'Bushwhacked'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
My mother keeps wanting me to have goals. Every time I mention my boss or my manager she asks when I'll have that job.
Good god! No, please don't let that happen to me. That would be horrible.
I pretty much just aim to get paid more, and if I could work out how to do less that would be even better. But being my boss would not help.
I read the Atlantic article earlier today. I thought most of it was yeah, pretty familiar. But I did appreciate the point about generational differences. The Mad Men Gen, the "we can do it all", and today's more "no, you can" generation.
I had heard Hillary Clinton is a great boss and it was nice to see that confirmed.
People talk about Goals, like, be Vice President of Real Estate for [Name] Hospital before I turn 45, or, Earn Enough To Send My Eight Kids To Dartmouth
Not most people.
People talk about Goals, like, be Vice President of Real Estate for [Name] Hospital before I turn 45, or, Earn Enough To Send My Eight Kids To Dartmouth
Not most people.
I know some serious goddamn overachievers.
And a bunch of just-getting-by-ers!
My goal is to work about as hard as I do right now, but for more money doing more interesting stuff.
For my kids, I hope they grow up to be better happier people than me. Not that I'm miserable and awful, but I want them to beat me at life.
I got seized today with an attack of Holy-Shit-I'm-Turning-41*-What-Have-I-Done-With-My-Life-Oh-That's-Right-NOTHING-I'm-Not-Even-Climbing-The-Corporate-Ladder-I-Have-No-Goals-At-All-Holy-Shit.
Change that 41 to 42. Add and-the-job-I-can't-stand-is-stressing-me-out and welcome to the last six months of my life.
I realized after work today that I double booked my employment counselor and my anxiety counselor on Monday. I can't even manage two appointments on my day off.
For my kids, I hope they grow up to be better happier people than me. Not that I'm miserable and awful, but I want them to beat me at life.
So much this.
Rule or not rule?
Not rule. At least, it doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
Goals. Sigh. I do feel like I should have some of those, but I haven't been able to come up with any.
Thanks for the birthday wishes, everyone! Have a lovely evening, Lovely People!
P.S. I also often feel like the most Aimless Slacker of My Generation.
My goal is to work about as hard as I do right now, but for more money doing more interesting stuff.
That - THAT's my goal! (Thanks for articulating, Jess!)