.com]

I get that you can't find 'real' happiness if you do a job you never really wanted to do, so I believe that, if you really know that's not what you want, you need to change something, and you will be successful because you want it.

Thanks. :) Both of my part-time jobs are basically there to help me make a nest egg while I'm working on my writing. Don't necessarily want either of them, but I need money, too.

You're right--wherever there is work and men, there's potential for annoying men. LOL.

[rhoda-rants.livejournal.com]

Bottom line is, I'm not moving to another job, no matter how much it pays, until I can be certain the pay is actually worth the trouble.
I think this is a very wise way to approach it. Make it worth your while. If you can afford to be choosy, there's no reason in the world not to be. Good call. *tips hat*

And seriously, how weird is it to see friends and relatives your own age with kids? That blew my mind the first time it happened to me, and it still does everytime someone I've known forever winds up with a new baby. (And they're starting to get younger than me now, which is extra-freaky. My brother's going to have kids before I do, I'm sure of it. And Mom is too--she's pretty much accepted that he's her only hope for having grandchildren any time soon, heh.)

[gothrockrulz.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the hat tip! I only hope I can continue to afford to be choosy. My dad's job situation has been precarious for months; that, more than anything, is motivating me to earn a higher salary.

LOL, I think my brother's probably going to have kids before me as well. He's as mushy as my dad. (My dad's a hopeless romantic, and my mom is not. That tells you a lot about our family right there. :D)

[quiesscent.livejournal.com]

provided I don't get stuck with a boss that thinks pretty secretaries exist so you can carry on affairs with them
UGH i know what you mean!!! my former boss (the one i'm sueing) used to give me innuendos and make me feel so uncomfortable! and i think he hired me because of looks too but it was torture going there everyday. Just be careful if you do apply for a secretarial job, just as you can get lucky and fall with a great boss...jerks are jerks and having to be around them for 6+ hours isn't nice.

Hmm I can see how you wouldn't want to leave your jobs. A nice environment is just as important as a good paycheck but if you feel the need of growing more professionally...well maybe the risk is worth taking?

I suppose the best way to go is to take it easy if you do look for a new one so you can be sure you'l work at a nice place =)

[gothrockrulz.livejournal.com]

my former boss (the one i'm sueing) used to give me innuendos and make me feel so uncomfortable!

I'm so sorry to hear that! (I think you mentioned it before.) Stuff like that just makes me hopping mad.

A nice environment is just as important as a good paycheck but if you feel the need of growing more professionally...well maybe the risk is worth taking?

I may have to, soon. We'll see. I'll keep crossed fingers.

I suppose the best way to go is to take it easy if you do look for a new one so you can be sure you'l work at a nice place =)

Agreed. I'll only take desperate measures when I'm really, really desperate. LOL!

[quiesscent.livejournal.com]

Yeah I'm sure you'll know what is best when the time is right, don't worry ^^♥!

[iron-kat.livejournal.com]

Congrats on your cousin's baby! My own cousin just had a baby girl right before Memorial Day.

It feels odd to see her as a parent, because she's only a year older than me and the whole getting older thing just doesn't feel real sometimes.

Definitely take the time to think about what job you would like and be sure of your decision when you make one, if you can. My own job situation is pretty miserable right now, and I think I brought some of it on myself. :(

[gothrockrulz.livejournal.com]

the whole getting older thing just doesn't feel real sometimes.

Agreed! I'm still used to being ten years old and feeling that ten more years pass between each birthday.

My own job situation is pretty miserable right now, and I think I brought some of it on myself. :(

Awww, I'm sorry to hear that! Hope it improves for you. Work is more than irritating enough, even when you're in a comparatively good situation.