One of the saddest things about hunting for a job is realizing that there are jobs out there that I don’t even want to do, applying for them anyway, and not even getting a phone call. Ugh. Today, I sent a resume in to be a church secretary. Oh man. Talk about beggars can’t be choosers. However, the hours are right (no childcare needed), the church is about three blocks away and there is a tiny bit of publication work in the form of newsletters, bulletins, and other church publications. Now, I’m thinking, I don’t know anyone who has moved on from working at a church to a major publishing house or ad agency. I’m thinking, how awesome will it be to introduce myself to my husband’s banker cohorts as a ‘church secretary’? (As awesome as saying I’m a stay-at-home-mom. Conversational arsenic.) I’m thinking, Self, are you just applying for this position so that you don’t have to go after what you really want and are too chicken to reach out there and grab it? Then I say, SELF! Who says you can’t do both? Our financial situation has reached a precipice so frightening that pride is a luxury I cannot afford. I could do this job and still, in whatever tiny corner in my day I could find, eek out a little bit of creativity.
Any bets on whether they will even call me for an interview?
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