april 29, 2025

squidney's big week off

i am officially inbetween jobs. i had put my two weeks notice in, and my boss let me go early yesterday because they already hired my replacement. my new job doesn't start until monday, so...

i get a whole week to be unemployed!!!!

i miss being unemployed so badly. i miss the freedom of not having to work and pay bills. ultimately, being at home all the time is really bad for my mental health, and even worse for my creative juices. when i'm not participating in the world around me, i have no energy or drive to do anything. but alas, i love not having responsibilities.

my old job as a preschool teacher was fulfilling at first, but as time went on, i realized that it was far too draining for the pay that they could offer me. every day, i was being bitten, scratched, hit, kicked, punched, and screamed at by three year olds, all for $15/hr. $520 a week, after taxes!! not that much money!! a couple weeks ago, i found out that the VPK teacher at my school only made $17/hr, and that really put the nail in the coffin for me. i do love kids, and i think i could have been a great teacher, but i want to buy a house, bro!! i want to be able to afford things!!

my new job is at my boyfie's office, doing the same thing he does. not an ideal arrangement, but it's relatively temporary, and pays well while i Figure My Shit Out. i plan to put lots into savings so i can do some sort of schooling for whatever it is i decide could be my career. the two careers i am most interested in right now are computer science and nursing. who knows what i'll actually do. my dad had about a bajillion jobs before he figured out his career. i don't particularly want to have a bajillion jobs, but if that's what it takes, that's what i'll do.