Day 77 of being unemployed. I have been so unproductive in these 77 days, and if you don’t count the 38 days that I spent abroad, I haven’t really done all that much at all in that time. Well, that’s not completely true, I did sign up for unemployment when I got back home, and I have been applying for jobs but other than that, nada.
It’s kinda annoying when you spend a long time looking for work, checking online, the local listings in the paper and even strolling through the mall in order to find something that you can do for money, something that isn’t too demeaning anyways, and you perhaps stumble across something that looks interesting enough for you to apply for the position, that it usually takes them the longest time possible to get in touch with you. You find a job posting for something you would be really interested in doing, something that would make you happy and you would be good at. They don’t answer you, it’s been 2-3 weeks at this point, you get desperate and find another job posting, this one is not as interesting and even if you would be good at it, it certainly would not make you happy. As a last resort you decide to apply, still hoping to hear from the other job. The crappier job calls first and offers you the job, which you take out of fear only to hear from the other place a few days later. Your basic scenario that is a constant fear of mine on the job hunt. Currently I would say that I have 2-3 applications out there, been a while since I sent them in, still no word, it does not make me happy.
I decided the other day though that I wasn’t going to feel myself rot away in my tiny little cave. If I’m going to live through this phase, I should be doing the things that I’ve been putting off doing for a long time. I’m going to start on that book, I’m going to read more, perhaps take more walks since I’m getting too poor to afford a gym membership. I’ve got a lovely guitar to enjoy and I could also do some cooking with whatever groceries I find in the fridge or pantry. Point being, I’m tired of being so idle, having nothing to do, no way to better myself.
I guess it’s a good thing though that I’m going through this period, as a teenager I would sometimes envision myself being so rich that I didn’t have to work ever again. Now I see that I would probably be bored out of my mind quickly. However, I would be so rich that I could travel the world, experience different cultures, learn new skills etc. A lot of things that I want to spend my time doing, so I’m kinda torn on that subject I guess.
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I feel your pain buddy. I know its really boring and pretty depressing as I wasn’t doing much for almost 6months at one point. Just keep your head up, stay proactive and it’ll work out.
það er náttlega það besta sem þú getur gert á svona tímum er að t.d. að skrifa bók…og hver veit nema að þú færð síðar meir einhvað mikið útúr því að hafa verið atvinnulaus
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