I remember Miss Ketley’s words the day she announced to everybody
in assembly that she was leaving ALA. I remember she mentioned something about
decision making in life. She said that sometimes in life our problem does not
come from deciding between a wrong and a right. Sometimes our problem comes
from deciding between two rights. And judging from what happened to me today I
can confidently say that the latter is hardest. Hardest ? It’s hardest,
"stressfulest", "unpleasantest" and all the other
non-grammatically correct superlatives I couldn’t add in mercy of some
sensitive English speakers who may feel offended.
Today my boss informed me of the president’s decision about my
monthly pay.
I am devastated !
I now feel for the mosquitoes ! How important they are to the
ecosystem and how under appreciated they are by human beings ! In my
twenty years of existence I don’t think I have ever felt this belittled.
Today I walked to the train station. I wanted to think about this
dilemma. Should I stick to the job I have loved so much ; only caring
about the life experiences I am getting and the new Network I am
entering ? Or should I leave before I am legally registered as an
employee ; regaining my worth and innovating in something else?
For the half hour walk, arguments from both stances debated in my
head. I can only thank Mr Kangami for teaching me Opportunity cost
and product Utility. If anything, it made things way more complicated to
arbitrate !
So I thought maybe this decision shouldn’t be taken by me. Maybe I
should learn from Google and let the open source detect and solve the
issue. Outsourcing it may give me an objective judgement and lessen the stress
of the process since I am already stressed enough by other things ( SATs !!!!
At my age !!!! Not healthy … em em !)
So world, there you go… Below you will find arguments from the two
teams inside my head. I will name the first « Team Barack Obama » and
the other « Team Mitt Romney », simply because I have a clear idea of
where the first team is going to take me, when the second … eeeeeh …
Well I got guidelines !
SO !!! All the people out there … This is an important
cost-benefit analysis. It will determine the course of my life in the near
future. Please take it seriously.
Here we go.
Team Obama :
-->My job is linked to both Education and
Entrepreneurship. Two domains I Enjoy very much.
-->I get exposed to a new Network of
professionals and strategic people.
-->I get a Normal, day-to-day work
experience in a country I will come back to.
-->I am learning how to accomplish new
(tedious but necessary) tasks.
-->I get introduced to the conditions of
Education in Morocco.
-->I get a closer look into what my peers
who are coming from underprivileged areas suffer from.
-->I have a (Pathetic, minuscule, tiny, bit of a …) salary
-->I have a (Pathetic, minuscule, tiny, bit of a …) salary
-->I do something of my life
-->I …. Euuh …. Have lunch in a
different restaurant every time I’m in Casa!
-->I … don’t have to do house work
since I’m out all day long
-->I feel independent and grown up (huumm…
Priceless … AISHH ! Priceless)
-->I … don’t know !
Ok !
Team Romney :
-->I am eating from my college apps
and SAT practice time !!!!
-->I am taking time from NEC. (I
should be handing a follow up plan in 4 days. (Jihad if you are reading this
Allah Ghaleb … Hanti akhti katchoufi had le7rira li ana fiha)
-->I will drop every plan I had made for
the scholars
-->I’ll be spending more money than I will make.
-->I leave my house at 8h30 and only come
back at 10 pm. So basically I come back DEAD !
-->I have to put up with a stressful work
environment .
-->I will probably get tired of staying at
home and give my first start up a shot or find a better job !
I think that’s it.
See, how impossible my life is !?
5 comments:
Hind. you are such a genius. Can't stop laughing. May be work part time?
And you can do BOTH (point barre).
Mitt Romney's perspectives are ending soon anyways (ILLA NEC!!)
I realize it takes a certain brand of courage to walk away as well, but I suggest you stick with this one, Hind. It's done you wonders; you've grown alot, and you know it. Don't pass this up. Plus, it IS Obama ;)
First of all you shouldn't have named them that way hhhh. Calling one Romney already gives it a negative connotation. :p
Anyways. Politics aside, I don't think you have given the Romney Team much thought. You don't list the possibility of taking another job (and the trouble that will come with the process), nor do you list the humongous benefits of starting your own start-up. A start-up is inherently linked to Entrepreneurship (one of the domains you enjoy very much). It might generate income from the start, or not, based on the nature of the start-up. I have launched a start-up myself and I am learning SO MUCH from it.
So you need to add the pros and cons of launching a start-up. I personally cannot decide between the two teams since I do not know the nature of your start-up. That's if you already have an idea in mind.
If you don't have one, you might stick to your job until you figure out something better. Or just leave it, and that will force you to find something better.
I hope this helps and doesn't confuse yo even further!
The fact that you are faced with all these options is a good thing in itself. This should only show you that your gap year is indeed challenging you to grow and is putting you in situations where you have to make informed decisions.
Just because the general themes of your job are appealing to you doesn't mean that you have to put up with it if it's stressful and not fulfilling. Make it work for you; tell your boss about what you don't like, what can be improved, how you can help improve things. Actually, it seems that only the time commitment makes your job stressful since you sound quite satisfied with what you're learning on a daily basis. As Kenza said, a solution would be to work part time.
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