On Working

[winhall]

So, there's a thought that keeps occurring to me at work. I got this job at a local pizza joint to pay for my last semester at university and it's a pretty cool job, as these things go. You know, the pay isn't awesome, but I get free food and my co-workers are lovely, all of them. We hug and joke and share candy and sometimes one of the guys drives

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[rocks_not_dead]

Not to sound cynical... oh fuck this. Two years after graduating, I am cynical about this. But, well, depending on what you study, if you're lucky you'll find a job. I don't know if you have an "Ausbildung" or anything otherwise, but this day and age, having a degree means fuck all when you look for work. They all look for "relevant experience", most of them several years of that and it is really damn competitive to even get a job. And likely, no one's gonna hug you. Not at work. Maybe if you make really good friends with someone and meet them privately.

[winhall]

I know how that goes. I've seen enough people graduate in the last few years who are still looking for a job. But I have also seen those who managed to find the kind of job that matches their education, so that does happen, too. And I refuse to lose my optimism at a time like this when it's crucial. So far, whenever I really tried, things worked out for me. Here's hoping that won't change. =)

And hey, unless I go to Japan to work - there just might be hugging! XD *fingers crossed*
I didn't expect it at the store where I work now either, but suddenly everyone's like "gimme a hug~" when I show up. It's not a thing they do all the time as far as I observed, but... I get the hugs! 8D

[pax_athena]

Speaking from my own experience - though it is in academia, but we are supposed to be even more competitive than most of the "normal" jobs in the end - an that of a view people from my general circle: it will not be like this everywhere, perhaps not in the most places. But there are some little pockets of happiness out there. They are not easy to find, so don't expect them. And most of them require stepping out of one's own comfort zone and reaching for others, being the first one to hug or to offer kind words or to organize and informal after the work dinner

[winhall]

I guess I can't expect whatever job I'm going to have to be one happy wonderland. What I'm hoping for is fair collegues, you know, decent people whom I like to spend time with. Not privately, just while I'm at work.

Even know, I wouldn't say I'm close friends with my co-workers. We talk about work or make small talk. It's nice, but hardly meaningful. I don't tell them in detail about my hobbies ("Last weekend? No, I didn't go out, I spent hours upon hours reading gay porn of Sherlock and John...!" - NO).
But I found that just greeting people with a smile and showing them that you like to be in their company often makes them open up to you. =) Sometimes it comes natural, sometimes it requires a little tit for tat, but that's okay, I can do that.

But right now I find that even how I speak sometimes stands out. The others tease me about it and it's all good naturedly, but it's there.

[sparrowlicious]

Für mich ist das ganz anders. Meine Ausbildung war ja leider nicht so gut, weil ich eine höhere Schule abgebrochen hab, mit deren Abschluss ich auch hätte studieren können, um einen schlechteren Abschluss zu machen, mit dem man eben nicht studieren kann. Derzeit mache ich meine Matura (bei euch: Abitur) nach, damit ich überhaut vorwärts komme

[winhall]

Das hat dieser Richter echt passend formuliert. =)

Ich denke, das ist wirklich der Kern der Sache: ich will "mehr" erreichen - aber es ist auch okay, mit weniger (oder sagen wir, etwas anderem) zufrieden zu sein.