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C33 · 07-29-2008, 01:45 PM

I didn't so much quit my job as I quitted the job market.

I quit my crap money temp job 2 months ago,after waiting for the position to turn permanent. I waited 4 months after I formally interviewed.

I sent a memo detailing all the things I had done and the positive changes I expected to make once hired.I did everything the " get that job bibles" tell you to do.I even received chocolates from a happy client. No replies.

I will post a more detailed description in a thread in the financial section about the true costs of getting a job for the sake of security.

However menial the position was, it was perfect for me because I had no stress, could spend a lot of time on the net or reading, loved my coworkers and the high profile clients and I could carve some time after work to dedicate myself to my bliss: take classes, etc...

Against my better judgement: I looked for a better paying job.The recruitment agencies I interviewed with raved about my "unusual" c.v , sent it for various positions, still I didn't get any interview with the companies who were hiring.

I realized that I had put my financial well being under the control of others. I had to change my " locus of control". Locus of control - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I also realized that my circle of friends back home was contributing to my poor thinking. They kept on asking me when I will get a job, when did I think I would have a job. ..etc...It made me feel so stressed that I stopped calling them or emailing them.They had no solutions, no reference to offer or anything that could help me getting a job. I had no references other than the "job-think" crowd and I was going crazy.

Now I am back in my hometown, I own my home so I am rent free. I have made the choice to be and stay alone. I have been alone every day for the past 2 weeks. I have decided to stop putting energy in friendships that are going nowhere. I have also cut on spending money on things that do not bring money in. I invested in a digital camera so I could take pictures of the things I want to sell.

I have given myself 2 months to make money selling possessions, and find a way to make money selling my talent and not my soul. I think that I was going the wrong way by trying to wrap my artistic life around a job. I am counting my blessings that I have enough resources for the next 3 months.

07-29-2008, 01:45 PM	#37 (permalink)
C33 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 623	Count me in! I didn't so much quit my job as I quitted the job market. I quit my crap money temp job 2 months ago,after waiting for the position to turn permanent. I waited 4 months after I formally interviewed. I sent a memo detailing all the things I had done and the positive changes I expected to make once hired.I did everything the " get that job bibles" tell you to do.I even received chocolates from a happy client. No replies. I will post a more detailed description in a thread in the financial section about the true costs of getting a job for the sake of security. However menial the position was, it was perfect for me because I had no stress, could spend a lot of time on the net or reading, loved my coworkers and the high profile clients and I could carve some time after work to dedicate myself to my bliss: take classes, etc... Against my better judgement: I looked for a better paying job.The recruitment agencies I interviewed with raved about my "unusual" c.v , sent it for various positions, still I didn't get any interview with the companies who were hiring. I realized that I had put my financial well being under the control of others. I had to change my " locus of control". Locus of control - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I also realized that my circle of friends back home was contributing to my poor thinking. They kept on asking me when I will get a job, when did I think I would have a job. ..etc...It made me feel so stressed that I stopped calling them or emailing them.They had no solutions, no reference to offer or anything that could help me getting a job. I had no references other than the "job-think" crowd and I was going crazy. Now I am back in my hometown, I own my home so I am rent free. I have made the choice to be and stay alone. I have been alone every day for the past 2 weeks. I have decided to stop putting energy in friendships that are going nowhere. I have also cut on spending money on things that do not bring money in. I invested in a digital camera so I could take pictures of the things I want to sell. I have given myself 2 months to make money selling possessions, and find a way to make money selling my talent and not my soul. I think that I was going the wrong way by trying to wrap my artistic life around a job. I am counting my blessings that I have enough resources for the next 3 months.