Just saying something
Jun. 7th, 2011 11:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
grinninfooleI have started and not finished several posts in my head over the past month, and not managed to post anything. I'd like to post about a bunch of things, but I'm going to at least get big news out of the way with this short message.
For the past five years (!) I have been working full-time at Modern Myths, serving as assistant manager for the founder/managing partner Jim Crocker. At the end of the summer, Jim is moving to New York, ultimately planning to open a second store in the vicinity of Tarrytown. This would be the logical time for me to step up and take over the Northampton store. And now that the moment is here, I don't want to.
So, much as I fear tackling unfamiliar tasks (and I have never done a cold job search before), I am looking for a teaching job. There's a lot to do, and I find it easy to stall out, but I have updated my resume, and I'm creating profiles on job sites, and so forth. I'm going to do something from my to do list every day. If I can't find a job by the end of July, I'm going to stick around at the store for another year.
(We have hired back a former part-time employee who has extensive retail store management experience to take over as the Northampton manager. I like him and I'll be pleased to work with him. Honestly, I have to keep reminding myself I'm in a good situation: I can either stay at a job that I like, that pays not well but enough, and be part of some exciting transitions and start-up of the new site; or I can get a teaching job and get 20-60% pay raise. This should be making me feel better than it does. I'll stare at my navel about why that might be next time. Should be must-read blogging.)
For the past five years (!) I have been working full-time at Modern Myths, serving as assistant manager for the founder/managing partner Jim Crocker. At the end of the summer, Jim is moving to New York, ultimately planning to open a second store in the vicinity of Tarrytown. This would be the logical time for me to step up and take over the Northampton store. And now that the moment is here, I don't want to.
So, much as I fear tackling unfamiliar tasks (and I have never done a cold job search before), I am looking for a teaching job. There's a lot to do, and I find it easy to stall out, but I have updated my resume, and I'm creating profiles on job sites, and so forth. I'm going to do something from my to do list every day. If I can't find a job by the end of July, I'm going to stick around at the store for another year.
(We have hired back a former part-time employee who has extensive retail store management experience to take over as the Northampton manager. I like him and I'll be pleased to work with him. Honestly, I have to keep reminding myself I'm in a good situation: I can either stay at a job that I like, that pays not well but enough, and be part of some exciting transitions and start-up of the new site; or I can get a teaching job and get 20-60% pay raise. This should be making me feel better than it does. I'll stare at my navel about why that might be next time. Should be must-read blogging.)
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Date: 2011-06-07 04:48 pm (UTC)So what kind of teaching are you looking to get into?
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Date: 2011-06-09 03:50 am (UTC)I'm going to look around and see what I can find, but I'm definitely going to apply in Holyoke, because it's close to home and it's a community that needs a lot of help--and I have lot of WASP karma to pay back. :)
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Date: 2011-06-07 10:22 pm (UTC)Well, I think that this was once a dream job you sought out and did things with it that challenged you, and you learned a lot from it and from working with Jim. I think you learned some abstract skills that will serve you well in your next job.
I think it's great that you've got a to-do list and that you're tackling it in a very sane way. I've got a jobhunting-related one going too, and I'm trying to get started on it. Your example is inspiring.
If I can't find a job by the end of July, I'm going to stick around at the store for another year.
Yeah, really you couldn't be in a better position (I mean except for your current financial situation). And you even like the new boss! And I think you're going to learn a lot from helping Jim open the new site, stuff you might take with you somewhere someday. You never know.
I'll be cheering you on as you make progress. ;)