Breaking the Matrix
Gah! I can't even begin to transcribe just how much I hate working in a cubicle. How much I hate working 40 hours a week in a job I don't understand. I can't wait until I can quit this job and go out.
I think working for the university spoiled me immensely. I saw that it was possible to do something you enjoy; to work with people day in and day out on something you believe in. I can't wait until I have the opportunity to simply drop it all and go to work in that environment again.
It's the simple things I really miss. I miss being able to sit at a desk without looking at the computer. I miss working on a hand-on project that requires creativity, imagination, and problem-solving skills. I miss being in meetings where my input extends beyond the role of minute-taker. I miss having a rapport with people I admire and respect. I miss being able to see students trying to change the world instead of workers trying to survive. I miss being able to take the afternoon off to go to the comic book store. I miss coming in Saturday and working for 14 hours on something I really believe in. I miss talking to parents (this was a lot of fun, I don't know why). I miss being able to get to work without running into traffic. I miss being able to stand up and walk around. I miss having time to go see friends, to go out, to stay in. Most of all, I miss the community that surrounded Cowell College.
I can't stand working in an environment where I have to wake up the same time everyday, drive in the same amount of traffic, and work on the same damn thing everyday. I know now that I could never survive working in an office building. I just wouldn't be able to survive it.
I want to type "I can't wait until I move to Boston." I do plan on going and I'm really excited about it. But, that's not what I'm waiting for now. The truth of the matter is that right now, I can't wait until I quit this job and take a week off to sleep in, see friends, go out, not drive in traffic, not stare at a computer moniter, and just be.
Mike - I still plan on going to Boston in January. Save me a place. We'll go drink coffee like there's no tomorrow.
I think working for the university spoiled me immensely. I saw that it was possible to do something you enjoy; to work with people day in and day out on something you believe in. I can't wait until I have the opportunity to simply drop it all and go to work in that environment again.
It's the simple things I really miss. I miss being able to sit at a desk without looking at the computer. I miss working on a hand-on project that requires creativity, imagination, and problem-solving skills. I miss being in meetings where my input extends beyond the role of minute-taker. I miss having a rapport with people I admire and respect. I miss being able to see students trying to change the world instead of workers trying to survive. I miss being able to take the afternoon off to go to the comic book store. I miss coming in Saturday and working for 14 hours on something I really believe in. I miss talking to parents (this was a lot of fun, I don't know why). I miss being able to get to work without running into traffic. I miss being able to stand up and walk around. I miss having time to go see friends, to go out, to stay in. Most of all, I miss the community that surrounded Cowell College.
I can't stand working in an environment where I have to wake up the same time everyday, drive in the same amount of traffic, and work on the same damn thing everyday. I know now that I could never survive working in an office building. I just wouldn't be able to survive it.
I want to type "I can't wait until I move to Boston." I do plan on going and I'm really excited about it. But, that's not what I'm waiting for now. The truth of the matter is that right now, I can't wait until I quit this job and take a week off to sleep in, see friends, go out, not drive in traffic, not stare at a computer moniter, and just be.
Mike - I still plan on going to Boston in January. Save me a place. We'll go drink coffee like there's no tomorrow.
posted by Chris "Krang" Yang | 8:56 PM
2 Comments:
Krang - yeah I know, school life and "real" life are so different - so much freedom in college and so many shackles in real life. When do you stop working at that place?
January, hopefully. Then I'm going to take some time and visit people, hang out. Then, off to Boston (again, hopefully).
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