Comments | elektra3: State of the job

elektra3

State of the job

Jul 06, 2007 16:24

Bad news is, my first summer job didn't pan out. (Suffice it to say that they neglected to inform me of certain minor details. Like the fact that my employment was in no way secure, that my first day - ostensibly my training day - would actually be an audition for the job, or that they hadn't actually hired me for the job I thought I was being ( Read more... )

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bratfarrar July 6 2007, 21:25:56 UTC

$25 an hour? That's pretty sweet. I make a mere $9.50. Can I have your job?

Actually, I don't want your job. I like mine, even if I make piddly-squat. Copy-cataloging is pretty awesome, yo. (And I'm not sure I could bring myself to write about some of those costumes.)

Still, it sounds like you're having a fairly productive summer.

elektra3 July 6 2007, 21:44:00 UTC

Eh, you're probably better off. Since it sounds like your job doesn't, y'know. Occasionally hurt your soul.

And yeah, I am. One of the advantages of being unemployed for a month was that I got a lot of writing done. Free time FTW!

rose_sous_globe July 6 2007, 22:52:04 UTC

Nice job. Give your soul some pats occasionally please. Also leave in subtle hints for the extremely erudite that you do in fact disapprove of the costumes.

elektra3 July 7 2007, 00:09:49 UTC

I'll tell it you said hi.

Pammy's soul: *waves*

Seriously, though, I rationalize the job's occasional soul-hurtiness like this: By making enough money now, I'll eventually be in a position both to get a job that doesn't include socially dubious costuming, and to be a consumer with all attendant power to not buy things I disapprove of. Plus, it's been pretty educational - looking at things from an online marketer's-eye view is absolutely fascinating.