Glad to know I'm not the only one in a funk.
And also good to know it's not entirely period, job or life related. It's those god dang planets. And the weather.
So you know how you start a new job and you have high hopes that this is going to be the ONE? The life changer, the new career path?
Yeah, me neither. Well actually that's not entirely true. I had a job once where I had high hopes that it was the ONE. Well, it turned out (through both its fault and my own) not to be, so I floundered around for a while (you know, almost dying, wasting my life, working retail...actually those three things could be one in the same couldn't they?) until I found this one and I thought...
Okay. I can do this. It's a job, pays pretty well, good benefits, kinda-sorta similar to what I've done before, low key and low pressure, I'll take it.
Well, it's kicking my ass. And it's not even the job yet; it's the training of the job that I'm finding hard to deal with so what the HELL is going to happen when I actually start the job itself? I dunno...I hope I can handle it. I'm filled with self-doubt, not necessarily about my abilities...well, that's not true. I do doubt my abilities.
I hear all the time "you're smart, you'll get it, you'll catch on, you'll be fine" but I'm not as young as I used to be kiddos, and my brain realizes this. Unfortunately.
It doesn't help that my trainer sucks and even the people who claim to be struggling and not "getting it" seem FAR more advanced and further along in their knowledge and abilities than I.
And it doesn't help that the one guy who started with me, Little Man Tate, certified idiot, has done better on our assessment test than myself. It sucks. He sucks, he doesn't give two shits about this job, and is excelling. What...The...Hell...I don't get it.
I have my second test next Tuesday. And I hope I'll be fine. It's not the "if you fail, you get fired" biggie exam, but it's still pressure.
So I'm glad to know it's the planets working against me. And I'll be happy for the long weekend...that I'll probably spend studying.
Is it Friday yet?
Here's this, which I thought of when I titled this post; I'm probably the only person on the planet who remembers and loved this show (Seth Green can do no wrong).
My Mood Ring(tone) of the Day:
Quick aside: this is my 100th post. A minor milestone of sorts. Hurrah. Wish it wasn't such a downer.
And also good to know it's not entirely period, job or life related. It's those god dang planets. And the weather.
So you know how you start a new job and you have high hopes that this is going to be the ONE? The life changer, the new career path?
Yeah, me neither. Well actually that's not entirely true. I had a job once where I had high hopes that it was the ONE. Well, it turned out (through both its fault and my own) not to be, so I floundered around for a while (you know, almost dying, wasting my life, working retail...actually those three things could be one in the same couldn't they?) until I found this one and I thought...
Okay. I can do this. It's a job, pays pretty well, good benefits, kinda-sorta similar to what I've done before, low key and low pressure, I'll take it.
Well, it's kicking my ass. And it's not even the job yet; it's the training of the job that I'm finding hard to deal with so what the HELL is going to happen when I actually start the job itself? I dunno...I hope I can handle it. I'm filled with self-doubt, not necessarily about my abilities...well, that's not true. I do doubt my abilities.
I hear all the time "you're smart, you'll get it, you'll catch on, you'll be fine" but I'm not as young as I used to be kiddos, and my brain realizes this. Unfortunately.
It doesn't help that my trainer sucks and even the people who claim to be struggling and not "getting it" seem FAR more advanced and further along in their knowledge and abilities than I.
And it doesn't help that the one guy who started with me, Little Man Tate, certified idiot, has done better on our assessment test than myself. It sucks. He sucks, he doesn't give two shits about this job, and is excelling. What...The...Hell...I don't get it.
I have my second test next Tuesday. And I hope I'll be fine. It's not the "if you fail, you get fired" biggie exam, but it's still pressure.
So I'm glad to know it's the planets working against me. And I'll be happy for the long weekend...that I'll probably spend studying.
Is it Friday yet?
Here's this, which I thought of when I titled this post; I'm probably the only person on the planet who remembers and loved this show (Seth Green can do no wrong).
Quick aside: this is my 100th post. A minor milestone of sorts. Hurrah. Wish it wasn't such a downer.
Starting a new job always, always sucks. I have been in the same career for a long time but when i started where I am now I thought I wasn't going to make it. Almost all the people hired when I was were younger and were figuring things out and I was muddling through. Now, 9 months later most of them have quit because they couldn't take it. Meanwhile I am feeling pretty good about it all. So hang in there. I look at my life this way. Only another 25 odd years until I can retire!
ReplyDeleteI'm in a funk, too, and mine is job-related as well. Actually it's the lack of said job that's getting me down. The kiddos are back to school, and I should be celebrating, but instead I just feel useless. The weather is killing me, too, and I have a non-stop headache that just won't quit. As for you and your job sitch, I know you'll be fine. I think you'll feel better when you're doing it for reals, and you probably know more than you think you do.
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