I've been in a bit of a standstill and thought I bring this up to the OS brotherhood.
I've been working for a production company for almost 5 years now, but am seeing most of the reason why I started at the position dissolving as the company moves in a new direction. While I love being a fundraiser (which is where our focus has turned), it's not what I wanted to do.
I'm finding my schedule beginning to tighten. I work late nights during event season and have been finding that ramp up as we work more and more events every year.
Because of that, my boss (who thinks life's pleasure is to work - seriously, he says this all the time) has routinely been asking me why I'm leaving so early when I get out of work at 6 PM. It's becoming annoying. It's as if he's trying to scare me into staying later. Obviously, I have to when we work an event because events start at 7 PM, but on a regular work day?
The point is, I'm burned out on this job and I'm trying to find a career.
Some might know this, other don't, but working in film & television has been my goal. As I mentioned, one of the reasons I took this job was because my boss promised I'd be running a video production department. That hasn't happened. It's been the opposite as he now says it's a waste of time.
I am currently working on my resume to apply for jobs at networks based in New York City, but am also considering teaching.
The reasons are simple: Schedule.
While working at a network would put me in position to work in television, I don't really know what the hours are like, I don't know for sure I even qualify for the positions I could apply, and I worry that I won't be able to do any writing or filming of my own if the schedule is intense.
I see teaching and I'm thinking of summers off, a more relaxed schedule (in comparison to production which is ridiculous) and benefits (I get none currently).
And yes, I know eventually I'd like to be in a position to write for a living, but it's not like you just walk into that type of job. I need both time and energy to do that on my own while I earn a steady paycheck.
So, for you teachers, is there something I'm not seeing here? Are there things about teaching I should know about before I start to really consider it?
I know I'm not certified, so I'd likely have to do the NYC Fellowship Program and see if I'm accepted. I know I'll have to go back to school to get certified. I'm still thinking even all that would give me more time in life so I can focus on my actual goals.
And really, if writing doesn't work out (it's not easy), I can see myself wanting to step into administration positions for the Department of Education. I guess the idea of a career excites me.
I've been working for a production company for almost 5 years now, but am seeing most of the reason why I started at the position dissolving as the company moves in a new direction. While I love being a fundraiser (which is where our focus has turned), it's not what I wanted to do.
I'm finding my schedule beginning to tighten. I work late nights during event season and have been finding that ramp up as we work more and more events every year.
Because of that, my boss (who thinks life's pleasure is to work - seriously, he says this all the time) has routinely been asking me why I'm leaving so early when I get out of work at 6 PM. It's becoming annoying. It's as if he's trying to scare me into staying later. Obviously, I have to when we work an event because events start at 7 PM, but on a regular work day?
The point is, I'm burned out on this job and I'm trying to find a career.
Some might know this, other don't, but working in film & television has been my goal. As I mentioned, one of the reasons I took this job was because my boss promised I'd be running a video production department. That hasn't happened. It's been the opposite as he now says it's a waste of time.
I am currently working on my resume to apply for jobs at networks based in New York City, but am also considering teaching.
The reasons are simple: Schedule.
While working at a network would put me in position to work in television, I don't really know what the hours are like, I don't know for sure I even qualify for the positions I could apply, and I worry that I won't be able to do any writing or filming of my own if the schedule is intense.
I see teaching and I'm thinking of summers off, a more relaxed schedule (in comparison to production which is ridiculous) and benefits (I get none currently).
And yes, I know eventually I'd like to be in a position to write for a living, but it's not like you just walk into that type of job. I need both time and energy to do that on my own while I earn a steady paycheck.
So, for you teachers, is there something I'm not seeing here? Are there things about teaching I should know about before I start to really consider it?
I know I'm not certified, so I'd likely have to do the NYC Fellowship Program and see if I'm accepted. I know I'll have to go back to school to get certified. I'm still thinking even all that would give me more time in life so I can focus on my actual goals.
And really, if writing doesn't work out (it's not easy), I can see myself wanting to step into administration positions for the Department of Education. I guess the idea of a career excites me.
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