Here's the deal.
I work....a lot.
On most days, I'm in the office by 10 in the morning. I leave around 11 at night. There are some days when I literally do not leave the building the whole time. It sucks...to put it mildly. But there is no other choice. I'm news director, producer, anchor, reporter, light bulb changer, car washer, mediator, and any other job title that happens to find me.
It's not going to last forever...but it could last a while. I'm actively looking for a new job. It isn't easy. I'm not sure what I expected when I started the job hunt. I guess I was thinking good fortune and luck would simply come my way. That hasn't happened...yet. And while I've been discouraged for a while now...it's getting a lot better. Reality is setting in...and I'm adjusting to it. Bozeman is not a bad place. Work is terribly difficult right now, but I don't want to leave here...just to leave. When I do go, I want it to be to a place that I'm excited about...a place that's right for me...a place that speaks to me...a place that fits. I'm understanding now that it's going to take some time. I'm okay with that. I have to look on the bright side. I'm raking in the overtime. I'm getting managerial experience (even though I hate it and never wanted it in the first place). I'm still in a great place with good people. I'm being allowed to hunt for a job while I have job security.
So there you go. We'll see what happens.
4 comments:
I feel like I could have written that myself. Although I am managing to actually get out of the office by at least 5:30 every night (mostly because I just get frustrated and say "fuck it" and leave).
Job hunting is brutal.
i have this image of you running around a deserted news station like crazy, reading the news feed, writing the stories, turning on the camera, anchoring, doing the weather...
and that image makes all your hard work and long nights worth it in my eyes.
Things you can do instead of your current job
Plan A: The Katie/Lincoln Hostel in Wanaka (or somewhere else that is cool)
Plan B: Buy and run Many Glacier...you could be the next Ian Tippet
Plan C: Be a Hobo...it seems that they travel quite a bit, granted it's because they have to...but still...
I particularly like Katie's plan C. Be a hobo.
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