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Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :

I seem to have one now. Finally my hard work as paid off and I work hard talking to these angry people on the phone without turning into a bear.

Now I must get a keyboard and learn to play music and catch up.

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

Are you going to tell us what it is?

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

Congrats, Syn. Customer service?

Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :

Yay Syn!

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

[Smile]

Congratulations, Syn! That's great news!

What's the job?

Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :

I work for unemployment opening mail and then I must patiently talk to angry people who want their reimbursements in a polite way.

Posted by scifibum (Member # 7625) on :

Honestly, I'll take brusque reimbursement if I have to. [Wink]

Congrats on the job, Synesthesia.

Posted by Jeff C. (Member # 12496) on :

Try not to think of it as a permanent job. Try to think of it like it's a stepping stone in a positive direction. A place where you can start climbing. You may not ever reach the top, but at least you're on your way, and that's important.

Congrats!

Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :

True. I want to work, make money, pay rent and work on becoming an artist/musician/writer which is what I've dreamed about forever.

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

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and work on becoming an artist/musician/writer which is what I've dreamed about forever.

I suggest that you pick just one of those to focus on, at least at first.

Posted by AchillesHeel (Member # 11736) on :

After years of stagnating in retail and customer service the very idea of doing any type of art for a living sounds fantastic and entirely improbable. How sweet it must be to make believe and still be called a productive adult. At this point I would be extremely grateful for a sit down office position.

Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :

Congratulations Synesthesia! Best of luck keeping your cool when others do not. [Smile]

Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :

quote:
Originally posted by AchillesHeel:
After years of stagnating in retail and customer service the very idea of doing any type of art for a living sounds fantastic and entirely improbable. How sweet it must be to make believe and still be called a productive adult. At this point I would be extremely grateful for a sit down office position.

Part of being a payed writer is accepting the fact that you spend a good amount of your time doing things that don't feel like work, and then justifying it in your writing. If you can do this better than others, you're a writer.

Posted by ScottF (Member # 9356) on :

Sorry, the very expression "permanent job" is an oxymoron.

Posted by airmanfour (Member # 6111) on :

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Originally posted by ScottF:
Sorry, the very expression "permanent job" is an oxymoron.

Clever.