No Job, so What's Next?

I got a reply about the job. They need somebody to start within a week's time, so I had to decline since I'll be trotting around Europe instead. That's alright--the pay for that job was DISMAL.

Instead, I've refocused on what I want to do this summer. Should I job hunt right away? Tackle some of that student loans while I'm at it?

My sister lives in Asia where she teaches. She lives there with her husband, and the two of them just had a baby. She asked if I'd like to go and visit, and I'm really debating it. The cost of the return flight would be nearly $2000 I think, but it might be worthwhile. That way, I can stay there for three weeks and then come back and really job hunt.

Being Micro-Managed

I really enjoy my job and have a great boss. The only downside is this lady whom I work with frequently. She's a full-time employee and obviously can tell me what to do. The problem is that she tells me EXACTLY what to do. Every last little detail of it.

I dread seeing her or talking to her. And when I do work with her, I often get short but have to hold it in so I get down to shortening my answers in order to show less emotion. I usually first get angry, then get frustrated, then get sad. I need some sort of manual on how to deal with this!

The thing I like about money is that I'm completely in control of it. There isn't somebody giving me a call a few times a day to question what I've done, if I've done it right, or to say that I haven't done it properly (because it wasn't done according to someone else's way of doing things).

I'm a little peeved right now.

Taking a Class

I just paid about $350 for a three day workshop that is being held at a local college. When I suggested it to my boss, he said that he had heard good things about it and thought it would be a good idea.

I'm not getting reimbursed for it from work (I wish!), because I'm working on a student contract--one of the lowest of the lows, down there under part-time, contract, and temporary work. I don't get benefits or anything remotely close to that. But that's ok, because this $350 is an investment in myself.

I talked to him about taking more regular classes at a local college (non-transferable credits to my university, unfortunately) and he suggested that I not do that. He said I should focus on my job here, and that I'll learn a lot. Sometimes it's better to just take it easy and not get exhausted. Ironically, a lot of people have said that same thing to me. Should I take that as a sign?

A lot of people at work think I am 17 years old. I don't know where they got this idea from, because I sure didn't tell them that! I don't know what it is about me--is it the way I look? The way I talk? My acne coming to haunt me again? I am unsure. What worries me is that they'll think I'm more young and inexperienced than I actually am and they'll hold back from seeing me as an actual employee and just see me as some kid. That's scary because I would love to work at my current job full-time after graduating and wouldn't want them to think I'm not capable.