"Traitor!" I hear you (all 42 of you) cry, "How could you?!" "We lived through you!"
Well firstly that's not healthy, and secondly, I decided to find a job (part-time people, don't get excited) for a variety of reasons.
1. I miss getting paid.. paying myself is OK, but watching the money flow from savings to chequing is not NEARLY as satisfying as having someone ELSE pay me. When the government SAYS I can retire (which is apparently on 2036?!?) I'm sure I will get equal satisfaction from the $201.56 per month my pension might pay me :)
2. I miss getting up regularly (not TOO regularly) and going to a place that I belong- yes just like Cheers.. only without the beer taps... but if they could put those in, that would be way cool.
3. I really am kinda over people saying to me "you're so lucky" OR giving me stink-eye.. or both at the same time.. I think it might just be the human condition that if you are suffering (IE: working) then so should everyone else under "government authorised retirement age" goddamit!
4. I'm sadly not as lazy as I thought I was! There are also very few N.F.P' s with enough volunteer opportunities that successfully engage my time or imagination! (side note- I HAVE - see previous post - found 2 amazing places to volunteer.. keep at it, they DO exist!)
5. People (and our society) value you by the value you place on yourself. If you only work for free (and are under 55) then people think you are a) independently wealthy b) crazy or c) incapable of GETTING a job. And I have to say, seeing as I'm not a) , I HAVE sometime felt b) and fear c).
6. It is VERY hard to get an interview in this town, even when ably qualified. It is a test of a persons intestinal fortitude to put yourself out there - and everyone needs to test themselves every so often!
So I have decided I will try and find employment once more, but on MY terms.
This whole exercise in quitting my career was built on the premise that I would continue to grow and learn. That not only Hollywood movie stars worked for the "love of the job".
Now I believe I know what I'm looking for.. and that's progress!
