Making Peace with a Job I Hate

Hello, tender friends!

If you read last week’s post, you may have noticed teaching jobs involving kids were conspicuously absent.

There’s a reason for that: I have never enjoyed teaching kids.

Steve Carell understands me so well in these circumstances.

Yet, after months of searching for jobs and prayer, I have ended up taking a job…teaching kids. I’ve taken a reading remediation tutor job at Jacob’s school 3 days a week. Fortunately I’ll still be able to pursue the job I actually love (journalism) the other two days a week.

People on LinkedIn are making wild declarations that I want to get in on: they’ve just walked away from a job that didn’t feel right, trusting that “The Universe” would take care of them; they’ve just advanced to a senior-level position of their dreams; they’ve just done something glamorous for a corporation that values them and their time; yada yada.

Over here, I’m digging deep to be grateful for taking a job I never wanted to have to go back to. Like we’re kids pretending we’re trying to dig to China deep.

Here’s what I’ve mustered up:

1. I’m grateful for the slight income benefit.
2. Jacob is happy I’m working in his school 3 days a week. He clasped my hand and said, “Yay!” and kissed my cheek when I told him. Lord, let him think his mom and dad are cool for just a little bit longer, I prayed.
3. The schedule allows me to be home with Jacob as soon as he gets home, as I go in after getting him on the bus and get home in time to get him off the bus. Even though I would much rather do a lot of other things, including bartending like I did in my 20s because I made so much more money, I’m grateful to have a job that matches his schedule.

Okay, that’s all for today, tender friends! Thank you for stopping by, and thank you for sharing!

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