[Super Duper Fantastic] ISFP/INFP. 4w5. World Explorer. Super Hero. Rose-colored Glasses.

In perusing job listings on Craigslist [just to see what's out there], the following thought crosses my mind:

How much are my time, experience, and skills really worth?

It baffles me when the postings list x, y, and z skills, but when they include the compensation they are going to pay, they’re basically expecting candidates to work for free. Even $10-$15 per hour in this city is not enough. Seriously, if you want x, y, and z skills, the person would have put in time and money to acquire the skills and certifications.

I understand that the job listings are really a company’s wish list, but still – baffling. You can’t get something for nothing, or can you?

From Rob Brezny:
“To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle,” said George Orwell. While that’s true for many of us most of the time, I’m betting you’ll be an exception to the rule in the coming week. You will find it easier than usual to escape from the trance of everyday life. As a result, perfectly obvious secrets that have been invisible to you will tap you gently on the forehead and say “Look at me!” After the initial shock, there’ll be a release of tension you didn’t even realize you were carrying around, followed by a warm, fuzzy explosion of raw hope.

It seems to me that this is exactly what I need. I’ve told RV in the past week how much I want to go on a vacation, to just throw everything aside and rest my mind. Work is wiping me out. I’m not one to want to give up, but there are frustrating times when I wonder what it’s all for. What’s it worth to me? I even have these conversations with my equally frustrated manager. It’s no wonder there is such high turnover in this industry! Spending free time scanning job listings may very soon be part of my routine. You know, just to see what ELSE is out there.

Anyone in need of a senior accountant, accounting manager, or an assistant controller? Those are just job titles. I’m a Number Muncher! Remember that game? Hah!

Anyway, I hope that the next week brings me something new. Not new for the sake of being new, but something that’s always been here right under my nose that I’ve failed to see. I want to experience an awe similar to how I feel when I spend weekends wandering the city that I grew up in still discovering the new.