Coming Up Close
Apr. 30th, 2020 09:14 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jon_chaissonWhen I started 2020, I didn't think that I'd be spending the entire month of April without a job, spending my days completely recalibrating my ways of life, undoing years of job-related stress, rethinking my career path, and readjusting to my own personal levels of normalcy. [And working on my writing, of course.] I did have a feeling I'd be leaving the Former Day Job at some point this year, but definitely not in the way it ended up happening.
Now that the month is over, it's time for me to start moving forward. I've been itching to move for the last few weeks, to be honest. I don't have a detailed step-by-step plan, but I know which direction I want to go in, and in the way I live and work, that's really all I need. As long as I have a strong focus on the goals, I can manage my way there in my own often convoluted-but-makes-sense-to-me way. Starting tomorrow I'm back to job searching and resume sending. It's a good thing I got some practice on this last autumn, so I know what to expect. The fact that I don't have the added stress of dealing with the Former Day Job at the same time will definitely make things easier for me.
I'm well aware that this pandemic may mean that I might not get hired immediately, but we've already accepted that and made the adjustments necessary. I'll find something soon enough.
Now that the month is over, it's time for me to start moving forward. I've been itching to move for the last few weeks, to be honest. I don't have a detailed step-by-step plan, but I know which direction I want to go in, and in the way I live and work, that's really all I need. As long as I have a strong focus on the goals, I can manage my way there in my own often convoluted-but-makes-sense-to-me way. Starting tomorrow I'm back to job searching and resume sending. It's a good thing I got some practice on this last autumn, so I know what to expect. The fact that I don't have the added stress of dealing with the Former Day Job at the same time will definitely make things easier for me.
I'm well aware that this pandemic may mean that I might not get hired immediately, but we've already accepted that and made the adjustments necessary. I'll find something soon enough.
