Escaping the nine to five

[AnthroHeart]

Um. It's possible to be content, enlightened, and happy working a 9-5 job.

People don't delight in their boundaries, but it is all just catalyst that can be reacted to positively or negatively.

When I go back to work after getting off disability, my schedule is 8-5. I don't do mornings well.

[GentleReckoning]

Um. It's possible to be content, enlightened, and happy working a 9-5 job.

People don't delight in their boundaries, but it is all just catalyst that can be reacted to positively or negatively.

When I go back to work after getting off disability, my schedule is 8-5. I don't do mornings well.

Accept it, and as much as you can, allow yourself to 'not do mornings well'. Fighting it will stress you and your body out more and make it more difficult.

[Parsons]

I'm stuck 'in the grid of normality' it seems. I would prefer not to however but I have accepted and prepared to do this 'til I drop. My job took a sharp dive in tolerability however, when they removed it's one perk: the ability to browse the Internet with exception of youtube, email, and private messaging. This was removed just because there is a small possibility outside companies might tour our call center looking to buy devices from us. So now hundreds, if not thousands of people are stuck with no ability to read a book (no paper or electronics) or play cards or do ANYTHING when there are long stretches between calls. On the positive side, it gives me an opportunity to meditate for 2-8 hours a day depending on how busy we are.

[GentleReckoning]

One thing about 9-5 jobs, don't ignore obvious signs from your higher self that your job has served it's purpose.

[Parsons]

Are you saying that it's possible am being given signs that I should move on? If so... I don't know what I would do. I am very limited to what I can do. I cant stand for any period of time while working since I have a bad leg and I hate sales jobs, so I am kind of stuck with tech support call center type job and it's the only call center anywhere near me. It's already 23 miles one way to work as it is... Otherwise I would have quit a while ago probably.

[GentleReckoning]

Well, for me:

Someone dinged someone's car and they blamed it on me. They turned everyone on my shift against me, and tried to get everyone to cut my breaks.

It was clearly time to go.

[ChickenInSpace]

I have a semi-awakened S.O who has managed to skip most of the 9-5 with crafts and sell them on the internets. While I'm glad for her I wish to join and eventually stop doing what I do now; selling lab equipment.

The problem I've stumbled across most is the non-acceptance of individuals whose knowledge has no paper to back it up, or is impossible to put on paper.

My strongest point is my extreme variety in hobbies/interests. I've gone through a great deal of different kinds and find them all interesting. However, I cannot say any one of them appeal to me more than another. The hobbies I frequent are the ones which are easiest to fit into my everyday life. This coupled with an almost completed degree in Human Ecology has given me a massive scope through which I peer at humanitys busydoing.

This background puts me in the position where I do not want to support mass consumption, even though I work with it daily now.

Not wanting to support mass consumption also reflects how willing I am to search for new modes of support.

Something does tell me I could be a good teacher and teach/learning is, as many other things, a passion of mine. Our country's current system for qualifying and educating teachers is also a downright and utter mess. Going through official channels would take around six years which there is no possibility I can afford.

This puts me in such a stuck position =/