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October 16, 2005
Emerging from Sickness, Wondering About Work
I spent most of the last week sick with a bacterial throat infection. Mi chavo was amazing - he even lied and said my breath didn't smell while nursing me back to health. (One small tid bit from last week: my breath reeked so badly it made me nauseous and caused me to stop eating.)
So, I've been relatively healthy since Friday. Which brings me back to wondering about my future career. I had a convo at work with a woman who said she would only hire people for my job who want to make administrative assisting a career. It makes sense, but also made me wonder how I've thrived in the position - I never had dreams of being a secretary growing up. Granted, unemployment will make you either never able to hold onto a job or a loyal, helpful employee. Lucky for me, it helped me become a good employee. But what am I striving to do with my life? A job in corporate America or nonprofit America?
I read this article in today's NYT, about a pair of Asian sisters who wrote a book on how to create over-achievers the Asian way, and it actually made me feel bad. Ridiculous how tiny things can set me off, but I did go to school with many over-achievers of all ethnicities. And I always thought of myself as one of them, until things changed in college. I've been a bit directionless every since then. I know this is just a bunch of garbled rambling, but hopefully, one day soon, I'll know what I want to be when I grow up. Either that or I'll just be comfortable with my decisions for the next few years.
Posted by cj at October 16, 2005 05:39 PM