this week’s reading is Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future
Alright. I feel uncertain about the future but glad I came here today.
I think I’m on a path to quitting my job come spring/summer. It seems like a terrible idea, but I’m slowly losing my sanity. It’ll be 7 years when I quit. My parents need a smaller home, I’ll be moving with them. If they can afford a smaller place on their own, and it means I can find something different? I think I’m going to do it.
Worst case scenario, I take whatever jobs I can find and just make a bit to help out. Or maybe waste money and go back to school for something that doesn’t pan out the way I thought it would again, lol.
I still have no idea what I’m going to do. It’s scary to quit normally. Never mind during such unstable times in the world. But I’m afraid that if I don’t do it soon, I’ll never do it and end up a wage slave to this company forever. Maybe I’m nutty, and this is just a way my brain is helping me cope. Knowing there’s a way out and a light at the end of the tunnel. I have no idea, really, but I know this idea sounds extremely foolish.
I’m terrified I won’t be able to find something, considering I’ve casually looked on and off and haven’t found anything that really clicks based on this job. But I’m willing to change careers so maybe I can find something else.
Hoping the best for you and yours.
Thank you! I appreciate you Remington. You always have a kind word or thought to share.
Academic. 50+ applications to universities across the EU and UK. Finally got an interview but did not get the job. Inching closer! Its an insanely bad job market for academics, and an insanely bad job market generally. I’m going to keep at it but looking at alternatives. I am lucky to have my job through December.
I’ve started working with a career coach to help me deal with defeatism. I’m also tired of the rat race - publish or die. Grant competition. Favoritism. AI everywhere and metric tracking everything. I’ve done everything right and am looking at finding new meaning that doesn’t involve so much free labor and struggle.
Thank you for sharing your difficulties with us. I truly hope things work out for you and I believe that they will.
Ugh. I want a break from life.
In a few weeks I’ll be petting my dog, hugging my boyfriend, and tolerating family. I’ve hit a low lower than burnout this semester— oops. But roughly a month left… So hopefully this all resolves and I can breathe a bit during winter break. Senior year. Yippee.
This week is going fine so far, but last week I said goodbye to my kitty buddy, Ralph. He was 18. I’ve known him his whole life, and he’s lived with me for most of it. (A friend of mine left him with me when she moved and couldn’t take him with her.) This guy has been by my side through so many changes in life, always the sweetest of cuddle buddies. I still keep expecting him to hop up on my lap when I sit down.
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Asking people how their week is going on a Monday is psychotic.
This gave me a good laugh. Thanks for that
It comes from real life for me. Walking into a coffee shop at 7am with a clearly dead-eyed stare, the last thing I want to hear is, “How’s your morning going!?” from a chipper barista. You can go stick your tongue on a 9V battery with that sort of question that early.
Had a shower cry, then got reminded to get out of this house by the end of the year 🤔 Somehow I apparently was expected to go back to my abusive parents. [Very lie] Good week, great fun. Loving it.
Also, this horrible country in this horrible world is kinda coming down around my ears and I’m somehow supposed to be okay with all’ that and my numerous mental and emotional health issues. Haaaaaaa.
I had some ice cream, though, I guess. That’s kinda like a hope for having a future?
