Calling All Slackers
Well, maybe it's not fair to call myself a slacker, but that's how I feel when I don't live up to my own expectations. It seems lately it's all I can do to get to work every day, get home and cook dinner, do some laundry and then zone out on the computer until it's time to go to bed. I haven't accomplished much in the last few weeks! My perpetual to-do list continues to grow and here I sit. I haven't even written on this thing in a week now. A week! Terrible. I have nothing to say for myself.
Anyway, nothing earth-shattering going on. I got a call from a firm that saw my resume on line and they want me to go meet with someone from a well-established firm in town that is not located downtown. My experience working downtown for the last year has been something less than stellar . . . it's the stupid walk. Fine when it's 70 degrees outside, but when it's raining sideways and your umbrella is useless, not so fun. Especially since I have to pass 2 bus stops on my way to the stupid public parking garage. You never know who's gonna be sitting there. That 2 block walk is currently the bane of my existence!
So whenever I have an interview, I feel like I'm cheating on someone. I actually dread getting an offer because I know I'm gonna have to tell someone essentially that "this place isn't good enough for me anymore and I'm outta here." Of course, that's not the way I say it, but I detest that process. It's like breaking up. I've broken up with more jobs than I have men! This is the oldest and largest firm in town, and the people are nice enough, but the work has me running in place and the benefits aren't even up to par with other firms in town. Then, of course, there is that holiday time off policy (you can only take time off at Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year's if your name is DRAWN in a LOTTERY -- and if you do "win" the lottery and have the nerve to take time off one year, you aren't eligible to do so the next. Please tell me how I am supposed to make plans with my family at the holidays?!). Too much control over my personal life. And I wasn't informed of this policy until AFTER I started the job. Gee, I wonder why. You think people might think twice after finding out about that? I think so.
But, I digress. Focus on the positive! I have this meeting today, and I don't get all bunched up about interviews anymore because it's not the end of the world to me if I don't get the job. There are a zillion fish in this sea. If I was interviewing to be an editor or something, maybe I'd break a sweat or stutter once or twice. But law firm job? No sweating whatsoever. But like I said, when I interview I feel like I'm cheating. And it seems like the bosses and co-workers at the current jobs are extra-nice whenever I accept an offer to interview. That or I tend to appreciate them a little more when I consider the prospect of leaving. If they axed the holiday time off policy and boosted their 401k contributions and bonuses, I'd consider staying . . . stupid 2-block walk notwithstanding. But the holiday time off policy has come up again and again in focus group meetings and it is always met with the same terse response: fuhgeddaboudit. Even that wouldn't be so bad if my position wasn't the ONLY position in the firm it applied to. Attorneys, paralegals and other staff can use their time off as they see fit. That just doesn't work for me!
So aside from that, and from a dinner I have to put together for tomorrow, I have nothing major on my plate. I have a few phone calls I need to make and otherwise I'm ready for my weekend. I've fallen so far behind on my reading! I gotta get up to speed. And then there's that whole working out thing . . .
I'll get to it eventually. For now, I think I'm just gonna focus on getting some lunch!
Anyway, nothing earth-shattering going on. I got a call from a firm that saw my resume on line and they want me to go meet with someone from a well-established firm in town that is not located downtown. My experience working downtown for the last year has been something less than stellar . . . it's the stupid walk. Fine when it's 70 degrees outside, but when it's raining sideways and your umbrella is useless, not so fun. Especially since I have to pass 2 bus stops on my way to the stupid public parking garage. You never know who's gonna be sitting there. That 2 block walk is currently the bane of my existence!
So whenever I have an interview, I feel like I'm cheating on someone. I actually dread getting an offer because I know I'm gonna have to tell someone essentially that "this place isn't good enough for me anymore and I'm outta here." Of course, that's not the way I say it, but I detest that process. It's like breaking up. I've broken up with more jobs than I have men! This is the oldest and largest firm in town, and the people are nice enough, but the work has me running in place and the benefits aren't even up to par with other firms in town. Then, of course, there is that holiday time off policy (you can only take time off at Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year's if your name is DRAWN in a LOTTERY -- and if you do "win" the lottery and have the nerve to take time off one year, you aren't eligible to do so the next. Please tell me how I am supposed to make plans with my family at the holidays?!). Too much control over my personal life. And I wasn't informed of this policy until AFTER I started the job. Gee, I wonder why. You think people might think twice after finding out about that? I think so.
But, I digress. Focus on the positive! I have this meeting today, and I don't get all bunched up about interviews anymore because it's not the end of the world to me if I don't get the job. There are a zillion fish in this sea. If I was interviewing to be an editor or something, maybe I'd break a sweat or stutter once or twice. But law firm job? No sweating whatsoever. But like I said, when I interview I feel like I'm cheating. And it seems like the bosses and co-workers at the current jobs are extra-nice whenever I accept an offer to interview. That or I tend to appreciate them a little more when I consider the prospect of leaving. If they axed the holiday time off policy and boosted their 401k contributions and bonuses, I'd consider staying . . . stupid 2-block walk notwithstanding. But the holiday time off policy has come up again and again in focus group meetings and it is always met with the same terse response: fuhgeddaboudit. Even that wouldn't be so bad if my position wasn't the ONLY position in the firm it applied to. Attorneys, paralegals and other staff can use their time off as they see fit. That just doesn't work for me!
So aside from that, and from a dinner I have to put together for tomorrow, I have nothing major on my plate. I have a few phone calls I need to make and otherwise I'm ready for my weekend. I've fallen so far behind on my reading! I gotta get up to speed. And then there's that whole working out thing . . .
I'll get to it eventually. For now, I think I'm just gonna focus on getting some lunch!
posted by PlatinumGirl at 11:53 AM
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