The job dilemna

[cmk418]

So tomorrow is the day that I'm officially supposed to begin searching for the new job. It's kinda aggravating because the last four days have been WILDLY productive as far as the writing goes and I'm feeling more excited about it than I have in a long time.

I have conflicting worries about looking right at this moment though. Basically, I don't want to fall into the trap of my old job and have something that keeps me in Special K and hockey tickets but then I look up and 5-6 years of my life have gone by and I still am no closer to where I want to be on the career front. I think the recent birthday is a contributing factor as far as that goes.

And then the worry that if I wait too long, I'm going to be scrambling financially. (At the moment, I'm set through October - so it's not immediate, but still, it'll be here sooner than I'd like.)

So, flist, any advice?

Comments

[michele659.livejournal.com]

I think you should take a little time and look around. I definitely agree that you shouldn't rush into another job just to have the financial security. Not that it's not important,but I hear what you're saying about not wanting another job that you might like but it's not really what you want to be doing.
It's true-time goes by so fast that it's very easy to not notice you're not in the job you want until some years have gone by.
I'm happy that the writing is going well. I'm looking forward to reading more of your stories,and hopefully "Great Risks" soon??

[cmk418]

"Great Risks" is coming along - the next part is about halfway done (I probably shouldn't say that it's been halfway done for about three weeks now, should I?)

I'm currently spending a lot of time working on my screenplay (it's about hockey) so it might be a bit longer before anything comes to pass on "Great Risks".

Hope everything is going well in your life.