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Re: Blog Thread IIIa : Look Who's Blogging Now
Eris:
That's what I keep telling myself, but I work at a cafe for shitty pay and am burning myself out, so hey. The thing is that I really liked learning stuff; The linguistics part of my studies was really interesting, and it was fun learning all that. I just wanted to take things slower than the course took things (I think that also was because it was a first year course and the later courses would be more focussed) and really hated the assignments aspect of it. I turned up to lectures and classes and paid attention and was enthusiastic when talking about it to other people. Why should I have to do a bullshit assignment on nicknames to hammer home something anyone could figure out? I really do want to learn more about that stuff, but I think it is the kind of thing that I would need someone to teach me rather than trying to teach myself. If there was a way I could learn linguistics one-on-one with someone I would do that in a second, but I don't think that kind of thing exists. No matter what, I can't be a waitress for the rest of my life, I have to think about my future at some point.
Talking about my shitty job, I am so exhausted lately. I want to take a week off just to relax and clean my house properly and not think about work for a while and reset myself. That is not going to happen any time soon because a) I think too much so work will probably come up in my thoughts; b) the cafe is just down the road, so I will probably walk past/visit to get a coffee; and c) we are stupidly understaffed so if I take a week off people will have to pull multiple doubles, which will make me feel really guilty sitting around doing nothing while they work 15 hour shifts. I guess I will just have to deal with my twitching eye (I am super tired and that is how it is manifesting. Also I am constantly just wanting to crawl into bed and sleep, even though I know I won't) and maybe actually apply to other jobs.
tl;dr: I like learning, just not uni. My work still sucks and I am very tired. Sorry if I am boring you guys by constantly talking about how shit my job is, I know I should be trying to get a new one, but I just am avoiding it. I mentally yell at myself to get a new one a lot, if that is any consolation?
Lunchbox:
I'm amazingly glad I left Uni when I did and didn't bother forcing myself to do something that I really didn't want to do. But then of course after a couple more years waitressing I said 'To hell with this' and somehow miraculously landed Dream Job, where I'm pretty sure I'll stay for years to come.
Jamie, I definitely think you could leave Uni if that's how you feel. You've got a job that pays well and might lead you to other things, why bother putting yourself through torment when you can already prove to yourself and employers that you can do your job well?
Han, sadface. I wish I could just hand you an awesome job. I know exactly how you feel.
Lunchbox:
Also Dear Blog Thread I have a cold and it sucks and I am out of paid sick days for a month. Boo.
jmrz:
--- Quote from: Lunchbox on 29 Aug 2010, 18:58 ---Jamie, I definitely think you could leave Uni if that's how you feel. You've got a job that pays well and might lead you to other things, why bother putting yourself through torment when you can already prove to yourself and employers that you can do your job well?
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Yeah, I kind of figure that I could just drop the classes I don't want to bother finishing this semester (I have until tomorrow and then it's census date and I have to actually pay for this crap), finish the semester and then Get Out/Defer. I mean, I can always go back if I want to. Then just work and work and work some more, start banking as much as I can and then travel to the states next July as planned, and come back here and move to Sydney? I mean, I am sure that I could find a decent paying job that wouldn't be terrible and I wouldn't move without having enough in the bank to support myself for at least three months anyway. Can't be that hard?
look out! Ninjas!:
I love uni. I'm doing what I enjoy to try and get a job I want and all the people are lovely.
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