Roy: How do you know about this site?
Moss: Oh, I’m a member.
Roy: Really? You do the whole Lonely Hearts thing?
Moss: I’m a 32 year old IT-man who works in a basement. Yes, I do the whole Lonely Hearts thing! -The IT Crowd

Thursday and Friday I was given the “opportunity” to attend an IT conference. Basically it’s a conference full of lectures on products and software companies want us to buy and sell to our clients. It was hands down the most boring thing I’ve ever been to, and I’ve taken Organic Chemistry. (more…)

What do you mean I didn’t get the job? …Budget problems? But I was volunteering! -Carlton, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

It was so hard coming back to work this morning. Having four days off was so nice. I got a lot done, and I was also able to just put my feet up and relax. It doesn’t help that I still don’t like working at this IT inbound call center where I sit around and wait for the phone to ring. It does have its good points, like being able to blog. But I can’t wait to be a part of something more.

I signed up today for a volunteer opportunity with the Boys and Girls Club. It should be a lot of fun, and a good way to gain some field experience for teaching. I sent my application in at the beginning of the month, so I should be hearing back from my college any day now. From there, I’ll have to make the big decision: do I keep working as long as possible while going to school, or do I quit? It’s a scary idea, especially in this economic climate. So we’ll see-I’ve just decided to cross that bridge when I get to it. For now, I just hope I get in!

Roy: [answers phone] Hello IT. Have you tried turning it off and on again? … OK, well, the button on the side. Is it glowing? … Yeah, you need to turn it on. Err, the button turns it on. Yeah, you do know how a button works, don’t you? No, not on clothes.

[Moss's phone rings. He answers it.]

Moss: Hello IT. Yuhuh. Have you tried forcing an unexpected reboot?

Roy: No, there you go, I just heard it come on. No, that’s the music you hear when it comes on. No, that’s the music you hear when… I’m sorry, are you from the past? -The IT Crowd

This week I’ve been going through a career crisis. I’m good at it, but it was never a dream of mine. I thought it would be a nice stable career, and that it wouldn’t matter that it wasn’t a dream.  I can’t help but feel guilty for complaining about my job when there are so many people without work right now. At the same time, I feel that if I keep going down this career path, I might be one of those people who spends 20 years doing something they don’t like that much, because they were too afraid to branch out and find something that makes them happy. So I’m thinking of getting my teaching credential, eventually.

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