Thoughts about the future
Jul. 25th, 2006 10:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
amalthia Tonight with my shoulders, neck, and back aching...I'm giving a lot more thought to my future and career goals. Back when I was in college I thought getting a desk job would be the best thing ever, like since sliced bread. :( I'm now realizing that because I do have a desk job that it physically hurts to try and read fan fiction, work on music videos, or write. earlier tonight I had to cut a conversation short with a person I love chatting with because I was in pain.
I must not be taking enough breaks at work or maybe the keyboard really is too high on the desk but the bottom line is I can no longer enjoy the activities I love because of the type of work i'm doing. (i'm totally blaming the bad desks...though the boss says he's going to install the keyboard holders...and I'm really hoping that helps take away the majority of what's causing me pain) Basically the desk is too high and the chair doesn't go high enough for me to not strain my shoulders reaching for the keyboard and mouse. I know what's causing the problem and yes in a month or so we should be moved to new desks...but in the meantime ouch... :(
So back to my thoughts about the future. Not this year or maybe not the next because I'd really like to finish paying off the cars but I'd like to start getting a graduate degree. Originally I thought library science (but they don't have any schools in Houston) so I figured Education. it hit me that teachers kind of have it good (of course I am looking at the greener grass at the moment) They have a lot more vacation than just about any other okay paid career in the US, they aren't stuck standing or sitting all day, you get to interact with kids (which could be good or bad depending on grade level), and basically it's a respectable job with decent benefits. and best of all summer vacations! :)
I'm still planning on getting a graduate degree before my brain atrophies...but it's becoming increasingly clear that education may not be a bad field to go into.
Now what I don't get is why is it that in school, college, and after three years of trying to find a career that I never seriouslly considered teaching? I mean it's not like I haven't heard from many people that it's a good job and VACATIONS. Maybe I'm resistant to good advice? Or maybe I was just worried that I'd have to talk to a bunch of brat kids all day? Though substitute teaching for elementry and even middle school wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I think I was actually kind of good at it.
I'm trying to think of the negatives of being a teacher because for the longest time anyone mentioned becoming one I immediately pushed the idea out of my head and kept on trying to find something better. Only I'm realizing that I haven't thought of anything better and i'm not exactly getting any younger.
I kind of wish sometimes that I truly had a calling from a young age. I swear i'm the most wishy-washy person ever when it comes to making decisions that will affect the rest of my life. (or at least a few years of my life)
I must not be taking enough breaks at work or maybe the keyboard really is too high on the desk but the bottom line is I can no longer enjoy the activities I love because of the type of work i'm doing. (i'm totally blaming the bad desks...though the boss says he's going to install the keyboard holders...and I'm really hoping that helps take away the majority of what's causing me pain) Basically the desk is too high and the chair doesn't go high enough for me to not strain my shoulders reaching for the keyboard and mouse. I know what's causing the problem and yes in a month or so we should be moved to new desks...but in the meantime ouch... :(
So back to my thoughts about the future. Not this year or maybe not the next because I'd really like to finish paying off the cars but I'd like to start getting a graduate degree. Originally I thought library science (but they don't have any schools in Houston) so I figured Education. it hit me that teachers kind of have it good (of course I am looking at the greener grass at the moment) They have a lot more vacation than just about any other okay paid career in the US, they aren't stuck standing or sitting all day, you get to interact with kids (which could be good or bad depending on grade level), and basically it's a respectable job with decent benefits. and best of all summer vacations! :)
I'm still planning on getting a graduate degree before my brain atrophies...but it's becoming increasingly clear that education may not be a bad field to go into.
Now what I don't get is why is it that in school, college, and after three years of trying to find a career that I never seriouslly considered teaching? I mean it's not like I haven't heard from many people that it's a good job and VACATIONS. Maybe I'm resistant to good advice? Or maybe I was just worried that I'd have to talk to a bunch of brat kids all day? Though substitute teaching for elementry and even middle school wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I think I was actually kind of good at it.
I'm trying to think of the negatives of being a teacher because for the longest time anyone mentioned becoming one I immediately pushed the idea out of my head and kept on trying to find something better. Only I'm realizing that I haven't thought of anything better and i'm not exactly getting any younger.
I kind of wish sometimes that I truly had a calling from a young age. I swear i'm the most wishy-washy person ever when it comes to making decisions that will affect the rest of my life. (or at least a few years of my life)