Thursday, April 29, 2010

Where the hell is my animal spirit guide when I need one?

So you've decided to write a blog, huh? Usually there'd be advice following that, but that's the question my brain just asked. So I'm writing this to see if I can help myself find an occupation. I have a job, but I learned in high school that job stands for Just Over Broke, and you should spend your time looking for a career. In my lifetime, (I'm 26 btw) I've had about 24 jobs. I will list them in hopes of finding some sort of pattern, and also for the sake of helping me to remember all of them.

1. Auntie Anne's Pretzels - there really is only one job there...Pretzel Slave
2. Pizza Hut - Waitress/Cook
3. Junior Newspaper Corespondent (some tiny local paper)
4. Just Go Away Travel - Personal Assistant (LOVED most aspects of this job)
5. Bruno's - Penn State Food Service
6. Lion Entertainment Board - Nightclub Director
7. Penn State Main Campus - Various Restaurant Food Service
8. McLanahan's Deli - Sandwich Preparations
9. Person to Person Marketing - Telecommunications
10. JRock Management - Artist Management/Booking
11. Erie Zoo - Gift Shop Attendant
12. Heartland Pets - Fish and Reptile Management
13. Victoria's Secret - Seasonal Sales Associate
14. Petsmart - Professional Bather
15. Ropeadope Records - Shipping
16. Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant - Waitress/Bar tender
17. Southern Wines and Spirits - Brand Representative
18. PlayWork Productions - Artist Manager/A&R
19. Rox Box - Consultant/Bar Tender
20. The Plymouth Tavern - Waitress
21. The Curly Maple - Waitress
22. Holy Trinity Bingo - Waitress
23. Dr. Subranyaman Segu - Office Assistant
24. I really really thought there was another one...

So that's the list...a lot of food service, a few retail, two personal/office assistants and one office jobs...I liked the personal assistants positions best really...but even knowing that I'd need to have a focus to know what field I'd like to start assisting in...

I'm going to keep searching. I'm going to try a technique offered to me by a patron at the restaurant I'm currently working at. She recommended that I sift through magazines and rip out pictures that I like and look for the patterns this will help me determine what it is that I am looking for...I hope this works...