My Aunt and Uncle have offered to have me to move in with them, if I want to find a job in Vermont...they know that I had a goal of moving to Vermont for quite awhile now, having applied for jobs here, as well as in Boston. I do think that I would enjoy living here if I found a job I liked, and was able to make some friends.
However, now is a not a good time for me to make that change; I have many established friendships in Boston and moving here would distract me from my goals of finding a direction for my life. I would be distracted: with packing, buying a car (you need a car in Vermont), finding a replacement roommate, making friends, and finding a job. At least in Boston the only real distraction is finding a job and working. I think it's easy to pick running away as an option, but I know that moving is not going to solve my problems, just distract me from them.
Finding that job to make money:
- The Temp Agency: I went to the Temp Agency that originally started me at Best Doctors 3 years ago on Monday morning. They were really nice and gave me the impression that I am very placeable. I told them that I only wanted short term assignments or part time assignments, because I don't want to jump right back into a full time office job.
- Unfortunately, they don't really have part time jobs and short term assignments are rare. Most of the jobs they offer are Temp to Perm or long term type assignments.
- I walked out of that meeting thinking that I should probably go with a serving job at a restaurant, if I don't want a 9-5.
- I left the temp agency and did some pretty productive stuff including going to the library, making lunch, and going to my first singing lesson at 3 pm (yep- I started singing lessons!).
- The Restaurant: I was feeling pretty great after my singing lesson and decided to stop by a bar/restaurant I really like in Central Square, called "The Field," http://www.thefieldpub.com/ to see if they were hiring.
- The bartender said they weren't, but the owner/manager cut in and said that they did.
- He gave me a job on the spot! It was like something out of a movie- he said someone had recently quit and they were going to need more help when the patio opened. He asked if I had served before and when I said "not in years," he said "you'll pick it up!"
- That was pretty much it- I handed him my food service resume (which I had printed out at the library) and told him I could start the next monday.
- I start training Monday March 18
Nerves: I'm pretty nervous about starting a serving job- I'm used to sitting in one place all day, without much pressure. Now I will be running around like crazy- getting people food and drinks, staying up late and just living a completely different lifestyle for a little while.
I have worked at restaurants before, but I've never been a server at a very busy one, like "The Field." Luckily, it's a laid back place with a small menu. I know that I'll be able to do it, but I hope that I also enjoy it a little and am not miserable. I'm most excited about meeting new people and doing something different for awhile! (the tips will be nice too!)
I have worked at restaurants before, but I've never been a server at a very busy one, like "The Field." Luckily, it's a laid back place with a small menu. I know that I'll be able to do it, but I hope that I also enjoy it a little and am not miserable. I'm most excited about meeting new people and doing something different for awhile! (the tips will be nice too!)
Missed Opportunities: We all know the saying: "Whenever one door closes, another one opens." But, I've never heard anyone say "Whenever one door opens, another one closes." It is not the most optimistic statement, but it's something that's on my mind a lot right now because right after I accepted the serving position, the next morning the temp agency called me with a 9-5 position at Harvard that I could either look at as project oriented and do as a temporary job, or look at as a temp to perm opportunity. I could have started as early as today, but she also said she could push it back until Monday- since I was headed to Vermont for a few days.
I had applied to many jobs at Harvard over the last year and never heard back from any of them- and this opportunity would have put me right there and into an organization that is focused on Global Health. I could have felt good about what I was doing and work at a place I had wanted to work....I turned it down.
I looked over the organization's website (they are doing really wonderful things) and thought hard about it, but whenever I imagined myself sitting at that desk on Monday morning entering data into a spreadsheet, making a binder of presentation documents, or editing a brochure, it is just not where I wanted to be or what I wanted to be doing.
I would have jumped at that opportunity a couple of years ago, even a couple of months ago, but I just don't want to sit in an office at a desk for 8 hours a day...at least not now. I'm enjoying having a little bit of freedom and I guess I just don't want to give it up so soon after getting it. I do feel like maybe I squandered a great opportunity, but I'm just trying to be a little happier and am going to try serving and following my dreams (whatever they may be)- hopefully I don't regret this particular decision in 2 months time.
I had applied to many jobs at Harvard over the last year and never heard back from any of them- and this opportunity would have put me right there and into an organization that is focused on Global Health. I could have felt good about what I was doing and work at a place I had wanted to work....I turned it down.
I looked over the organization's website (they are doing really wonderful things) and thought hard about it, but whenever I imagined myself sitting at that desk on Monday morning entering data into a spreadsheet, making a binder of presentation documents, or editing a brochure, it is just not where I wanted to be or what I wanted to be doing.
I would have jumped at that opportunity a couple of years ago, even a couple of months ago, but I just don't want to sit in an office at a desk for 8 hours a day...at least not now. I'm enjoying having a little bit of freedom and I guess I just don't want to give it up so soon after getting it. I do feel like maybe I squandered a great opportunity, but I'm just trying to be a little happier and am going to try serving and following my dreams (whatever they may be)- hopefully I don't regret this particular decision in 2 months time.
I do have an interest in doing some part time office work- and have a phone interview for a part time administrative assistant position today. We'll see how it goes- I don't think I would mind working in a cubicle 2-3x a week, just not 5-haha.
Anyways, trying to design my current life and not just taking whatever opportunity lands in front of me is pretty new and it's feels like a tight rope to walk- because you never know if what you're giving up is better than what you're taking. "Whenever one door opens, another one closes." I just hope the doors that I choose to walk through lead me in a direction that I wanna go!
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