So my fears came true. I did hate my job and mostly i still do. But that doesnt mean that I am not learning alot of the slow painful lessons that can only be learned slow and painfully... and thats pretty cool..right?
Lesson 1. Endurance. How to get up and find your joy not in your surroundings but in you faith and knowledge that God exists and put you here for a reason
Lesson 2. The Voice. How to sound professional on the phone. I fail pretty often at this. However a lot of the clients like me anyways maybe its because I sound like a nice little girl. And its helpful when nice little girls know about insurance rather than mean uptight people.
Lesson 3. Adults. Adults are this breed of human that you rarely find on a college campus so learning to interact with them can be a full time job. They often get more friendly when you offer chocolate or other free items like coupons. However, you have to learn the "comfortable distance". They don't want to know too much about you because it will be awkward. This is because they are very self protective creatures and are not accustom to sharing on a personal level. For the males specifically, You cant smile too much at them or they might get the wrong idea and start asking you out to dinner and then they want to know you more than you want to know them and thats bad. Thats when you say, "I excited to see my boyfriend this weekend" and "Gee, I have so much work to do, I better get started"
Lesson 4. Time flies when your old like me. Or maybe it just because I spend 40 hours a week in a place that I would never choose. SO I have this calender at work that i cross off the day when its over. I have crossed of 120+ days of a calendar year and only have 8 more months to go until I have worked at ____ for a year. I have learned that 8 more months is not a long time. I already have to start thinking about what kind of job i should start looking for in june so i can quit because i have a good job reason to be quiting. Flying time is a good and dangerous truth. Sometimes i just cant wait to be 24 and know more about myself, loving the poor, where i want to work, and more about God. but you can also spend this time wishing your life away, quite literally. I wish it was tomorrow everyday until today has no more tomorrows. So you must be careful and savor each moment. Even the sucky moments.
Lesson 5. Balance. When i first started work i would be so exhausted i would eat dinner and sleep and go to work the next day. Slowly one must learn to do other things during those 5 hours after work.
5pm-6pm The traveling time to get home. A good time to talk on the cell phone
6-7 - cooking/debreifing the day with roommates/eating the food you cooked
7-8 dishes/bills/necesities/8-9 prayer/singing/laughing/grocery shopping/cleaning the bathroom/taking out the trash/making papusas with your neighbor
9-10 get ready for bed, read a book, or a million other things
So it never works out like this exactly. theres always more to be done. and other things that interupt your day. But i've learned how to do more things on my time off from work than just sleep. and that is good.
I've joined a gym.
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