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Jun. 8th, 2009 07:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rynneMore thunderstorms today, whoo! I thought they ended a few days ago, but then it started raining again today. Always nice. :D
In other news, yesterday I got a job. Starting Friday, I'm going to be working in a movie theater.
You know, on the one hand, I'm grateful. This is not the best economy for job-hunting, so the fact that I could get a job is very good. (Well, I actually only got this one because my best friend's boyfriend is one of the managers and he put in a good word for me.) Also, I will be glad to be making my own money rather than having to ask my parents (always makes me feel guilty), and also getting my mom off my back about getting a job. But on the other hand, there are so many people who actually need the job more than I do. Even my parents, who want me to work, told me that if I couldn't find a paying job, it was fine with them if I just found somewhere to volunteer. And honestly, I don't want to work. I can put on a good show of enthusiasm for the interview, but at heart I am still ridiculously lazy--seriously, sloth is the deadly sin I constantly grapple with, and frequently lose to out of apathy and, well, sloth. So I feel a bit guilty for having a job I don't really want and don't really need when there are lots of other people who do want and need this job.
But working will still keep my mom off my back, will make me stop feeling like a freeloader, will give me something for my resume, and will get me money of my own that I don't have to ask my parents for and that I can put towards England. So I'll deal with the job, but I think I'm going to be a bit whiny here. XD
In other news, yesterday I got a job. Starting Friday, I'm going to be working in a movie theater.
You know, on the one hand, I'm grateful. This is not the best economy for job-hunting, so the fact that I could get a job is very good. (Well, I actually only got this one because my best friend's boyfriend is one of the managers and he put in a good word for me.) Also, I will be glad to be making my own money rather than having to ask my parents (always makes me feel guilty), and also getting my mom off my back about getting a job. But on the other hand, there are so many people who actually need the job more than I do. Even my parents, who want me to work, told me that if I couldn't find a paying job, it was fine with them if I just found somewhere to volunteer. And honestly, I don't want to work. I can put on a good show of enthusiasm for the interview, but at heart I am still ridiculously lazy--seriously, sloth is the deadly sin I constantly grapple with, and frequently lose to out of apathy and, well, sloth. So I feel a bit guilty for having a job I don't really want and don't really need when there are lots of other people who do want and need this job.
But working will still keep my mom off my back, will make me stop feeling like a freeloader, will give me something for my resume, and will get me money of my own that I don't have to ask my parents for and that I can put towards England. So I'll deal with the job, but I think I'm going to be a bit whiny here. XD
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Date: 2009-06-09 03:50 pm (UTC)Seriously, though, I think it’s great that you found a summer job. Sure, I’m a little jealous, since I’m still looking for one. But the more people who are working, the more money they’ll have to spend on stuff like going to the movies, and the more people the theater will be able to hire. So there’s that. Plus, work is a good habit to get into, especially if it doesn’t come naturally to you. (It doesn’t to me, either.) And hopefully your job will have some high points.
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Date: 2009-06-13 02:43 am (UTC)