Message #3214

[bethalize]

Thank you all for you words of support. Andrea, when I grow up I think I am probably going to be reeeeeaally similar to you! The boss is totally aware that his team are trying to take him for a ride and is intending to get tough at the annual meeting this week (the hotel is booked, but the food isn't!). Yankee, I'm so sorry to hear that your partner is still looking. I hope he finds something soon. Didn't you mention that he was a programmer? Did - I love the frog analagy, although I've alwys heard it applied to men before (you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince). Duchess - aw, shucks! and ditto, my dear. GE, acronyms a-go-go here.



I've been going over my life today and I have a plan. Here it is:

1. Finish typesetting the book I'm doing because an extra week will be welcome.

2. Go back to temping with my agency (who have been great by the way, probably because they can keep re-selling me!)

3. Find out some qualification to get me from the over-qualified for where I am but underqualified for upwards void, find out where they teach the course, get a place and get funding.

Then...get a job! The funny thing is that all the career orientation quizzes I did said I should be a journalist or a graphic designer. I don't want to be a journalist because of the culture that comes with it, but some sort of writer or graphic designer sounds promising. I shall be thinking hard over the next couple of weeks. So what do bright people with not so good academic qualifications do? Buckle down and work a bit harder for the next one I suppose.



Regarding Yankee's point about hiding yourself, is this the norm for others too? Do people really live their lives compartmentalised? From these boards I know that there are very bright, articulate people working as admins. Are admins treated differently in the USA? And what about our German friends? Does the status of administrative assistants differ to the status of managers?



Anyway, I'm surprised at how not devastated I am now, and your words have helped take the sting out of it all.

Thanks guys!