Pink Slip

I told a blonde that I got a pink slip. She said "Congratulations, it's a girl." Well then....hmmmm....yeah......about that.....

As of June 30th, I no longer have a place to go from 8am to 4:30pm each week day. I was under a one year contract and it expires June 30th. Our organization is downsizing due to "economic times" (haven't we heard those two words too damn much) and therefore has implimented a RIFF policy. This policy states that certain positions will be cut and seniority will precede over. My position is still there but someone else with my title who's position is being cut is now going to be in my shoes. Bummer!!!!

I am on the job hunt once again. Not long ago I was in these same shoes. I am confident that I will find something soon. I have applied for 13 positions with the city of Virginia Beach Public School system. There are other numerous jobs such as administrative assistant and paralegal type that I have put in for as well. The laws of averages have to add up. The more I put out there the better a chance I will at getting one. At 25, I am going through a quarter life crisis. I don't know what I want to be when I grow up. I have this bachelors degree in criminal justice but I don't want to be a cop and I don't want to work in the prisons. I have no one to blame but myself. I wanted a degree and I got one but I didn't put too much thought into what I was going to do with that degree. I should have listened to my heart way back when and went to nursing school. However, it was hard. I was a slack ass and just didn't care. Now it is biting me in the ass. I should have thought of career goals and what I want out of life long before now. I've reached this point and still I just want a modest lifestyle. Nothing fancy. I do like nice things but I don't drive a Rolls Royce or have a Rolex watch. I buy my clothes on the walmart shelf at half price. I wash my dishes and clothes. I'm pretty low key and low maintanence. What do I want? The simple things in life! This is something a degree can't always offer.