Posted by Kristi on July 3, 2001, at 20:14:17
In reply to Re: Does anybody here work?-Roo, posted by Roo on July 3, 2001, at 7:45:11
Hi Roo,
I'm a small town girl myself.... just moved here about 5 years ago from upstate NY. I'll tell ya, you had me cracking up asking "what do you want to do when you grow up?" I'm going to be 34 next week.... I don't know if that's considered grown up or not! :-)
I worked as a shift supervisor at IBM before I moved here(my grown up job)... but the hours and the stress got to me. I just thought life was more than that. So I was on my way to california, and ended up here(long story)... and I make in 2 days what I made in salary in a week at IBM.... plus... no stress... until now that is. Working in such a social job... being depressed... can be just as stressful I guess. Always having to make people happy when I'm not happy myself.. but it does sort of FORCE me... which in a way is good. I also have 3 degrees.. all 2 year which don't amount to much. I think when I grow up I'm going to quit this job and maybe do some voluntary work(I'm coming into enough money where I won't need to work).. and I'd really like to "save the world" so to speak. We'll see.
Sorry.... babbled.
Well... now that you explained, I can definately see how your job can be boring... especially with only 4 co-workers. That makes it tough to get out of the rut. But you sound like you have great aspirations.... and are still dreaming... so I have no doubt you will go places and end up doing what you want to do. It's when you stop dreaming that you have to worry.
I agree with you... it's not at all good to have too much time to think. That's where I'm lucky. At least your computer can keep you company... altho that can go both ways.
Can I ask a little about you? Married? Kids? Kids have a way of making you not be able to think about things to much sometimes. Thanks for the intrest. Take care,
Kristi> >
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> Kristi--
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> Duke is in Durham, NC. Actually, my job sounds great
> but it's terrifically boring. I work on the "data
> management" end of things, and often there's not
> enough to do. Also, I'm really isolated--I only
> have 4 co-workers and most of them are out in the
> field interviewing patients, and I work in the office
> by myself most of the time. (Hence, the over-addiction
> to Psychobabble to pass the time). I'm so damn
> bored, Kristi, I just can't tell you. (Hopefully no
> one from Duke will be reading this). I do feel proud
> of my job, and the purpose we serve, I just need more
> creativity and human contact than this. It's not
> really good for my "disease" (depression) to have too
> much time to think and not enough contact with other
> humans.
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> What's it like living in Las Vegas? I can't imagine.
> I'm a small town girl. Grew up in Kansas and everything.
> I hope people are nice to you in your job :-)
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> What do you want to be when you grow up?
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> > > Kristi--are you really a cocktail waitress in
> > > Las Vegas? That would explain the business and
> > > having to interact with people a lot.
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> > > I'm a research coordinator at Duke's Center for
> > > Religion, Spirituality and Health...we're a small
> > > grant funded study looking at how prayer/spirituality
> > > effects health issues.
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> > > I want to be a graphic artist..that's my latest
> > > fantasy.
poster:Kristi
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