There are several challenging aspects to my job; most of them are easy to adjust to. Others, that you wouldn't immediately think of, are much harder to become accustomed to.

Sitting in one place, at one desk, for several hours in a row. One of the very few things I miss about the security job is the ability to walk about whenever I please. I don't necessarily miss patrolling, but having the option to just get up and go wherever I wanted around the campus? I do miss that. I've been doing this new job for 4 months now and sitting at the desk is still one of the hardest things for me.

Empathy is another challenge. Empathy is something that allows you to feel for and understand what the person is feeling. Sympathy, on the other hand, is when you feel bad for something that someone is going through. Apathy is when you don't have any feelings at all, which runs somewhere along the lines of indifference. I have a hard time feigning empathy for someone's issue that doesn't affect me. I think I'm pretty good at pretending; saying sorry in a non sarcastic way tends to help with this. But the empathy only lasts as long as the phone call itself.

I've finally gotten to the point where I only concern myself with my job while I'm there. I don't let it affect my personal life because I don't think about my workload while I'm not there. Sure, I bitch and moan and compare stories with coworkers and friends when I'm not at work {also while I'm at work} but it is usually to laugh and de-stress. I'm completely indifferent about the situations of the people with whom I've interacted while on a call.

I'm not sure if this is a good skill to have or it's something that would make people accuse me of being a horrible person. Either way, I guess as long as I don't start making people think that I don't give a fuck about their problems, then we're golden.

Anywho, I go back to the tattoo shop in a week to get the tattoo finished. It's just about healed, which is nice. My back barely itches now and the flaking is completely minimal. I give it a few more days and should be able to clean it with the pouf in the shower and {gently} scratch my back without it messing up the ink. Then I go through this healing process all over again next week.

Alright, back to my new found love on YouTube.

Until next time. . .

well, in this world, it's best to blend in. u are just trying to blend in. being unique is something people dislike... they r just too bright in the sky... hmm... i like stardust movie.. where did this come from....
» renaye on 2015-05-06 09:40:28

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