Do you thrive on the adrenaline rush of restaurant line cooking? Are you looking for an opportunity to step up and be part of a creative, dynamic and engaging environment where you can push yourself on a daily basis?
It must be something scanning through ads for a line cook position while a graduate student at the most prestigious, not to mention, famous university in the world, but I must have lost a screw or two today for doing just that earlier. I also got reminded that I am on a student visa so walking out of law school is not exactly an option so that’s probably on hold for now.
I have nothing against where I am – in fact, I know I want to become an academic in the future. This is the best place indeed to jumpstart such career aspirations. But I am not seeing the end of any tunnels here, and it’s driving me crazy. Crazy enough to contemplate an alternative career. Just clear the desk and walk out of that building. To nowhere. I am in nowhere now. What difference does it make?
In the words of LBJ, what should I do?
To encourage you, maybe you can ask, "Is there any other place you would rather be right now?"
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't sound very optimistic to refer to where we are as a default position, instead of as an end goal. But maybe that is because it is not the end goal.
I was totally miserable in the grey, gloomy cold here today too.
Hugs!