update 2
i got a job pretty quickly after getting back, and it's definitely a (mixed) blessing from God. here's the real truth - i make 20 grand/year doing faxes all day 9:30-6:30.
so, apparently, lots of people applied for the job prior to me, all also having university degrees, but they turned down the job when they saw what the work actually was. i was not that picky. job hunting is real crappy, so i jumped out at the first chance. my coworkers are not university-educated guys. they worked at hotels, video stores, and restaurants before landing this job, and they feel very happy to having a 9-5 fulltime with benefits.
meanwhile in my small slice of reality, everyone gives me the same reaction when i tell them about my employment situation:
University Graduate with Nice Job/University student who plans on having a nice job: Adam, so what are you doing now?
Adam: Working full-time, I work at a law firm.
UGwNJ/USwPoHaNJ: Hey, that's awesome!
Adam: Nahh, I just do copies and faxes all day.
UGwNJ/USwPoHaNJ: Ohhh...... that's cool..... you gotta start somewhere right? You interested in law?
Adam: Nah, not really.
UGwNJ/USwPoHaNJ: (pause) Let's talk about my middle-class suburban topics of interest.
So, its actually nice to meet people from different walks of life. I'm learning how to relate to people who aren't just UGwNJ/USwPoHaNJ's, which I thank God for.
so, apparently, lots of people applied for the job prior to me, all also having university degrees, but they turned down the job when they saw what the work actually was. i was not that picky. job hunting is real crappy, so i jumped out at the first chance. my coworkers are not university-educated guys. they worked at hotels, video stores, and restaurants before landing this job, and they feel very happy to having a 9-5 fulltime with benefits.
meanwhile in my small slice of reality, everyone gives me the same reaction when i tell them about my employment situation:
University Graduate with Nice Job/University student who plans on having a nice job: Adam, so what are you doing now?
Adam: Working full-time, I work at a law firm.
UGwNJ/USwPoHaNJ: Hey, that's awesome!
Adam: Nahh, I just do copies and faxes all day.
UGwNJ/USwPoHaNJ: Ohhh...... that's cool..... you gotta start somewhere right? You interested in law?
Adam: Nah, not really.
UGwNJ/USwPoHaNJ: (pause) Let's talk about my middle-class suburban topics of interest.
So, its actually nice to meet people from different walks of life. I'm learning how to relate to people who aren't just UGwNJ/USwPoHaNJ's, which I thank God for.
posted by Adam @ 5:47 PM
5 Comments:
At 6:52 PM,
Dan E. said…
Please read my post from today. I hope it encourages you (particularly the view of Puritans when it comes to "whatever your hand finds to do").
At 8:05 PM,
monica said…
Hey Adam, it's certainly good to have you back in Ottawa this year:) Just a tip if you're looking for different answers to your apparently generic conversation you seem to be having with people...try changing up your answers a bit and tell people that you enjoy your job in at least some capacity before they ask you whether or not you intend to turn your current job into a career, etc..
At 7:05 AM,
Adam said…
haha, thanks monica. i will mix it up. however, for clarification, the issue i was raising was not the repetitive nature of these conversations, but what they reveal about the attitudes and assumptions of us middle-class, university-educated people.
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