Look, Ma, I have a job!
(aka A belated look at the newest part of my life)
Well, fine, i've had one for almost two whole months now and spent almost the whole of 2003 and half of 2004 being in a internship that qualified as a "real job".
But sometimes, I just take a step back and realize that i'm finally in that position i could never grasp as a child - that of a worker. The one in the office, writing all sorts of things, signing all sorts of things, talking to all sorts of people. The one who walks around a lot, doing stuff.
As a child, I wondered about all these things i mentioned above. Like, what exactly do they constantly write/type about? And who tells them to write/type all these things? How do they know what to do everyday? Of course, as a little kid, i compare "work" with being in school and it seemed a little weird to me that these adults would go around doing stuff without seemingly being told to do so. At such a young age, i felt like it carried so much responsibility. I always thought, when i'll be there na, how would i know what to do??
Now that i'm working, I've come to realize that the fear i've had about holding a job and actually working was quite unnecessary. I've always thought that being in a job would be nerve-wracking. Imagine having to do everything yourself without anyone telling you what to do! But as you progress through school and get through university, the transition to a job isn't all that hard at all. Slowly but surely, you are taught to be on your own, to fulfill tasks on your own. By the time you're in university, you're already well-versed at finding your own solutions to problems and working within a deadline. Being in a job is also somewhat like being in school - you have specific tasks, you sometimes are told what to do. The only major differences are that you have no homework and that your actions now have an impact on everyone else and they yield REAL results, ones that matter in the daily course of your life as a worker.
So now i'm in one. And it's no life-altering experience. It's just moving from one step to another. As a child, you think it's frightening.. but as you get there, it's just a natural step. And then, the next thing you know, you've eased into it just like going up a grade or a year in school.
So, look, check it out. I gots me a job now. :)
(aka A belated look at the newest part of my life)
Well, fine, i've had one for almost two whole months now and spent almost the whole of 2003 and half of 2004 being in a internship that qualified as a "real job".
But sometimes, I just take a step back and realize that i'm finally in that position i could never grasp as a child - that of a worker. The one in the office, writing all sorts of things, signing all sorts of things, talking to all sorts of people. The one who walks around a lot, doing stuff.
As a child, I wondered about all these things i mentioned above. Like, what exactly do they constantly write/type about? And who tells them to write/type all these things? How do they know what to do everyday? Of course, as a little kid, i compare "work" with being in school and it seemed a little weird to me that these adults would go around doing stuff without seemingly being told to do so. At such a young age, i felt like it carried so much responsibility. I always thought, when i'll be there na, how would i know what to do??
Now that i'm working, I've come to realize that the fear i've had about holding a job and actually working was quite unnecessary. I've always thought that being in a job would be nerve-wracking. Imagine having to do everything yourself without anyone telling you what to do! But as you progress through school and get through university, the transition to a job isn't all that hard at all. Slowly but surely, you are taught to be on your own, to fulfill tasks on your own. By the time you're in university, you're already well-versed at finding your own solutions to problems and working within a deadline. Being in a job is also somewhat like being in school - you have specific tasks, you sometimes are told what to do. The only major differences are that you have no homework and that your actions now have an impact on everyone else and they yield REAL results, ones that matter in the daily course of your life as a worker.
So now i'm in one. And it's no life-altering experience. It's just moving from one step to another. As a child, you think it's frightening.. but as you get there, it's just a natural step. And then, the next thing you know, you've eased into it just like going up a grade or a year in school.
So, look, check it out. I gots me a job now. :)
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