I got a job notice from the place I interned over the summer. It was the most general job notice I've ever seen, more like a fishing expedition than a notice for a specific job opening: "What the work entails: You may be hired for an array of positions in Information Technology. You will begin by collaborating with senior IT professionals…" Well, I'll bite. Heck, if I can get my foot in the door without having to get a PhD first, I'll do the hook, line, and sinker thing.
Right now, the idea of more school is horrifying. I began studying engineering part time in January 1998 and I should be done with this degree in May 2005. That's seven and a half years for a second bachelor's degree (with one semester off as a treat when I finished my AS). Whenever someone tells me, "You can get a second bachelor's in two years!" I laugh, "Har! Har!" Because I know about the vicissitudes of transferring credit. And let's not even talk about how little a BS in Japanese overlaps with a BS in engineering.
Seven and a half years of my life. That means I've spent over 30% of my life in college! Ugh. Any sane person would agree that's quite enough.
So I applied to the vague job opening. Maybe I'll get a vague job.
227 words | October 24, 2004 09:19 PM | Rocket scienceWell, did you have enough vague qualifications? Its important that those keywords match ...
Personally I find jobs overrated. Of course not everyone is crazy enough to be an independent contractor in this day and age. Still the commute isn't too bad, and I can work any 12 hours I want ...
Posted by: Derek at October 26, 2004 03:23 PMI've been freelancing for pretty much my entire adult life, but have fallen prey to the siren calls of adequate health insurance and paid vacation.
Posted by: Nee-chama at October 26, 2004 09:07 PM