Yeah, I know, another post! Weird huh?

[secondlina]

I'm quite prolific this week! (wish I could say as much about my "serious work.")

In any case, we got our first snow, here in Canada. A light, angelic snow that brought along it's bitchin' fat snowstormy aunt (but I guess that's what thanksgiving is about). I feel like my internal tempature as dropped like a bomb. For a girl of the north, i'm rather sensitive to cold. God bless rainbow tuques!

Things in general are getting better. Some of the stress was relieved, other was added, but all in all, things are well. 
A few people's whose health I was concerned about got great news today; and will be okay. I feel awesome about that. I'm also getting some company from montreal this weekend, and therefore no work will most likely be done btween friday at 7 pm and saturday at 2 pm (where I have a stupid group meeting.)

The eternal debate returned on the table; of Tim Hortons versus random job contracts in arts. I mentionned it to a teacher (ex-teacher rather, now retired) and he slapped his forehead and asked me how that could be a question. Like many of you pointed out, he simply stated that i'm in my last year, and I should not be looking for a job that's convient money wise. I should be looking for something that will look good on my resume, considering I have to find a job after I graduate!

Unfortunatly, Timmie's not huge in the art world. I'm actually seriously considering quitting now because of this valid reason. If (art wise) my resume is blank, people won't hire me. It's actually quite...important. Even if it's just a pile of contracts. Not to mention my school is already paid... Also, one of my friends returned to Tim Hortons lately. She is kindoff the same mood as me; she doesn't hate working at Tims. It's easy, kinda fun, and the new uniforms actually look good. She, like me, however hates some of the people and those specific people will make your life suck. After a few months back, she's considering looking for another job. This kinda puts another weight on the art job's side of the scale. If my friend who actually likes Timmies more then me wants to quit....

My main pull at not wanting to quit is that i'd feel like a rat doing so. Like I said, I don't hate the job and it doesn't seem fair. But now, there's this whole new resume thing going on and it's actually important for me to shine it up in order to find a job. It's a good reason... I keep feeling like I owe these people something, but at the same time, I did my work well, came in when called at the last minute (for night shifts!), didn't cause trouble.... and half of my coworkers didn't know I existed even when I worked full time. I guess yeah.... Maybe I should quit. I'll take the weekend to mull over it and build up courage to talk to my boss (eep). I'll also knock myself off the xmas party list. I really should not go. I don't feel I deserve to be there if i'm considering dumping the job for one in my domain.

Darn, frikking stupid LIMBO!

-Secondlina

Comments

[dqbunny.livejournal.com]

Listen to your teacher. He definitely knows how this works. And limbo just needs to DIE.

[ichiban-victory.livejournal.com]

I thought the exact same thing when I decided to keep working at the bakery after it was sold. Take it from me...IT WAS NOT WORTH IT! Coworkers don't respect you because they don't know you from anyone, no one cares you have experience because to them you're still the 'new' person, and while you make money, putting that you worked in a place that has nothing to do with the type of work you want to go into will not help at all. I'm actually taking my quitting my job when I did as a chance to hopefully find work in what I want to go into so I'll have some experience before I graduate.

Fluffy birds are adorable, but it doesn't work so well for us. We lack the down feathers, for one thing. ^_-

[anna-nimmie-tee.livejournal.com]

Tim Hortons is a large chain. It could care less if you work for it or not. It can find plenty of young things looking to make wages of any sort, even if low, 'cause the young things lack work experience and want the money. You may like the management at your particular franchise, but it's not like it's a struggling mom 'n' pop business. They also know you have to get on with your "real" life and probably woud be surprisde if you didn't quit.

Is the problem you really hate to let go of what you know and what seems stable, when you are so close to jumping off into the world without the structure of schooling? You have your life and professional reputation to build. Could the angst over staying at Hortons be an excuse to prolong adolescence? It can be a damn frightening world to dive into once you have a degree.

Whoops, I'm talking like a mother again. Sheesh!

[snapdragon76.livejournal.com]

You know, I actually miss snow! Not the brown ugly slush it becomes eventually, but the nice white fluffy stuff that's fresh and sparkly.

Good luck in the job sitch. I understand your dilemma a bit, actually.