Take the Job?
Pretty much since the time I returned home in mid-December, I’ve been offered a job as a cashier at an office supply store. I have been hesitant to take this job, because it’s just that - a job, and not a career.
I know I can’t expect a “career” right now. I left school, and I did so out of a combination of not feeling adequate in my major, and not having enough money to continue. I was hoping to return home and work, so that I could save money for when I finally figured out what I wanted to return to school for.
My problem with taking a retail job is that I’m afraid that I won’t learn from it. I want to find a job that interests me, so that I can work hard at it, figure out what the parts of it that interest me are, and then use that information to start to piece together what I want to do to my life. No, I don’t see finding the “perfect” job right now as the complete key to unlocking my confused brain… but I do see it as a part. If I’m not working towards figuring this out, then I’m not working towards going back to school - and I think everyone agrees that most of my efforts should be in that direction.
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hi there, have you considered going after the job you want, then, if you don’t get the Plan A type jobs, pursue and accept a Plan B job?
I worked in retail going through college and I also worked in a not-for-profit managing their contribution accounts.
Both were part time and met different goals I had. The retail one paid really well and was very social, the not-for-profit one was giving me a career path for post college.
Comment by finance girl — January 21, 2007 @ 4:27 pm
Finance Girl,
Basically, that’s been my plan up until now, but I’m wondering if maybe it’s time to switch over and take the Plan B job.
The fact that I’m asking is probably a good indicator of the answer! =P
Comment by Stephanie — January 23, 2007 @ 12:51 am