free from conference hell
Feb. 23rd, 2024 08:13 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
unicorndukewe did it, the conference is done, no major issues. A few minor ones but easily handled. I did almost fall asleep in the night class I was helping with on Wed because we ran over time of course, but I made it.
Yesterday was better, less people to check in and all that jazz. We subtly packed up through the day and so when 4pm hit, I grabbed the box I needed to bring with me, asked a coworker to pick up the pile of signs and bailed. One of the people I supported was insisting I put the stuff on a cart and we could wheel it out, but by the time I got everything loaded, did a pokemon go raid, they hadn't even made it out of the building. So happy I didn't do that and wait on them. They probably stood around yacking to the last people to leave, so fuck that.
I didn't bother even looking at the conference food, they always always always have gluten in all the food. It's amazing, it's like they try and make everything full of it. Lunch looks like, mac and cheese, sausage, gravy and biscuits, etc. I bring my lunch. And cookies and pie, so I will survive the day. I did enjoy doing the rounds of check ins with the session folks, it's fun to stand around outside the sessions and shoot the shit.
One of the people I support is retiring in July, for real this time and two different people at the conference said I should apply for their job. Hmm. This is very similar to the job I was applying for in other state last year except now it's in my region. I'm not like, super into careers, much like my dad, I've wandered from thing to thing with no particular goal other than be employed and be relatively content with the job tasks. I was tentatively thinking about sheep shearing as the next full time job move, which would allow me flexibility in the off season to do other fiber pursuits. Honestly, I'm not likely to get this job, they require a masters or "equivalent experience" but they do love people with masters which I don't have and don't want to get. Someone suggested I get a masters at night and I was like lol no. ETA: looked over the listing and it is masters only plus experience, so I might not even be eligible.
One of the people who said I should apply was someone who took an equivalent job three years ago across the state and answered some questions I had about it so that was good at least.
The only thing I have on my schedule for this weekend is running to pick up more meds for Mara this afternoon and doing some pogo raids to get the special pokemons for the missions. Otherwise I'm going to be crafting, doing a little cleaning (the state of my dirty laundry is Something) and maybe some baking. Resting is big focus, I slept in until 7 this morning I was so tired.
Yesterday was better, less people to check in and all that jazz. We subtly packed up through the day and so when 4pm hit, I grabbed the box I needed to bring with me, asked a coworker to pick up the pile of signs and bailed. One of the people I supported was insisting I put the stuff on a cart and we could wheel it out, but by the time I got everything loaded, did a pokemon go raid, they hadn't even made it out of the building. So happy I didn't do that and wait on them. They probably stood around yacking to the last people to leave, so fuck that.
I didn't bother even looking at the conference food, they always always always have gluten in all the food. It's amazing, it's like they try and make everything full of it. Lunch looks like, mac and cheese, sausage, gravy and biscuits, etc. I bring my lunch. And cookies and pie, so I will survive the day. I did enjoy doing the rounds of check ins with the session folks, it's fun to stand around outside the sessions and shoot the shit.
One of the people I support is retiring in July, for real this time and two different people at the conference said I should apply for their job. Hmm. This is very similar to the job I was applying for in other state last year except now it's in my region. I'm not like, super into careers, much like my dad, I've wandered from thing to thing with no particular goal other than be employed and be relatively content with the job tasks. I was tentatively thinking about sheep shearing as the next full time job move, which would allow me flexibility in the off season to do other fiber pursuits. Honestly, I'm not likely to get this job, they require a masters or "equivalent experience" but they do love people with masters which I don't have and don't want to get. Someone suggested I get a masters at night and I was like lol no. ETA: looked over the listing and it is masters only plus experience, so I might not even be eligible.
One of the people who said I should apply was someone who took an equivalent job three years ago across the state and answered some questions I had about it so that was good at least.
The only thing I have on my schedule for this weekend is running to pick up more meds for Mara this afternoon and doing some pogo raids to get the special pokemons for the missions. Otherwise I'm going to be crafting, doing a little cleaning (the state of my dirty laundry is Something) and maybe some baking. Resting is big focus, I slept in until 7 this morning I was so tired.
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Date: 2024-02-23 03:30 pm (UTC)Hurrah for escape!
Also yay for resting.
Only thing I'd watch out for -- applying is usually pretty harmless -- is whether that would alter your current job status. Sometimes there are rules about that.
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Date: 2024-02-23 04:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-02-23 11:32 pm (UTC)Don’t get a master’s degree unless you want one for you. I loved school and loved getting my masters and don’t regret the money or the experience. However, I have to point out that I’ve NEVER USED IT at any job in the 20+ years I’ve had it.
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Date: 2024-02-25 01:53 am (UTC)