030: Career

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The interview I went the other day didn't go well. Actually, I refused to join them. Not a career path I had in mind. They do offer a a high salary and some good remuneration stuff. But it's just not for me.

Some asked why I want to switch job in the current economy turmoil. Well, here's why:

• It's getting boring each passing day (I'm good at my work)
• I don't get recognition for the work I have done (from the higher authority)
• I was promised something, but due to the economic downturn, they changed their mind
• I want better benefits and remuneration package
• My overtime was cut down (again, the economy's fault)
• I want a career that is fulfilling

Am I too demanding? Anyway, when I was younger, I wanna be:

• A lawyer (but my defination of justice differs from the state's law)
• A teacher (my friends say i would turn the kids into DemonChild, like me)
• An international rock star / metal head (my band is on a 'permanent hiatus', so looking for new members to start fresh, or bands that need a microphone terrorizer. Note: I growl and scream)
• A doctor (but afraid that I'll be one of the first to get some new virus e.g the swine flu)
• A vigilante (but I have no superpowers, or skills like The Punisher)
• A rebellious politician (I doubt any government would want me in their cabinet)
• An activist (but I can't earn much money through doing this)
  

But now, the only jobs that are vacant (and the ones that I never consider joining) are:

• Driver (I still need to get familiarize with the local roads)
• Sales Assistant (they don't hire ugly people like me)
• Customer Service (communication skills needed, and don't think I have it)
• Financial Advisor (too lazy to look for clients)
• Auxiliary Police Officers (I don't want to work shifts, and I don't like to be in uniforms)
• Waiter (don't expect me to hold the tray with one hand)
• And the list goes on.....
  

I'm grateful though, that I still have a job. There are others who are jobless (some of them are my friends), and really need the bucks to survive. Maybe I shouldn't complain, but I'm human too! I will never be satisfied with what I have.

For those who are still finding a job/career, I wish you the best of luck. I hope you get it soon, cause you can't barely survive in this country without a job.