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I Wasted Too Much Time On Nothing

Born to be wasted

I feel I'm wasted on life in general. Wasted on jobs you can teach a monkey and not given the ones where I can excel. Nothing but grunt work, nothing that requires intelligence or even common sense and yet I perform these jobs better than most of my coworkers.
Wasted on people who will never care for me the way I do for them. People who only think about number one and never mind how their actions or rather the lack thereof affect those close to them. Wasted on women who will never give me a chance because of a few select flaws and they themselves are blind to the defects in their own personalities.
Wasted on my tolerance and patience for new people, biting my tongue and holding back arrogance, self importance, and selfishness in order to serve, protect, and befriend them. I feel underappreciated most everywhere I go. Overlooked, underestimated, and downright ignored. The source of my anger and frustration is just people in general. Too few of us are truly genuine and self sacrificing. Too few of us spend our days not just improving our own lives and but the lives around us. Too few see how changing one aspect in someones life can change and even improve our own livelihoods. While it is always best to believe in oneself, a little help from others can be a great blessing. I work on my flaws every day. And though it's a long and drawn out process I can honestly say I'm trying to be a better man. That's all any one individual can do. Wouldn't it be nice to be served for a change? To be on someones mind every day? To be that person's whole world? In the end that's all I ask for. I dont desire fame or even popularity. The whole world could be at my throat and I couldn't care less if only I had that one person I can truly depend on.
The description of your work situation has a name. It’s called ‘young.’ It’s also called ‘proving yourself’ and ‘gaining experience.’

I had a work situation identical to yours when I was 22 and fresh out of college. I could have outrun every person at my level and some higher with speed and smarts. I was right in a way and you probably are too ... but an employer has more considerations than ‘best’ or ‘fastest.’

If it’s a job that requires teamwork, can you work with a team? I won’t know until I’ve observed you in action over time.

If it’s something involved with customers or clients outside the company, do you have the personality and people skills to present us well? Again, observation time.

If I should promote you, are you going to be capable of handling the problems and complaints of your subordinates in a fashion that keeps your group dedicated and productive? If not, you are no use to me in a management position because I’ll not only have to put out the fires I promoted you to extinguish, I’ll also be putting out the extra fires started by you.

There are employees who got here before you and while you might be able to knock 25% of the time needed to complete a task, I owe them something for their loyalty and time invested.

‘Entry positions’ are called that because that’s how you get in the door. Once you’re IN, you are responsible for your own career choice and speed. Show me, as your employer, that you do will something that needs done cheerfully and to the best of your ability without whining about how it’s beneath you. I’m your employer and I say it needs done. Unless it's Immoral or illegal, that should be enough for you.

You have to earn upward mobility. Brains are an asset, but they are by no means the only variable that makes up an employer I want to promote.
iamnikki · 31-35, F
I feel the same way most times. I have no one in my corner. Looking for jobs now. I have a list of about 5 to apply to so I'm gonna do that today.
Get a degree and get a better job then
CuddleFeesh · 31-35, M
@SStarfish I am doing that actually. Maybe after next semester I can move away
Nice 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

 
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