this is a game i play often.
stage one:
love! i apply to the "perfect" job, and spend the rest of the day dreaming about how great things will be once they call me and set up an interview, how i'll ace it, and be working within a week. i think about how i'll be able to actually have a life again and be doing something meaningful with my life.
i also do this whenever i buy a lottery ticket.
stage two:
phone stakeout. i wait the next two to three days wondering if the company is going call, constantly checking my phone and email, just in case i missed something. it's like waiting for a second date when you haven't really gone on a first one.
stage three:
did i say something wrong? i wonder if i wrote something offensive in my cover letter or my resume was unclear.
stage four:
about a week has past. oh yeah, i'm waiting for something? well, guess it's not gonna work.
three days later, repeat. this has been going on for about four months, off and on. two of those months i actually had a job and a decent income. but this is the game we play, right? those of us who are looking for perfection and can't make up our minds. all with the hope that it'll pay off. like being the first one to land on free parking after an hour of playing. now that, that feels good. let's hope i win this game.
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