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i got a job.
i got a job.
i got a job. hey. hey. hey. hey.

after searching for four and a half months, i finally have a new job. in january i decided i couldn’t taking it anymore and quit my job at the calling center after three and a half years of wanting to quit. only problem was, i was so fed up that (even in the middle of a recession) i didn’t wait to quit until i had a new job lined up. in fact, i even passed up a job i was offered before my notice was up because it only paid 8/hour and didn’t offer benefits. i had just been substitute teaching since february and this new job comes just in time with the school year in the district i sub over next wednesday and my student loan pay back grace period ending in june.

subbing has been an interesting experience. one day i’m actually a social studies teacher (my two degrees), but then i’m a science, math, special ed, esol, tech, or gym teacher the next. subbing has been a positive experience and left me a lot more prepared to face whatever comes my way in a classroom. it just teaches you not to take yourself too seriously and to be creative enough to teach anything (regardless of how much you know) and roll with any punches thrown your way. the only problem was that i sub in a very poor district (demographically and budget-wise). inner city kids have taught me more than any other type of highschooler ever will. but the district only paid $55/day. come july, that will be lower than minimum wage. so it definitely isn’t something you can do without any supplemental job. i don’t know what they are going to do next semester.

i didn’t want to make a big commitment and start teaching only to leave after one school year. (and most districts are using the very scarey term "hiring freeze" right now with how bad the economy is.) i want a year just to breathe. the first year teacher either quits or barely survives. i want to teach, just not ready for that yet. this is my last year in athens, i finally have a house and a puppy to enjoy, and i think i’ve earned being a townie, damnit. i just needed something that would give me the hours, money, and benefits to hold me over until mylove graduates grad school next may. and what i found will definitely meet my needs.

so…

job – check