will work for food
Last night we went on a double date to Red Robin (we requested it be cheapster for the obvious reasons stated above). We had 2 tons of fun and the most wonderful waitress. She was constantly running around from booth to booth filling water and taking orders all with a pretty smile on her face.
Also she was completely pregnant. I don't know many women who work straight through their pregnancy, let alone waitressing. I always picture pregnant people resting, knitting, or at least working in an office before taking baby leave. I thought how tired she must be, how swollen her feet are, how darn'd hot she must feel in here. Next we saw her husband and toddler waiting for her at another table... family of 3 with one more on the way. I was humbled. Now you might argue bad family planning but they were definitely in the world-accepted mommy daddy age range.
She just wasn't above working... anywhere.
My grandpa tells me there is always work for people who want to work. It might not seem like it here but I'll find it. I have nothing to complain about. I have a small family of two, we are healthy, we saved just for this occasion, we'll find a job and a solution. I am so happy for all that I have learned and for the path I have taken. I wouldn't go back for one minute to change my course of study or make myself something convenient for the here and now of the job search. It's gonna work out.
I know we're here for many reasons. Some reasons are obvious. Phil is continuing his fantastic education, we are finding so much joy just being together, we are strengthening our partnership, we are establishing our family. Other reasons I will come to understand day by day. We feel passionately confident about the decisions we've made so far and know that everything will find its' own way.
In the meantime I learned a big lesson from our gestating waitress.
3 comments:
i worked at a diner/cafe for three years in college and one of my fellow servers worked through her 8th month! h.u.m.b.l.i.n.g. suddenly our complaints about our feet and backs hurting seemed to drift away as a lady with practically a whole other person inside of her seemed happy to be on her pregnant feet all day. incredible.
especially now, job searches are more than you're average level of difficulty...and at this stage in our lives i think we attach our job to our identity. hence my oftentimes felt feeling of no purpose. but, your grandpa is right and we'll all find our little place in the world. i'm sure your niche will turn up soon and all employers will be seeking classically trained performers!! :)
you write so poignantly. i went through the exact same thing after i graduated and moved back to ca. i had this big new degree and i couldn't find ANY job for 3 months; it got depressing fast. you know i ended up working at the clothing boutique again, NOTHING to do with my major, and i still can't find another job. but at least it's something. my dad always told me it's easier to find a job when you have a job, so maybe take a job wherever you can work until you find the perfect job for you. it's really frustrating, i'm sorry. good luck! you can always work at a haunted house like meg and i did! it was REALLY fun.
You are absolutely right young lady. don't you give up! It is retardedly hard for someone to find a job, let alone someone with a degree in VOICE. Trust me. if I didn't have this job now I don't know what I'd be doing. You will be just fine. I'm praying for you and I know things are going to come around. Have you tried any temp agencies?
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