I guess I feel a lack of control over the situation when I procrastinate and I hate that feeling.
you can't always drive
The girl I'm dating has all her shit together and its clear to me, when she's interviewing with Fortune 100 companies that her hard work has paid dividends over the course of her life. I guess its an eye opener when I thought all that school work and long time commitment wouldn't pay out, so I neglected to work so hard and be so committed and just got by, albeit into a great school with a promising future, on my natural abilities.
interviewing with fortune 100 companies doesn't mean shit.
you and i are a lot a like. we've been through this before though....
I pretty much just skated by in highschool because i was "smart" and never really had to try to get decent grades.
college, pretty much the same thing until i got stuck taking shit i didin't remotely care about but HAD to take.
which, eventually pushed me to drop out.
Stupid, sure.... but it felt right at the time and i was fucking miserable. it was the right thing to do for my sanity.
as the years after went on, i went to a tech school for 9 months, got a job on 3rd shift, and eventually worked my way to where i am today.
My dad has been in IT for nearly 30 years working systems analysis and works for one of the largest insurance companies in the world (Aetna)
I've been in it for 5 years give or take, and work for a company with 11 total employees 8 of which are active.
Last year, I made considerable more money than my dad.
Where you work and who you work for does NOT and should not be a mark of your success.
Along the same lines, neither should money/income level.
IMO, working for fortune 500 companies is a corporate nightmare. I'd MUCH rather work in a small firm... where i call my boss an asshole, and he calls me a dipshit, then buys the whole company lunch while we wear our jeans and t-shirts.
Try that with "Mr. Boss man".
you can have your tie, your train ride to NYC, and your company's 'name'. i don't want it. I much prefer smaller firms that do something in a niche market. its much more lax, and the red tape is nearly non-existant.
I have a huge interview tomorrow with a huge company and I'm nervous as hell, but I have such a workload that I don't even really have time to worry about it or do anything.
i don't understand why people get nervous for/at interviews.
Do you get nervous when you meet a new friend?
you're not even done with school yet. you still have about a month to find another place to send your resume over to.
Just fucking be your self, shake hands and shoot the shit. As being someone who's interviewed several people in my life.... If you're a nervous uptight bastard, i won't hire you. I don't want you on my team. I want someone i think i can get along with most of all, and has some skill -- or at least seems "teachable".
They obviously are interested in you already, else you wouldn't have the interview. Be yourself. if the guy is a dick and seems up tight, get the F out of dodge while you still can, or you're going to hate working there for as long as you do because "your boss is an asshole".
There's millions of jobs out there. Hell, we have an ad out, and can't even get resumes in for it. We are having trouble FINDING someone who wants a job. So long as you're not a communications major (sorry, you're fucked) you shouldn't have a hard time finding multiple jobs.
My key in college was caffine, nicotene, and GNR use your illusion two.
My key in life is caffeine, nicotine, Jim Bean, and several select hard drives of music.
I wish I could get my shit together and do that.
sometimes, getting your shit together is not the thing to do.
When i'm organized, i'm lost.
I have a PILE of papers at home on my office floor, ranging from credit card recipts to bills, to insurance paper work. But you know what?> I know EXACTLY where everything is in it.
My filing drawer is a fucking nightmare, and I have no idea if i put my old insurance under I for insurance, P for Progressive, A for Auto ins, C for Car stuff, B for BMW or whatever... i don't have a system like that, and could never remember where i put it.
Sometimes, lack of organization is your best friend.