Once again, I quit my job. And I find the time to blog. Hopefully this time I have come up with a solid plan to post more consistently for a longer period of time. This morning I told my father that my housemate seemed kind of disgusted when I told him that I had quit my job, like I was some spoiled little girl running away from that which wasn’t fun or easy. His response: "well, you are."
Luckily for my self-esteem he carried on to say that the problem arises when someone in my position does not realise how privileged they are to have a fall-back option to escape an undesirable situation. And even worse, if said person does not use such an opportunity to its utmost.
I was not good at the admin job that my position had become. I was privileged enough to be a part of the inception of a company that I believe has a very bright future. As the requirements of the assistant position developed into more admin and book keeping than active assistant, my success there dwindled. I could have sucked it up, put my head down and steamrollered on. I would have become one of the urban 9-5 spawn.. Lcky for me, my parents can afford for me to be driven based on individuality. My jananess would have had to be sacrificed. I might still be spoiled and naïve and irrationally optimistic. I’m probably one of these: Generation y
All that said, I am aware of this privilege and I do not intend to waste it.
In this month at home with my parents, I have completed some online courses to improve my CV (which I paid for) I have made time to collect some blog material, redone my CV with my new knowledge and put together a (very elementary) graphic design portfolio.
Tomorrow I return to the city. I intend to work with MyCloud and with Yaaas. I intend to freelance to meet new people and find my place in society to make a difference.
Luckily for my self-esteem he carried on to say that the problem arises when someone in my position does not realise how privileged they are to have a fall-back option to escape an undesirable situation. And even worse, if said person does not use such an opportunity to its utmost.
I was not good at the admin job that my position had become. I was privileged enough to be a part of the inception of a company that I believe has a very bright future. As the requirements of the assistant position developed into more admin and book keeping than active assistant, my success there dwindled. I could have sucked it up, put my head down and steamrollered on. I would have become one of the urban 9-5 spawn.. Lcky for me, my parents can afford for me to be driven based on individuality. My jananess would have had to be sacrificed. I might still be spoiled and naïve and irrationally optimistic. I’m probably one of these: Generation y
All that said, I am aware of this privilege and I do not intend to waste it.
In this month at home with my parents, I have completed some online courses to improve my CV (which I paid for) I have made time to collect some blog material, redone my CV with my new knowledge and put together a (very elementary) graphic design portfolio.
Tomorrow I return to the city. I intend to work with MyCloud and with Yaaas. I intend to freelance to meet new people and find my place in society to make a difference.