Screw your career

Nope...I didn't get the real estate job. Boooooo.

It was the same story as the film studio job. I did so well, really impressed them, so well presented, down to the last two, blah blah blah...but I just missed out. Apparently it was a really close call, but the other candidate had some property experience so they were a safer bet. Gah. The agent was really nice about it, said he was so sorry, he really thought I was going to get it. So did I, actually. But you know what was weird? I wasn't upset.

I actually felt relieved.

I know, right? Why would I feel relieved? I've been unemployed for two months, it's coming up to Christmas, and I'm a foreigner who can't get any government assistance. I should be freaking out. But honestly, all I could think was, thank God, I can still have my life. That job sounded intense. Like a proper career. And you know what? I don't want a proper career. If someone came up to me and was like, hey Vicki, do you want this super important, high flying career, I'd be like

I'm not a Career Person. I'm a Let's Do Things And Write About Them kind of person. All I really want is a job with enough hours to pay my bills and buy me food, and then I'll spend the rest of my time writing and doing things. It doesn't matter if I'm never rich. I think being rich is pretty overrated anyway.

My jam is Woolworths home brand

So I've applied for some more part time jobs. One is for a florist. I kind of hope I get that one. Flowers are cool. I also applied for a position with the Former Place of Employment, but I haven't heard anything from them yet. It's not that I particularly want to go back to them, but well, I know what I'm doing there and I know what they pay. And I'm sort of worried about what having no job is doing to my super. The super company I'm with sent me a letter basically saying that even though I'm not working, they're still taking fees out of my account. For my insurance, apparently. Something called Income Protection, which is ironic, because I don't have an income to protect, but they're going to charge me for it. Oh well. I never had any hope of seeing that money again anyway.Who knows what the economy will be like when I'm 85? I'm assuming that's the age we'll be allowed to retire in 2070. If they haven't started killing the elderly off as soon as they can't work.

Anyway, today I'm going to write, and search company websites for jobs they haven't posted on Seek. Probably places similar to the FPoE. Hopefully I can get SOMETHING before the end of the month.