in which I quit one of my jobs…
Well, there has definitely been some Tumblr silence from my end lately. Sorry for the mindless reblogs, y’all.
(Last semesters are never a piece of cake, are they.)
I’m a visual person, so this is just as much working things out for myself as letting you guys know what’s up with my life.
Here are the things on my plate, currently:
- Job #1: working for my university
- Job #2: nannying for a family I have really grown to love (involves a commute)
- Job #3: interning for a creative agency (involves a commute)
- School: Monday and Wednesday mornings from 8-11am, Tuesday nights from 6-10pm
- Semi-freelancing/collaborating on a wedding project
- Soon-to-be freelancing some social media marketing and branding work for my old boss back in NYC.
- Still (always) attempting to consistently be a good, supportive and involved best friend, roommate, girlfriend, sibling, daughter, etc.
To say I’m overwhelmed is an understatement.
On the other hand, I hate quitting things. I want to do it all. That’s just part of my independent hard-headedness. I want to do it all and be successful and well.. be Wonder Woman, basically.
But tomorrow, I think I need to tell my boss from Job #1 that I will have to stop working there. I should be able to easily adjust my budget for the income that will no longer be coming in. It’s an office job that has little to do with any future career I see myself involved in; my skills and talents could/will be put to far better use elsewhere. But quitting is still a hard pill to swallow, for me.
One less job = more free hours to better do my other jobs/responsibilities and take care of myself. Why put myself through so much stress?
This is the healthy, adult decision to make. Right?
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The Serial Box: "Don't quit your day job…"
It seems that some of the most consistent advice I have received when starting down this professional path is often twofold:
/////KEEP A LOW OVERHEAD//////
In other words, you just don’t know how far above or below your baseline you’ll end up when you work for yourself, especially in a…
a good read. go for it.
awesome things:
- Officially was offered (and accepted) an internship position starting after the first of the year! It’s unpaid, but I feel pretty good about the opportunities and work experience I will receive. A friend from high school interned there this fall and will be staying on for the spring, so I got the scoop from her. It’s a creative agency in south Austin with some cool clients… think culinary-related magazine layout, maybe some fun things regarding SXSW, set-my-own-schedule, etc. Pumped! I will be able to keep my paying job, thank goodness.
- Midway through studying for it, I found out that I do NOT have to take my biology final exam and will still make an A in the course! Let’s highlight two things here: The fact that I waited until my last full semester in college to take a biology credit, and my perfectionist obsession with making good grades. Shout out to my parents for instilling the latter into me as a child.
- I have brownies in the oven at the moment, as a celebration. The box told me to not eat raw brownie batter. I did anyway. Sticking it to the man.
That is all.
Sixty-one percent of paid interns working at for-profit companies received a job offer; only 38 percent of unpaid interns working at for-profit companies did. And paid interns netted higher starting salaries.
YOU GUYS.
so, i had an interview with the creative department of an advertising/marketing agency today.
it’s a paid internship that i applied for once before.. i was turned down and then was miraculously offered my internship in new york.
this time around, i got an interview and was NERVOUS. to say the least. way more anxious than i was before my NYC interview.
the interview went well, i think.
but I STILL HAVE ANXIETY. like. i want this so bad.
i won’t hear back until some point next week. but already today, i’ve been checking my email incessantly. as if i would hear anything back.
this next week is going to do a job on my nerves, i tell you.
but at least i fly out to NYC in 9 days…?
yes, in my industry, people apologize for being PC-based.
college?
i’ve been emailing back and forth with my dad all morning… just about school, life, work, etc.
he suggested/is encouraging that i take this next summer to go out of state for a summer job/internship. he’s specifically suggesting the communications firm in arkansas that his company works with (long story…) but it got me thinking.
my first thought: absolutely not. i have so much summer school that i need to take. i just recently added a business minor and am still planning to graduate early.
and that’s what i want(ed) to do… or so i thought. and honestly, i’m working really really hard to make that a reality.
but what about taking this summer to gain some more hands-on experience?
my degree program is incredibly practical with as close to “real life” experiences/clients/projects as you can get in a classroom, but nothing can quite replace actual workforce involvement. and why not get some of that while i’m still a student?
(and not part-time, quasi-relevant work experience, i’m talking about the real stuff that i don’t have the time for while taking a full load of classes.)
… right?
am i just pushing myself to graduate so i can keep up with everyone?
so i can be a “real” adult?
so i can get some validation for all the work i’m putting in? in the form of a printed piece of paper, no less?
not to sound completely egotistical, but i’d say i’m a pretty damn responsible, intelligent, and hard working young 20-something. if i were able graduate now and strike out on my own… i’m pretty sure i could do it with little to no help.
but what’s the harm in slowing down?
(other than the fact that it’s completely against my nature… i am all about efficiency, optimizing my time and energy and effectiveness.)
quite a few of my newest followers are post- or recent-grads out there in the real world…
what are your thoughts on my thoughts? opinions, advice?
how about my fellow college students? are you finding yourself rushing through school? or are you allowing yourself time to slow down and squeeze every last drop out of it?
let’s discuss.
hey girls… do you like kids?
if you do, and you’re looking for a little (easy) extra cash…
i HIGHLY recommend checking out mommymixer.
basically, it’s free for sitters and the moms pay a (pretty high) registration fee.
you sign up for a “mixer”, meet the moms who need sitters, introduce yourself and they introduce themselves. then it’s like speed-dating, of sorts. the moms come up to you and you swap numbers and info if your schedules will work together.
all you have to do is submit an online resume, and attend a mixer.
the rest of the work is on the moms’ parts. they’ll contact you if they think you’ll mesh with their family/schedule and…
voila! you’re getting paid a minimum of $11 or $12/hour to babysit.
it’s an austin-based company, but they do mixers all over the place… their city list is 50+ (even canada!).
it can be anything from a full-time nanny position (if that’s what you’re looking for) or occasional date nights. and you’re not in a contract.. if you can’t/don’t want to babysit, you don’t have to. you’ll just stay in the database.
for instance, i went to a mixer over a year ago and a woman just e-mailed me who needs a sitter for occasional date nights a couple saturdays a month. she’s got a 7 year old and a 9 year old.
piece of cake. done. win!
