There are more weird jobs around today. There are. Twenty years ago there were a few paths you could take. You went to school, you graduated, you had your degree and you knew what to do with it. You could go to more school, lots didn't though, or you could get a certificate and then be on your way.
Now graduates are running around with all sorts of glittery ideas in their heads. I have a degree but no path. I can do anything I want. That is a great feeling, but also kind of feels like a giant is slowly trying to crush you beneath his foot and you are running along trying to escape.
How many directions can I go in? So many. That is the answer. And while I know what I want, until I get there can consist of seventeen paths. Some will lead to others and some may leave me in an abyss then it's back to the beginning.
I am in the process in deciding , or actually waiting I should say for the right path to gobble me up. I don't know if I can pretend to be on vacation forever. Or can I? Is that possible? Really is that a thing?
I had a better point to this that I forgot.
Oh, more options. That's where I was. If a kid wants to go to more school she can, if she wants to practice her art while working in food service until she gets famous she can. Or we can all pick jobs that people never heard of that have nothing to do with anything we have ever studied. The possibilities are endless.
Sometimes I think my parents look at me like they don't understand half of what I am talking about. They tell me to go for whatever I want and they cheer me on which is heavily appreciated but I can't help but wonder if they think insanity has slipped in.
If I believed in signs, I'd be waiting for one. I have to choose between a life of means and a life of borderline poverty. I can write on the walls of my cardboard box, which would actually give me some writing material. I can be a struggling writer till I make it or I can try to make it while I struggle to write.
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ReplyDeleteThe variety of degrees represented by folks working in my office is mind-boggling, and almost NONE of those degrees have anything to do with what we do around here.
I don't know what the answer is. Most people seem to fall into a job by accident and have THAT turn into their work industry for life (or for a long time). And that sounds AWFUL!
When I was in college, I was determined to get a job in the field I was studying and be successful in that field. Now, I'll take anything that actually pays me decently! I'm finding myself applying for jobs that have NOTHING to do with what I went to school for... this economy makes it hard. Employers are able to be pickier and demand people with experience, which leaves recent college grads scrambling to find something -- anything at all!
ReplyDeleteThere are definitely a ton of directions, which is both scary and exciting. I hope that you're able to find something you love soon! And until then, at least you get to blog about the journey!
Hey Daniella, great blog! I do think there are opportunities to make a decent living and maintain a creative outlet simultaneously, assuming your job and creative outlet are not one and the same. You've probably already seen this video called "What if money were no object" by Alan Watts but if not, it might be of interest. I shared it with my daughter who is a HS senior and starting to stress out about what she wants to do for a living. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaLDRSg6vic
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping in and thanks for this video! I connect with it comepletely. I have that one thing I want to do for the rest of my life and then I have a few other options that I am willing to do because I need some funds. Some I think I would still enjoy doing , like being an editor, but without a doubt I'd rather write for the rest of my life.
ReplyDeleteMy parents always say how they don't understand how kids do it. They are still trying to decide if it is better or worse than when they were applying for jobs.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks, I hope so too! Thanks for reading about it!
Thank you !
ReplyDeleteI am noticing more and more of that.
People take weird directions and do things people never heard of and rock it! That would be awesome!