Thursday, November 01, 2007

Acceptance

With an offer of a good salary and true interest in my contribution to the company, there comes a feeling of acceptance.

It seems like a long wait. I still have other interests and wonder if any of them will come through. I'm not sure if this would have been my first choice had it not now seemed to be my only choice.

I am considering taking a job that mirrors the one I left. Will my experiences, the negative ones, be the same? This is again a place wrought with problems. Will those problems once again beat me down or do I have the strength this time. Have I learned? Can I make it better?

I am not certain and this will require me to do some honest soul searching. Even if I have learned, can I apply those learnings, or is it true that an old dog can't learn new tricks?

Stand up and fight, Fido.

Labels: acceptance, job, rejection, work

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Rejection

I shouldn't complain. In fact, shut me up. Many people would love some time away from work but I have to say I'm bored.

It might be different if I had an unlimited amount of money with which to shop. Or a project that I need to tend to. Or maybe if this was the beginning of the summer and I could spend my time outdoors. But right now none of those are options and I don't want to begin any projects when I do hope that a new job is just around the corner.

I've been working since I was 15. It's what I know. It's how I fill my day. It's what interests me and gives me purpose. And I just don't have the time (or the money) to find another purpose.

I have asked him to quit his job and travel around the world with me. Darn, rejected again.

Labels: mood, rejection, travel, work