Goals...

[per_solo]

Ok...mail went out last night..Movie invites are out there.

Still don't know what to run at Gencon and frankly? My give a damn on it is busted...will see if that changes over a day or so, I just am finding myself with no desire to care on Gencon right now. It's a big gaming convention, and I used to go to run things for SJ Games, and accumulate points, and help out, but in the scheme of everything else? It's an annoyance I don't HAVE to think on right now.

Jobs? Narrowed down to five, with 2 alternates...notwithstanding staying in the tech support field.

I'm getting a few people whose opinions I value saying I HAVE a career in tech support..which is great, yes, I'm good at it...I know how to listen to the people I'm trying to help, and either help them, or find out how to help them.

But, NO ONE is wanting a tech support for deskside...they only want the "Oh, do this quickly over the phone, you'll get at least 50-100 calls a day, and we're paying attention to how many calls you take"...no one seems to want a tech who is going to listen to his end users, at least not in this fucking state.

So yes, the angsty whiny mope session is back...I HATE to feel like I'm wasting my time, and no matter how I spin what I'm doing right now, it's just spinning wheels...I've learned a few more things here, great...now, where's the train ride to the next thing that will actually make me feel better about what is going on in my life?

Admin Assistant work? Well, hell, I need to find a roommate, or a MUCH cheaper Apt. for that...in which case, I've heard of cheaper Apts. on the southside..

So, the question becomes, what do I want to do with my life? And how do I get there? School is a start, but again, unless I'm devoting myself to that Full Time, I have no clue how to do it...and part time with a full time job will drive me insane..hell, I'm getting a good start just by taking one class and trying to figure how to go full time while working a job right now, and it's wearing at my sanity...just like everything else.

I feel trapped again, but I'm trying like hell to get out of that mindset, as, in the immortal words of a writer, "Fear is the mind killer". In theory, I'm only as trapped as I let myself be...

So, yeah...poisonous thoughts outside my head...except getting these ones out don't make me feel better, as the resolution to any of it is still beyond me...and right now, I'm trapped in the life I've created...or that I fell into, take your pick on that one...probably 50/50 or some such.

I know it'll get better, but knowing that, and seeing the end in sight? Two totally different things, and I do not need the ups and downs that the job hunt is bringing into my life..

The sad part is that it's now the job that is putting a crimp into the job hunt...and yet, I had 4 or 5 months of job hunting every day (or close), and yet came away feeling the same..Feh on jobs.

Comments

[the-pixie.livejournal.com]

Per, unless you're willing to do Tier 2 support, you're not expect to have much interactions with the customers. It's the way that the Tier 1 support is set up now. And from what I can see from Tier 2 support, they still don't want you to have good "bedside manners" either. Get it, Wham, Bam, Get out. Don't say too much because you could getting in a conversation that would keep you away from your next appointment. The Tier 1 support appears to be the same across the board, both here and OUS (outside US). Take as many calls as possible, piss off as many people as you can while doing it. Doesn't matter, for you probably won't be talking to them again anyways. If you're not enjoying this, definitely look for a different position that you will enjoy.

As for school, the only way to live and go full time (unless you have some super swanky cool job that pays you to go to school and doesn't want you to work full time), is to take out student loans. Scary as hell doing it... and you'll be in debt the rest of your life, but the only way many full-time students make ends meet now-a-days. The only other option is to find a "sugar mama" that will support you while you're making your way through college. :)

[per_solo]

*nod* Hence why I think Support is driving me insane...I'll admit, I was a bit spoiled with my last company..got to know the people, understand their problems, know how to teach MOST of them..:-P Always the one who I could never really reach...but that is the standard I have for a good job.

School, well, yeah...FAFSA is already submitted, so now to see what happens next.

If I knew a sugar mama that would support me while I went to school...well, it's best not to make wishes. :-P Besides, I don't like to put out for money..makes me feel cheap. :-) :-P

[(Anonymous)]

Have you ever thought of a more technical training position? Every company has to have trainers...They create training material, validate it, and then depending upon the material, they may either make it (or have it made) into computer based training, present the material in a large group, or present the material in a more intimate setting. Bear had a position at a training facility once (that is *ALL* they did..companies would book the day with them to have them train them on different computer programs). I know that my company has hundreds of trainers, and they also have other duties as well, such as one of them seeks out the newest technologies to determine what direction their group should go in. Just a thought...

[chyklet.livejournal.com]

Southside rocks.
Beech Grove rocks.

my big plan

[confusedjew.livejournal.com]

I will start writing, beging writing scripts, eventually move to california where I will get an agent and work in t.v. preferably with people like joss whedon. MUST WORK WITH GOD.

YOU will take ONE day and write down your requirements for a dream job and post YOUR plan.

deal?

be like spotting at the gym or working out with someone. WE push each other to get off our asses and DO something about our lives.

[echoweaver.livejournal.com]

What job fields have you narrowed down to?