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last week i was talking to a girl who i would probably consider to be somewhere between an acquaintance and a friend, and invariably the topic turned to work, or in our case, the lack of work.
having just graduated from uni, she's been frantically looking for work and has been completely unsuccessful. she then asked me what have i been doing the past year (nothing, just relaxing) and how have i managed to survive for so long (savings).
somehow i got the feeling that she was unsatisfied with this, and after the entire conversation was over i came to suspect it's because she finds it unfair that she's been stressing out over her lack of work and meanwhile i'm just doing nothing and enjoying it.
so anyway she started questioning me, asking me what have i accomplished (accomplishments depend on the individual), saying that i'm wasting my time (working in a job i don't like is truly wasting my time), etc.
i then patiently explained to her that at the minimum, i should at least find something interesting in my work, otherwise everyday i would just be trading my life away for money and then before i know it, 10, 20 years have gone by and what do i have?
i told her that i don't need the money now so there's no need for me to do this.
she replied rather snappily, "that's for you lah, i don't have any money so i need to work."
and i thought to myself, why the hell are you angry? since when were we talking about you? you were asking me why wasn't i working and i told you.
having just graduated from uni, she's been frantically looking for work and has been completely unsuccessful. she then asked me what have i been doing the past year (nothing, just relaxing) and how have i managed to survive for so long (savings).
somehow i got the feeling that she was unsatisfied with this, and after the entire conversation was over i came to suspect it's because she finds it unfair that she's been stressing out over her lack of work and meanwhile i'm just doing nothing and enjoying it.
so anyway she started questioning me, asking me what have i accomplished (accomplishments depend on the individual), saying that i'm wasting my time (working in a job i don't like is truly wasting my time), etc.
i then patiently explained to her that at the minimum, i should at least find something interesting in my work, otherwise everyday i would just be trading my life away for money and then before i know it, 10, 20 years have gone by and what do i have?
i told her that i don't need the money now so there's no need for me to do this.
she replied rather snappily, "that's for you lah, i don't have any money so i need to work."
and i thought to myself, why the hell are you angry? since when were we talking about you? you were asking me why wasn't i working and i told you.
2 Comments:
haha she's actually having a conversation with herself using you. and also her ego is probably hurt from being "unemployed" and maybe criticising you makes her feel at least she's trying.
anw... sometimes it's only when you made the wrong choice do you know what you really want. maybe you can find an alright job try it and see how. after all there's no perfect job. the job might suit you after all.
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dqb, at August 23, 2013 2:03 am
yea i've been selectively applying but sometimes i do find me telling myself 'hey this job might not be that bad...' for jobs that i wouldn't have even considered in the past.
my standards are falling. one day i might just settle for something that i will regret.
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cromber, at August 24, 2013 4:08 am
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