Working in the corporate world is addicting, enticing, and comfortable.I had a taste of "Will I work tomorrow?" for a while and I hated the insecurity and uncertainty of whether I'd be supporting myself comfortably that month. Having a steady, full-time position, (almost!) ensures a paycheck at least every two weeks and it's (almost!) always the same amount every time. But outside the corporate world, one day I could work eight hours and get $64 before taxes, but the next could be an 12-hour day with a wardrobe bump for a whopping $109 before taxes. Daggum!
Some have the insatiable thirst for moving up a corporate ladder. Climbing those Armani-lined rungs, expanding those vague "businessy" skills, and maybe getting a 3% raise at the end of the year gets some people out of bed in the morning and into those Kohl's slacks and tie. I could be "background talent" for three years and never "earn" anything more unless I paid the $2k to join a union. And even then, there's not a guarantee I'll get anything bigger or better. Then starts the "I need an agent/casting director to love me" dance.
And so I'll admit it, at some point, the corporate world becomes comfortable. You start bringing in pictures of your life partner, you set your desktop background to your daughter's first birthday and your ass slowly starts to widen and melt into your swively desk chair, because your job has become your life. And g.d. it if you don't love it for just an instant.
I'm not saying I've given up. By no means. It's just that now I can understand how easy it would be to do it.
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Found a list of the top 16 dystopian books of all time. I've read a bunch of these, but still would like to explore the rest. Read any of 'em? I dare say that I do enjoy a dystopian novel or two.
Would you like to learn a new skill or hone a current one? I'd love to investigate this list.
Looking for a book? Apparently there are over 200 places to find books online. But are they the "good ones"?
Finally, this is Darwin Deez's "Radar Detector"
I have to tell you, I might seem pretty awesome at first, but when you get to know me you realize that all I ever really wanted was a corporate swively chair. Seriously.
ReplyDeleteI mean, eventually I want to write a novel, but a girl's gotta eat in the meantime, eh? And the swively chair is the way I saw to get the stability to do what I want with my free time.