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Posted by Poet on April 4, 2006, at 11:13:33
Hi Special K,
I thought I should resond on social instead of writing.
The old career failure has me feeling really down. Try and try and fail and fail. I'm posting this from work and I don't even care if the internet police send me a warning.
I'm stuck in yet another low level low paying job where I am given nothing to do. I'm not supposed to read or internet surf, just sit and stare at a blank computer screen.
Bet you're sorry you asked!
Poet
Posted by special_k on April 4, 2006, at 19:19:21
In reply to Special K- How I'm Doing, posted by Poet on April 4, 2006, at 11:13:33
Hey. I'm sorry work stuff is getting you down :-(
> Bet you're sorry you asked!
Nah. Not sorry I asked. Work can be crap :-( I'm sorry you are having a hard time of it :-(
I don't know what to suggest...
I'm sorry.
But I'll give you a hug ((((((poet))))))))
Feel free to rant and stuff.
Posted by Outsider on April 5, 2006, at 0:12:11
In reply to Re: Special K- How I'm Doing » Poet, posted by special_k on April 4, 2006, at 19:19:21
I hope you don't mind me asking, but how old are you and do you have any college? What would you really love to do as a job?-(I think this is important since work constitutes 1/3 or more of your life).
Outsider
Posted by Kath on April 5, 2006, at 10:07:14
In reply to Special K- How I'm Doing, posted by Poet on April 4, 2006, at 11:13:33
I wonder if you are allowed to type anything on that blank screen?
I have only recently begun posting here at other areas of PB after being only on PB2000, so I don't know if you are a 'Poet'.
Could you write poetry? Of course then there'd be the problem of how to print it, right?!
Anyway, I just wondered if you could be actually doing something on the computer.
Being bored at work is a downer for sure.
Sorry you're going through that.:-) Kath
Posted by Poet on April 5, 2006, at 11:37:10
In reply to Re: Special K- How I'm Doing, posted by Outsider on April 5, 2006, at 0:12:11
Ironically, someone at work just asked me “why are you here, you’re way too smart to be a receptionist.”
That is the question that no one seems to be able to answer. I get interviews, I don’t get offers.
Career counselors tell me that I interview well.
I research the company/organization. Ask questions. Send the suck up letter or email. I never hear back.My T thinks I get over anxious and that comes out in the interview. My anxiety makes the interviewer uncomfortable.
Pdoc has given me a script for anti anxiety meds, but I haven’t had an interview to know if they will help.
I am a 48 year old female.
BA degree in Film History and Mass Communication (I know, but I really loved studying it.)
Certificate in Print and Visual Communication (desktop publishing and writing for various media)
Real Estate Salesperson License (lapsed)I’ve been stuck for the last seven years in low paying jobs where I do nothing, but answer the phone and stare at a computer screen. I am bored out of my mind which causes my negative thought pattern to run nonstop rants of self hatred. My self confidence is zero. My self esteem is zero.
I have applied to enroll in a paralegal certificate program, but frankly figure it will just be wasted money and education as nobody will hire me. I went through that with the print and visual communication certificate and real estate sales. I absolutely don’t want to sell real estate- bad career idea for someone who personalizes rejection.
I am the queen of employment losers and it’s a title I bear with shame.
Poet
Posted by Poet on April 5, 2006, at 11:43:45
In reply to Re: Special K- How I'm Doing » Poet, posted by Kath on April 5, 2006, at 10:07:14
Hi Kath,
I can write at work, but have zero privacy (I'm in a reception area) and have to quick close down the program. I can't save anything (we're on an intranet) but I can print out.
I thought about changing my name from Poet as I haven't written much lately, but people here said I am Poet no matter how much I write. I do post once and awhile on the writing board.
Glad you wandered out of PB2000.
Poet
Posted by Kath on April 5, 2006, at 17:17:44
In reply to Re: Special K- How I'm Doing » Kath, posted by Poet on April 5, 2006, at 11:43:45
Maybe if you had the paralegal training you'd at least be able to get a job in a lawyer's office; that might at least be more interesting & perhaps pay more.
Stay being Poet; not writing poetry doesn't make someone NOT a poet, if you know what I mean.
I'm glad I wondered out of PB2000 too - not much happens there lately & I've been feeling so crappy this last week I've been coming to PB & checking things out. That sounds awful - to come here because I feel crappy & I don't mean it in an insulting way! In 2000, when I first joined, I had just started taking Celexa for anxiety (which, according to my doctor, was caused by depression). I spent a LOT of time here. Over the years, as I was doing better, I tended to not spend as much time on the computer, so to me, signing in here & feeling lonely & wanting to reach out here is a sign of how down I'm feeling.
This has been a hard winter for me. I am dying for colours!!!!! Ontario, Canada, north of Toronto & spring is still not here. We had 2 inches of snow last night!!! Mind you the buds are popping up, so there's hope, but I don't feel hopeful...just blah.
Gotta go right now, but am sorry about your situation. It must feel so discouraging.
Take care, Kath
Posted by Outsider on April 6, 2006, at 21:33:13
In reply to Re: Special K- How I'm Doing » Outsider, posted by Poet on April 5, 2006, at 11:37:10
Is the paralegal thing REALLY what you want to do, or is it just something to get you out of the rut? Seeing that you have alot of education you know how much it costs and the dedication required to go through it again. May I suggest, if you really enjoyed studying for the major you graduated with, why not go for your Masters and become a professor who teaches it?
Outsider
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