@KDOGG331 I think it is great that you have career goals. That is a good thing. And I completely agree that working with animals is challenging and definitely “hard work.”
But do yourself and all of us a favor and stop being dismissive of jobs that you have no first hand experience of. It never helps your argument and it just pisses people off. You see someone “standing around” and assume their job is easy and maybe it is. Or maybe they are 10 hours in to a 14 hour double shift at a job that doesn’t allow you to ever sit down. Maybe their co-worker called in and they didn’t get a lunch break. Maybe they had to work late last night then go home to finish an essay for school. You cannot actually know what someone else’s job is like. So just stop bringing it up!
Instead tell us about your plans and goals and struggles. Tell us the concrete steps you are taking to make them and we will be thrilled for you! Even if someone else starts it, there is no good reason why you need to compare your job to someone else’s. Just focus on actually making the dreams reality.
CSA, I really am sorry if it seems like I’ve been dismissive of or talking down on certain jobs or whatever. I know I’ve kind of done that a lot with regards to the office ones especially or whatever and I really don’t mean to. I know you guys all work incredibly hard and stuff and I didn’t mean to piss anybody off or upset anybody.
And honestly I never even thought of those scenarios so that’s a good point and you’re right. I don’t know what anybody’s job is like so I’ll stop assuming or comparing.
But just for the record, I wasn’t referring to you guys or any of the other people who actually work really hard. I know you guys do. But I have seen plenty literally just standing on their phone the entire time I’m there which usually isn’t short.
But I guess even with that, I don’t know
why they’re doing that or what their day was like before and I’m sure they do work hard other times. So I’m sorry for comparing and assuming and stuff. Definitely need to stop that.
I guess I’m just used to people constantly talking down on mine and having to defend it. Not necessarily you guys. Honestly you guys have been mostly supportive even if it seems like I don’t think so. I still know it and appreciate it.
But I’ve had plenty of IRL people think that. Even had a “friend” once think she was better than me for having a retail one and tell me walking dogs wasn’t a real job even though she literally had had her job for like less than a week and up until then was constantly mooching off of me for money, rides, etc. and I was constantly giving her my own money. She was mad I wouldn’t give her a ride somewhere because I had to walk the dogs and didn’t get why I couldn’t just take them with me to drive her.
I blocked her after that lol
Granted, that’s completely different but still.
As for the rest of it, I
have shared all that stuff before. Multiple times. And it’s still the same thing. Stop planning, stop talking,
do, etc. But I guess that’s only because I usually never actually take the steps but still. Even when I have, it still usually isn’t enough. Like when I applied to one job, why didn’t I apply to 10!?
Or like now, I’m finally getting my shit together, albeit slowly, and the sole focus is still on the fact that I don’t have a job yet. Even though I’m paying for my own car, seeing a therapist, trying to improve myself and change. Still don’t have a job so it doesn’t count.
I know you guys haven’t actually said that and I know you’re all really supportive which I do appreciate but it feels like it sometimes. Like nothing is ever good enough. And no one ever asks how I’m doing or anything anymore. Which, btw, is good now, finally but it wasn’t for a while
