(Fair warning: there's going to be a lot of complaining and some whining in this post...but blogs are mediums for expressing the self-absorbed and the quotidian, so shut up already.)
I. Hate. My. Job.
There, I've said it. In fact, as a friend pointed out, I've said that a lot over the years. When she said that, I started thinking, and I realized that I have complained about hating every job I have had over the past five years--except for my stint as a Teaching Assistant in grad school. Sure, I complained about that some, I don't doubt, but I didn't loathe it with every fiber in my body.
So what am I doing? I moved back home to help out my mom, and I've enjoyed being close to family; however, this temp work that I'm doing is makes me feel like an automaton.
My problem is that I cannot stand to be bored. Seriously. In a recent conversation with a friend who was studying for her Master's comps, I was asked if I'd rather be bored or go through comps & finals over again. I chose comps, which made the friend question my sanity. I hated comps and had a major case of senioritis my last semester of grad school, don't get me wrong, but I'd do it all over again if it meant I had a challenge.
Being that my last few positions have been very repetitive and very un-challenging, it's no wonder I've been job hopping. My current job could easily be done by a robot and makes the shoe job look like organic chemistry (which I've never taken, but I hear is terrible). It's no wonder I'm the definition of stir crazy. (Seriously, look it up...I'll wait. doobie doobie doo... Told ya.)
Teaching French is, essentially, the only job I've ever enjoyed. Obviously, I liked it enough to go to grad school, so why am I not teaching it? Well, life got in the way, and I ended up riding the retail train way longer than I had planned, and now I'm here.
So here we are kids, and this is my New Year's Resolution: I am going to be a French teacher this year, and I'm not going to get derailed from this goal this time. I'll need you guys to keep me focused (I'm easily bored, duh...haven't you been reading??), because let's face it, job hunting sucks. But I'm doing it, dammit!
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to lose a few hours of my life mired in teaching websites.
