Over and Over

Wheel of No Fortune

I realize that we are indeed creatures of work, something like ants but with a little bit more brain and personality. We were programmed to go learn and then execute our skills in a corporation and in some industry. At the end of things, most of us will be working forever and ever and ever, until we reach the “disposable” age. So, if this is the abrasive truth, I would want/need/desire an occupation which I am passionate about and which will make me grow. Like a potted plant.

However, in review of my job history, things haven't been that peachy. There are, I can say, traces of many, many occupational hazards. Or more like a damn curse...

My first real job was with a PR agency. The funny thing about this was that I got hired into one of the best in town without even knowing what public relations meant (“It has to do with a lot of writing, right?”). Chucking away my Entrepreneurial Degree into the waste basket, I went to write press releases, direct press conferences, entertain press folks, and more press this and that. It was really fun, minus my screaming-loving boss who altered my easy-going self into a detail freak (“Why is that bullet-point smaller than the rest??”).

A great year I accomplished at that agency, but then the sky grew dark and uncertain. Yes, people, my company was bought over! In addition to that, HR told me that they cannot convert me into permanent until things were sorted out. This translated to no fat bonus end of the year which I deserved. I was like, HELL NO!!!

So, I left and hopped onto “greener” pastures.

Now I am currently working at management consulting firm, supposedly the sixth largest in the world. And again, the funny thing about this job was that according to my boss, I absolutely did not have the experience for it, and only hired me because of my personality and my great face. (Let’s chuck away that degree, won’t we?) Over here, I am engaged with several small companies to help them review their business and find multiple solutions to their corporate problems. And the fun part is that they are paying A LOT of money for my opinion. Fun…

A few months at that company, and the sky grew dark and uncertain. Yes, people, my company is being bought over!!!

So, the cycle never ends, and I am currently secretly looking for a new job. And the parameters of the search is: Ain’t being bought over anytime in my lifetime!