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Post by Astroruss on Mar 31, 2014 17:06:25 GMT -5
I thought it would be helpful and focusing for us, as shybies, to state our profession and plans for the future. You know, like writing a letter to yourself as a therapeutic tool.  So I'll get the ball rolling. My current profession is as a librarian, specifically as audio/visual technician and one of the activities' coordinators at a big downtown library. I studied many things in college, including environmental science, history, political science, and library/information science. Before my current job I have worked in grocery stores, hardware stores, and most recently as computer class instructor at various libraries scattered throughout the Houston area.  My goals in life are to become a head reference librarian, or in charge of my own library branch in the area and be the goto man for all your info needs, whatever they may be. I also hope to meet a wonderful woman someday, marry the hell out of her, and have several children. I also want to own my own fishing boat someday and a good sized slip on the coastline to store it in!  Now, it's yall's turns. Come on, people! Focus! Tell us what you do and what you want out of life.  |
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Post by Sexy Spork #37 on Mar 31, 2014 18:42:29 GMT -5
Oh, well that's easy.
Profession: Professional bum.
Work history: None.
Plans: Live for the moment, screw the future, it sucks.
Kids + Marriage: Absolutely... not.
What do you want from life? Nothing, really. You're born, you live, you die. Life doesn't owe us anything and we don't own it anything. Breathing is all there is. Until you stop breathing, then you loose your trump card.
Immediate concerns: Need to find a place in the next two years, so that's a worry. Apart from that, I'm hunky dory. Start work experience this week. Just for a few weeks. Don't know the deets yet. Being shy and never having worked before, I'm apocalyptically terrified. I've had about fifty panic attacks today. Mind you, my last work placement saw me locked in a cupboard for five weeks to sort out files, and it was a small cupboard and I'm claustrophobic. Bastards.
I would apologise for bringing the mood down, but I've had a God-awful year and I just don't care anymore. I miss having people in my life.
Sorry, this thread was meant to be joyful. I've just ruined it. Hmm, ignore me, as you were, yada, yada...
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Post by mollymalone on Apr 1, 2014 8:53:37 GMT -5
I am a Data Processor for the public school system in my area. This is a new position for me as of January. Previously I worked for the same department behind a counter where I had to talk to people in person and by phone all day long, often in very confrontational situations. I jumped at the chance to apply/interview for my current job. I think a lot of people would see this as a retreat into my shyness/introversion, but it is honestly a privilege to come to the office, sit at my desk, and do my work. My stress level is decreasing dramatically.
I'm not sure what my professional goals are or should be, although if I keep working for the state the retirement is decent (but that's not even a light at the end of the tunnel right now). I do want to finish paying off my car, keep chipping away at my college loans, and at some point explore home ownership. Kids I don't think are for me, but I'm not sure about the whole idea of marriage. Is it just a matter of finding someone you can put up with who can also put up with you?
At some point in my life I want a house with a wrap-around porch in the mountains, on some land with a stream running through it. I suppose I'm not the most ambitious person in the world, but I'm pretty okay with that.
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Post by Astroruss on Apr 1, 2014 13:41:33 GMT -5
Oh, well that's easy. Profession: Professional bum. Work history: None. Plans: Live for the moment, screw the future, it sucks. Kids + Marriage: Absolutely... not. What do you want from life? Nothing, really. You're born, you live, you die. Life doesn't owe us anything and we don't own it anything. Breathing is all there is. Until you stop breathing, then you loose your trump card. Immediate concerns: Need to find a place in the next two years, so that's a worry. Apart from that, I'm hunky dory. Start work experience this week. Just for a few weeks. Don't know the deets yet. Being shy and never having worked before, I'm apocalyptically terrified. I've had about fifty panic attacks today. Mind you, my last work placement saw me locked in a cupboard for five weeks to sort out files, and it was a small cupboard and I'm claustrophobic. Bastards. I would apologise for bringing the mood down, but I've had a God-awful year and I just don't care anymore. I miss having people in my life. Sorry, this thread was meant to be joyful. I've just ruined it. Hmm, ignore me, as you were, yada, yada... Not to worry, Sexy Spork, stating your goals in life and your experiences was precisely the purpose of this thread. By getting it out into the open you'll recognize the drives and ambitions and put them to use. By the way, if you're a professional bum you'd fit in well at my workplace. We serve a large quantity of professional bums everyday. |
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Post by Astroruss on Apr 1, 2014 13:47:43 GMT -5
I am a Data Processor for the public school system in my area. This is a new position for me as of January. Previously I worked for the same department behind a counter where I had to talk to people in person and by phone all day long, often in very confrontational situations. I jumped at the chance to apply/interview for my current job. I think a lot of people would see this as a retreat into my shyness/introversion, but it is honestly a privilege to come to the office, sit at my desk, and do my work. My stress level is decreasing dramatically. I'm not sure what my professional goals are or should be, although if I keep working for the state the retirement is decent (but that's not even a light at the end of the tunnel right now). I do want to finish paying off my car, keep chipping away at my college loans, and at some point explore home ownership. Kids I don't think are for me, but I'm not sure about the whole idea of marriage. Is it just a matter of finding someone you can put up with who can also put up with you? At some point in my life I want a house with a wrap-around porch in the mountains, on some land with a stream running through it. I suppose I'm not the most ambitious person in the world, but I'm pretty okay with that. No problem, lots of people get into the wrong line of work until they find something better that they like or can tolerate more. Dealing with people is tough and annoying, but you get the hang of it eventually. And trying to get away from those confrontational situations doesn't necessarily mean you're reverting to shyness, it means you were you saw the chance for better work and took it. I, too, work for a govt. Isn't that a coincidence? |
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Post by Sexy Spork #37 on Apr 1, 2014 13:57:37 GMT -5
The work placement is for a local radio station, BTW.
To coin a British phrase,
Oh gawd...
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Post by Astroruss on Apr 1, 2014 14:51:03 GMT -5
The work placement is for a local radio station, BTW. To coin a British phrase, Oh gawd... but that's cool! Even better for a shybie! You can say all you want on the air and people won't see your face! |
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Post by Strawberry on Apr 2, 2014 18:54:08 GMT -5
I am a Data Processor for the public school system in my area. This is a new position for me as of January. Previously I worked for the same department behind a counter where I had to talk to people in person and by phone all day long, often in very confrontational situations. I jumped at the chance to apply/interview for my current job. I think a lot of people would see this as a retreat into my shyness/introversion, but it is honestly a privilege to come to the office, sit at my desk, and do my work. My stress level is decreasing dramatically. I'm not sure what my professional goals are or should be, although if I keep working for the state the retirement is decent (but that's not even a light at the end of the tunnel right now). I do want to finish paying off my car, keep chipping away at my college loans, and at some point explore home ownership. Kids I don't think are for me, but I'm not sure about the whole idea of marriage. Is it just a matter of finding someone you can put up with who can also put up with you? At some point in my life I want a house with a wrap-around porch in the mountains, on some land with a stream running through it. I suppose I'm not the most ambitious person in the world, but I'm pretty okay with that. I'd really hope there is more to marriage than that. :S I've had dreams of living in a city somewhere, but a house in the mountains actually sounds very peaceful. There's an example of some of my conflicting interests!! :S ------------------- I really feel like I'm not even sure what I want anymore. I'm currently working two very different jobs. And taking a class in a complete different direction from those two. Keeping my options open. Trying to learn to 'not put all of my eggs into one basket'...as that saying goes. And yet, I'm realizing...whether you use one basket or more....either way can potentially blow up in your face.  But to be honest, lately, I don't even see myself having that much of a future. Like, literally. I don't see myself getting very old. And I don't think I want to be. Maybe I'll expand on that at a time when I don't have as much hanging over my head...when I get some time to be my usual depressy/moody/broody self. :/ (My initial instinct was to simply say: 'I will go wherever the wind blows me. Que sera, sera.' Which sounds way more cool, in my opinion. ) |
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Post by mollymalone on Apr 3, 2014 8:04:16 GMT -5
I am a Data Processor for the public school system in my area. This is a new position for me as of January. Previously I worked for the same department behind a counter where I had to talk to people in person and by phone all day long, often in very confrontational situations. I jumped at the chance to apply/interview for my current job. I think a lot of people would see this as a retreat into my shyness/introversion, but it is honestly a privilege to come to the office, sit at my desk, and do my work. My stress level is decreasing dramatically. I'm not sure what my professional goals are or should be, although if I keep working for the state the retirement is decent (but that's not even a light at the end of the tunnel right now). I do want to finish paying off my car, keep chipping away at my college loans, and at some point explore home ownership. Kids I don't think are for me, but I'm not sure about the whole idea of marriage. Is it just a matter of finding someone you can put up with who can also put up with you? At some point in my life I want a house with a wrap-around porch in the mountains, on some land with a stream running through it. I suppose I'm not the most ambitious person in the world, but I'm pretty okay with that. No problem, lots of people get into the wrong line of work until they find something better that they like or can tolerate more. Dealing with people is tough and annoying, but you get the hang of it eventually. And trying to get away from those confrontational situations doesn't necessarily mean you're reverting to shyness, it means you were you saw the chance for better work and took it. I, too, work for a govt. Isn't that a coincidence? Ah, yes. The lovely world of government work. Some days it feels like a state-run version of a scene straight out of Office Space. Luckily most of the people I work with have a great since of humor. |
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Post by mollymalone on Apr 3, 2014 8:09:24 GMT -5
I am a Data Processor for the public school system in my area. This is a new position for me as of January. Previously I worked for the same department behind a counter where I had to talk to people in person and by phone all day long, often in very confrontational situations. I jumped at the chance to apply/interview for my current job. I think a lot of people would see this as a retreat into my shyness/introversion, but it is honestly a privilege to come to the office, sit at my desk, and do my work. My stress level is decreasing dramatically. I'm not sure what my professional goals are or should be, although if I keep working for the state the retirement is decent (but that's not even a light at the end of the tunnel right now). I do want to finish paying off my car, keep chipping away at my college loans, and at some point explore home ownership. Kids I don't think are for me, but I'm not sure about the whole idea of marriage. Is it just a matter of finding someone you can put up with who can also put up with you? At some point in my life I want a house with a wrap-around porch in the mountains, on some land with a stream running through it. I suppose I'm not the most ambitious person in the world, but I'm pretty okay with that. I'd really hope there is more to marriage than that. :S I've had dreams of living in a city somewhere, but a house in the mountains actually sounds very peaceful. There's an example of some of my conflicting interests!! :S ------------------- I really feel like I'm not even sure what I want anymore. I'm currently working two very different jobs. And taking a class in a complete different direction from those two. Keeping my options open. Trying to learn to 'not put all of my eggs into one basket'...as that saying goes. And yet, I'm realizing...whether you use one basket or more....either way can potentially blow up in your face. But to be honest, lately, I don't even see myself having that much of a future. Like, literally. I don't see myself getting very old. And I don't think I want to be. Maybe I'll expand on that at a time when I don't have as much hanging over my head...when I get some time to be my usual depressy/moody/broody self. :/ (My initial instinct was to simply say: 'I will go wherever the wind blows me. Que sera, sera.' Which sounds way more cool, in my opinion. ) I hope there's more to it than that, too. But I just don't know. As for everything else, please hang in there. I hope the wind blows you toward exactly where you need to be. |
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Post by Astroruss on Apr 3, 2014 9:56:18 GMT -5
No problem, lots of people get into the wrong line of work until they find something better that they like or can tolerate more. Dealing with people is tough and annoying, but you get the hang of it eventually. And trying to get away from those confrontational situations doesn't necessarily mean you're reverting to shyness, it means you were you saw the chance for better work and took it. I, too, work for a govt. Isn't that a coincidence? Ah, yes. The lovely world of government work. Some days it feels like a state-run version of a scene straight out of Office Space. Luckily most of the people I work with have a great since of humor. I like to think of govt work more akin to Dilbert in the public service sector. Like Dilbert's own experiences with the Pointy Haired Boss and various VPs, I have many, many people to answer to that are higher up the ladder than myself and I have no idea who they are or what they look like. I am however full of ideas, but no one wants to hear them. I've tried communicating these ideas to the mayor but she won't return any of my calls or emails. And lately I've noticed the policemen around here kind of look at me strangely, like I'm a person of interest.  |
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Post by Grayback on Apr 3, 2014 13:21:14 GMT -5
I've been a hotel receptionist for about six years now, the town in which the hotel lies is very touristic so for the most part that's the kind of clientele I have to deal with. Sometimes we do get business people though and it's a nice change since they ask less questions and require less from you in general as long as everything is in order. As to what my plans are in the coming years, I'm not sure, I've always had difficulty projecting myself into the future. I'd just be happy having any place I could call my own, possibly somewhere calm and neither too close nor too far from civilization. Or maybe I should just become a Buddhist monk and go live in Tibet, that sounds like a great idea actually . |
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Post by Scotty on Apr 4, 2014 19:23:07 GMT -5
I've worked in a book store for 7 years now...need to change that. My entire career life has been in retail, which would be okay if it paid better. I'm also working on my general Associates degree (yes still) but I will hopefully finish that this summer.
The plan is always to somehow improve my employment situation but I lack direction/ motivation. A work in progress.
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Post by Astroruss on Apr 5, 2014 14:21:14 GMT -5
I've worked in a book store for 7 years now...need to change that. My entire career life has been in retail, which would be okay if it paid better. I'm also working on my general Associates degree (yes still) but I will hopefully finish that this summer. The plan is always to somehow improve my employment situation but I lack direction/ motivation. A work in progress. It's tough to break into a career field right now, Scotty. I worked for the same retail company 7 years myself before I finally got laid off. Then I was able to break into a better field that lead to a good career. Perservearence pays off in the end. And working with books is always cool, isn't it? |
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Post by Scotty on Apr 5, 2014 14:33:20 GMT -5
And working with books is always cool, isn't it? It is indeed. I do admit I will miss it when the day comes that I move on. |
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