Not Everybody Leaves
In the next few weeks some of my work colleagues will be moving to new offices somewhere far away, and they include the people I talk with the most. I knew there would be some kind of move at some point, but I assumed the entire population here were being relocated somewhere better. Today I know different, and the clouds are beginning to gather.
Well, what can I say? The work here is only just bearable as it is...and for the first few weeks after the move my immediate boss will be away on a course. With tumbleweeds about to blow through the office, dogs staggering around and then lying down to die, ceiling fans spluttering to a halt and distant banjos plucking a melancholy note, I am sorely tempted to abandon my post.
Having looked around I believe there are some much better hourly rates out there if I find an employment agency with interesting specialisations...perhaps IT, or media office work. My CV is reasonably solid, so I am assuming I will be able to find a new job before the money runs out in a vast waterfall of rent, bills and tax. But this all requires some kind of forward motion...and I do not feel the motivation right now.
At least I now have broadband access at home and this will make searching for jobs and agencies almost bearable.
Hey...stop nodding in a knowing fashion and thinking the word ‘porn’, goddamn it.
So the next few weeks may turn out to be important ones for me. Motivation through boredom is hard to achieve because of the silence that grips you both in your head and externally; there is no push to get you going. Perhaps I will just stay here until something happens and I am forced into action. This is the path of least resistance and I hate myself for travelling it...but we shall see.
Tonight, however, I will be able to forget all this. I am going to the Comedy Store to watch some damn fine comedy with a couple of friends. I have been hoping to see the Comedy Store Players for many years and I doubt that I will be disappointed now I am finally going. Hopefully this will be the start of something regular... now I live in London I know it would be absurd not to take advantage of the great choice of stuff to do in the evenings.
Now all I’ve got to do is make sure the money keeps coming in.
Well, what can I say? The work here is only just bearable as it is...and for the first few weeks after the move my immediate boss will be away on a course. With tumbleweeds about to blow through the office, dogs staggering around and then lying down to die, ceiling fans spluttering to a halt and distant banjos plucking a melancholy note, I am sorely tempted to abandon my post.
Having looked around I believe there are some much better hourly rates out there if I find an employment agency with interesting specialisations...perhaps IT, or media office work. My CV is reasonably solid, so I am assuming I will be able to find a new job before the money runs out in a vast waterfall of rent, bills and tax. But this all requires some kind of forward motion...and I do not feel the motivation right now.
At least I now have broadband access at home and this will make searching for jobs and agencies almost bearable.
Hey...stop nodding in a knowing fashion and thinking the word ‘porn’, goddamn it.
So the next few weeks may turn out to be important ones for me. Motivation through boredom is hard to achieve because of the silence that grips you both in your head and externally; there is no push to get you going. Perhaps I will just stay here until something happens and I am forced into action. This is the path of least resistance and I hate myself for travelling it...but we shall see.
Tonight, however, I will be able to forget all this. I am going to the Comedy Store to watch some damn fine comedy with a couple of friends. I have been hoping to see the Comedy Store Players for many years and I doubt that I will be disappointed now I am finally going. Hopefully this will be the start of something regular... now I live in London I know it would be absurd not to take advantage of the great choice of stuff to do in the evenings.
Now all I’ve got to do is make sure the money keeps coming in.
posted by Jamie at 3:55 PM
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