Workin' the 9-5

It's only 11:36 AM on a Tuesday and I'm already resorting to blogging at work to make the hours pass by. This is going to be one long week.

I finished up the last of my undergrad units in December, which means I've really been "graduated" for over 6-months now. But, I weaseled my way into taking one more unit of internship, meaning I got to "play student" for another semester and avoid real life. Those six months were SUPPOSED to be my opportunity to find my dream career - namely one that allowed me to wear converses and didn't use the term "9-5" anywhere in my hiring contract.

However, as the months clicked by I got more desperate, so I only managed to land one of my two requisites. Every morning at 8 am I slip on my converse (or rainbows during the glorious summer months) and crawl into work, hitting the kitchen for a strong cup of tea before beginning my day.

I am not a 9 - 5 kind of person. The idea of working the same job, never ending, from 9 am - 5 pm every Monday through Friday has sent me into panic mode on more than one occasion. I'm not adverse to working long hours - in fact, I'd much rather work a 10 or 12-hour day! But the idea of showing up to an office and working the same thing, at the same desk, day after day makes my eyes cross and my mouse gravitate towards facebook.

I'm not the person who can do the same repetitive task day after day. I need something that excites me and challenges me or else my work ethic whittles it's way down to none. Luckily, even though my new job has me chained to my desk every day from 9-5, my boss' intense, high-octane personality gives me some sense of unpredictability.

Nonetheless, I am envious of my fellow graduates who are freelancing and jumping from set to set today. I'd die for a chance to be on location, instead of locked away in an office. Then again, I'd probably die then from lack of nutrition, since production is at an all time low and I wouldn't even be able to make rent. So, in the long run working a 9-5 job won't kill me - as long as it comes with an week-to-week paycheck.

Tick-tock-Tick-tock - Ten Minutes down, and only 31.5 hours left until the weekend.