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[emchy]

i want to be a better person
i just feel so full of angry and unhappy

i know i am a poet
everything else is up in the air
isn't it possible to do something for $$ that doesn't kill your soul?
and how the fuck do you figure out what that is?
i just feel so lost...

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[nerak-g.livejournal.com]

i advocate for mind numbing, tedious jobs that allow the mind to wander.if this doesn't work, something that will benefit, say, your cd or book or computer or access to information.or food.otherwise, something that will allow you to collect stories for future reference.

[cindymonkey.livejournal.com]

along those lines
one of my favorite jobs ever was being the ranger / security for a small town park and cemetary

i never wrote so much in my life
sitting on the lawn
looking at the lake
and waiting hours to get a call that someone needed to have beer confiscated

wonderful

[borggrrl.livejournal.com]

i want to be a better person
i just feel so full of angry and unhappy

I know the feeling. I'm sorry you do too.

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

My job isn't killing my soul, it's just not nurturing it very much. That's OK for now.

[cindymonkey.livejournal.com]

that' usually ok for me too
i just see this path right now - and it looks like exec or admin asst for decades and i feel like i need to jump off soon or i will be even more stuck...

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

On the other hand, the jobs that were supposed to be fulfilling and rewarding and career-building were also the ones that exploited me the worst in terms of lower pay, skimpier benefits, extra hours, and bad office dynamics. Just sayin'.

[cindymonkey.livejournal.com]

painfully true
and i think i have the worst of both worlds right now

non-profit = fighting the good fight / bad pay, exploitative, bad office dynamics (arising)

but the advisement is definately taken
i have to be responsible about if / how i switch