It’s 8:30 in the morning. I log in, check my messages and email, and update my tickets. A few minutes pass. I am called on the phones because it becomes too busy for our downsized help center to handle. My first call of the day has me rolling my eyes as someone panics that their computer won’t start. I am ambivalent. I yawn and pass a ticket to 2nd level. I’m still sleeping as I take the next call. Checking the clock, “Only 1 1/2 hours ’til break,” I tell myself.
This is my life. I used to say I was living day-to-day, but now it’s getting tougher, and I’m living break-to-break. Maybe it is that I know there’s something to look forward to at the end of the year and the anticipation is making it unbearable. No, I doubt that is the case.
Without the goal of saving up thousands and thousands of dollars for my upcoming travels, I’m not so sure I would have made it this far in the call-center job environment. However, sticking it out this long has brought me to some realizations and conclusions about myself and my future I don’t think I would have attained if I had been floating from job to job. Here’s a list:
- I am in need of higher education and with a more definite focus. My undergraduate degree was too vague to get into any professional field.
- I get tired of monotonous job duties. Each call may be a bit different, but I’m still at the same computer, at the same time every day.
- I am much happier working on my own.
- I would like to have something to show for my work. I would rather take part of a few different projects that I can complete and feel proud of.
- I like being creative more than I enjoy following standard procedures.
These are some important attributes to take into account when trying to plan for career happiness. That brings us to our travel plans. I’m hoping to integrate furthering my education with traveling the world. It’s time to stop living break-to-break.
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