Posted by bookgurl99 on August 28, 2002, at 21:39:11
In reply to Re: Work is so boring, posted by mair on August 28, 2002, at 20:34:22
I guess you have a good point. I do have to keep living, and I've done a better job of working on that. I'm dealing with a physical illness, so it's unknown what the course of it will be and I can't keep my life on hold until then.
I do see that my job pays better -- $10.50/hour starting -- than other jobs that require no degree in my area. And I will have health insurance in 3 months, which I need badly.
It's just that, up until now, if I was working in a boring job, I would know that it was just temporary, for the summer or academic break. But right now, I'm not sure how long I'll stay there. Maybe a year, maybe a year and a half.
I guess I will have to structure my day as good as I can to give myself a 'life' outside of work, yet take the long view and recognize how this can benefit me.
Something I could do; in a month, I'll have more seniority, and I can request a schedule change so that I would work 3 10-hour days a week and maintain my benefits. So then I'd just spend 3 days a week there.
But arrgh! sometimes.
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