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Thursday, November 19, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Don't push my button
Why is it that today, November 5, 2009, I flipped through the radio stations in my car and heard Christmas music on not one, but two stations?
I love Christmas as much as the next person. I love the holly jolly spirit and all that. But, I still have a pumpkin on my front porch and I'm three weeks away from enjoying mashed potatoes. Hearing Christmas music this early is like pushing the fast forward button on our lives. Mine is going turbo speed as it is, I don't want my button pushed.
I'm not even sure why they have begun playing it so early. I have a pretty good idea it's all a part of the Christmas marketing campaign. You know that when you turn on those loving, cheery sounds it fills your heart with joy and excitement about the holiday. You remember all of the good times that you have had and then it reminds you that you haven't bought any gifts yet! And obviously if they are playing music on the radio, Christmas must be close.
So, listen to your music one month in advance, speed up your life, and buy, buy, buy.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Race to the Start
Graduation is generally a time for extreme excitement and for many seniors, the excuse to slack off more with each passing day.
But it seems like now, in such a terribly economy, things are getting harder every day.
It isn't enough to have a degree anymore. I'm finding myself balancing school, a job, and an internship. Why?
Well, you can't JUST have an education. What good is all that time and money spent anyway?
Oh AND you have work experience? Well, that's nice but what have you done outside of school?
You mean when I wasn't working 40-hours a week? I guess I was sleeping. Or eating. I try to do both.
Well, they also require that you put in some time and do an internship. Not just any internship either. It MUST be unpaid. I take that back. It doesn't have to be unpaid. But it will be, because who doesn't love free labor?
This internship won't come to you easily. You will fight for it to the death. The race for the unpaid internship is brutal. Is anyone else getting this? Does anyone else see the insanity?
Well, ok, so now you are taking 5 classes, working your normal job, and you won an internship (congrats by the way). You are working harder than you ever have or ever will. And here in a few months you will walk across a stage and on the other side awaits...
Nothing.
You are left with a few things to add to your resume and hopefully you kept that one job. Because now it's pretty much luck. You are not guaranteed anything. You busted your butt for what?
This is me. I guess I busted my butt in hopes that I would be given a chance. I lack the "experience" required to gain any job. But maybe someone will see me and let me in the door.
That's all I'm asking. I can handle myself from there.
But it seems like now, in such a terribly economy, things are getting harder every day.
It isn't enough to have a degree anymore. I'm finding myself balancing school, a job, and an internship. Why?
Well, you can't JUST have an education. What good is all that time and money spent anyway?
Oh AND you have work experience? Well, that's nice but what have you done outside of school?
You mean when I wasn't working 40-hours a week? I guess I was sleeping. Or eating. I try to do both.
Well, they also require that you put in some time and do an internship. Not just any internship either. It MUST be unpaid. I take that back. It doesn't have to be unpaid. But it will be, because who doesn't love free labor?
This internship won't come to you easily. You will fight for it to the death. The race for the unpaid internship is brutal. Is anyone else getting this? Does anyone else see the insanity?
Well, ok, so now you are taking 5 classes, working your normal job, and you won an internship (congrats by the way). You are working harder than you ever have or ever will. And here in a few months you will walk across a stage and on the other side awaits...
Nothing.
You are left with a few things to add to your resume and hopefully you kept that one job. Because now it's pretty much luck. You are not guaranteed anything. You busted your butt for what?
This is me. I guess I busted my butt in hopes that I would be given a chance. I lack the "experience" required to gain any job. But maybe someone will see me and let me in the door.
That's all I'm asking. I can handle myself from there.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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