Life is full of twists and in the mundane daily routine of a working class girl, there has to be respite from the endless exhaustive activity of trying to land a job. Frivolous purchases are now a thing of the past since I am currently in the process of saving money from lessons well learned.
Gone are the days of easy pickings and in today’s competitiess, business partner, business solutions, call center, family, offshoring, outsorcing, philippines, virtual assistants, voicevilleve marketplace; there is a ton of uncertainty in what the future holds. I have been lucky enough to get a few part time jobs that I hope will keep my afloat. I am fairly independent with my finances and although I appreciate financial help from a partner, I tend to keep myself fairly sufficient.
One such place I have worked as a temp was this medical transcription and hospital data center. I do most of the carting regarding the files to be scanned and uploaded for the next batch. Since they periodically have huge workloads, they need the temps for occasional work. I have had the pleasure of working with some really intelligent people. You do get surprised given the fact that these jobs are not exactly high end. Even so there is a certain calm feeling I get as we haul the crates of documents to the scanning room. Nothing beats late night shifts and I find them sublime to this day. Well anyway, the hospital was outsourcing their encoders and data entry staff. I guess it was to save on costs, but once we finished with the sorting. They were ready to be scanned by the next shift on the next day.
I have taken to socializing with a certain friend that I temp with. I think we have a lot in common and share similar interests and life experiences. Sipping a mocha latte outside the local Starbucks while discussing political issues is pretty refreshing compared to the usual lowbrow topics I encounter namely “who is dating who?”
Well at least having to talk about improving your situation financially will be beneficial in the long run. Being a part of the pointless banter crowd for so long has left me vapid and I am relieved to be back to reality.
