Wednesday, November 10, 2004
You get what you ask for.....
So I'm sitting here at my computer, drink a hot chai tea.... hold on, I have to digress for a moment.... this chai tea is the BEST! about a year ago I bought a kings ransom worth of Safeway brand Spice Chai Tea mix when it was on sale... mix it with vanilla Silk soy milk... ahhhhh! Utter bliss.... anyway, back to my thoughts -- I'm sitting here struggling with my current vocation.
I'm doing some consulting for a friend. Unfortunately the first major projects are recruiting which I'm not a big fan of. But the rewards will be great if I can find some freakin' candidates. Why, oh why, are the qualified ones not interested and the totally, miserably unqualfied ones completely in abundance?!?!
I feel like I'm spinning my wheels. Wouldn't be a big deal if this were a 9-5 FTE position. But as a 1099 I don't get paid until my wheels stop spinning. Sigh.
On the other hand, I love not having to fight rush hour traffic. I like being able to relax at lunchtime and get some chores done. I like setting my own schedule and having dinner ready when the guys get home. I just plain like not having to answer to anyone other than the clients who are paying me and myself.
There are a lot of things I had forgotten about since my last "homebound" gig. The fact that the cat sleeps all day. That, after morning rush hour, the street is really quiet for awhile. That the day usually flies by insanely fast.
I'm still looking for happiness. Maybe its around the corner soon.
I'm doing some consulting for a friend. Unfortunately the first major projects are recruiting which I'm not a big fan of. But the rewards will be great if I can find some freakin' candidates. Why, oh why, are the qualified ones not interested and the totally, miserably unqualfied ones completely in abundance?!?!
I feel like I'm spinning my wheels. Wouldn't be a big deal if this were a 9-5 FTE position. But as a 1099 I don't get paid until my wheels stop spinning. Sigh.
On the other hand, I love not having to fight rush hour traffic. I like being able to relax at lunchtime and get some chores done. I like setting my own schedule and having dinner ready when the guys get home. I just plain like not having to answer to anyone other than the clients who are paying me and myself.
There are a lot of things I had forgotten about since my last "homebound" gig. The fact that the cat sleeps all day. That, after morning rush hour, the street is really quiet for awhile. That the day usually flies by insanely fast.
I'm still looking for happiness. Maybe its around the corner soon.
// posted by Stephanie Cake @ 11/10/2004 10:43:00 AM 
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