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Posted by Tom on September 12, 2009 at 11:40 am
New year. New, positive outlook. York: Not So Bad.
In an effort to make positive changes to our environments up here, one of the first things I did when we got back to Toronto was quit my job at Staples.
Yep, frig that place.
Funny thing is, the other night I ran into a (former) co-worker, who informed me that he had also just quit (and he’d been there for a couple years). He also informed me that a large group of other employees are also in the process of quitting.
I’m clearly a trendsetter.
I’m glad to not be going back there, and to be going back to my position with the students union here at York - something a little more my ’speed’. After working with the Environmental Policy Institute for a month while we were in Corner Brook, I realized a lot about how I like to work and the types of things I like to do. For example, I do not like to have someone watching over my shoulder all the time, but I do really enjoy working on projects that matter and that fit with my values. Sure, I got lots of hours with Staples (and I appreciate that), but just working for a paycheck isn’t worth it.
Anyway, now we’re back in class and attempting to find some sort of routine. I’m in two courses which seem dreadfully boring, but once I actually start working on them they might get a little better. One of them has a group partners project though, which I’m a little nervous about. Partly because I don’t really know anyone in the class, partly because most of the class is masters and Ph.D. students, and partly because nobody really speaks English very well. I’m sure I’ll be blogging about that when it rolls around. I’m also doing another (first year) course which seems somewhat interesting, and the first years haven’t been too annoying yet. I realized yesterday that most of these people are actually younger than Kimberly and Katheryn, and that totally weirded me out. Anyway, graduating is on the (finally) on the horizon… now just to figure out what lies beyond the horizon.
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