Think of it like paying your dues. It's a low rung on the ladder, but it is a rung. And of course the money--start thinking of big things like buying a house, that might help. (Or not. YMMV)
On the upside, a year isn't that long. Last year I was sent to some crappy places working in jobs that I didn't enjoy. But I suspect this is what the company did to all their graduates. On the plus side, I've moved on and found a better job elsewhere.
I'm working at Narrogin DEC (what used to be CALM) as Fauna Conservation Officer. True, it's what I always wanted to do, monitoring! translocations! But it's a new position and nobody seems to really know what's happening so unless someone says to me, "Hey! Fieldwork for you to get involved in!" I sit in the office twiddling my thumbs, feeling guilty for not doing any work but not knowing what I'm actually meant to be doing.
It's also all the wrong timing. Last year I worked at Broome Bird Observatory for 9 months. It was awesome, the timing was perfect, I needed the time away. But this job... I was settled nicely in Perth with my b/f and now I've been uprooted again. And I seem to have real issues with not being near the ocean. I NEED the ocean within easy reach.
The money is good and the fieldwork is what I want to be doing, but the officework and writing and stuff has left me a tad clueless and feeling quite useless. And I want to be back where my friends and family are in our nice big house walking distance from good shops and in the city where everything I need is available.
I can relate to the need to be by the ocean. I can't function too well without it. I've even resorted to having a little bottle of it complete with beach sand and small shells of it sitting on my desk at times when I was in the middle of a desert. I also had a photo of the spot I took it from. It helped a little just knowing that I had a part of the ocean with me.
Well Narrogin isn't too far away from Perth. That has to be a plus. ^_^
I'm great at the labwork and the paperwork is something I'm just getting used to. It's a matter of knowing what the standard procedure is. It's different everywhere and sometimes I've left places not understanding it at all.
At least it is a year and you can always say no for when it comes to renewal. It's not seen as a positive move to leave before your contract is out, especially when it comes to government jobs.
I don't know if I said anything remotely helpful here.
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Date: 2006-11-23 10:32 am (UTC)This is at the wrong time.
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Date: 2006-11-23 01:12 pm (UTC)pretty much nothing happening up here currently
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Date: 2006-11-23 01:16 pm (UTC)Think of it like paying your dues. It's a low rung on the ladder, but it is a rung. And of course the money--start thinking of big things like buying a house, that might help. (Or not. YMMV)
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Date: 2006-11-24 06:38 am (UTC)On the upside, a year isn't that long. Last year I was sent to some crappy places working in jobs that I didn't enjoy. But I suspect this is what the company did to all their graduates. On the plus side, I've moved on and found a better job elsewhere.
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Date: 2006-11-24 07:03 am (UTC)It's also all the wrong timing. Last year I worked at Broome Bird Observatory for 9 months. It was awesome, the timing was perfect, I needed the time away. But this job... I was settled nicely in Perth with my b/f and now I've been uprooted again. And I seem to have real issues with not being near the ocean. I NEED the ocean within easy reach.
The money is good and the fieldwork is what I want to be doing, but the officework and writing and stuff has left me a tad clueless and feeling quite useless. And I want to be back where my friends and family are in our nice big house walking distance from good shops and in the city where everything I need is available.
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Date: 2006-11-25 10:04 am (UTC)Well Narrogin isn't too far away from Perth. That has to be a plus. ^_^
I'm great at the labwork and the paperwork is something I'm just getting used to. It's a matter of knowing what the standard procedure is. It's different everywhere and sometimes I've left places not understanding it at all.
At least it is a year and you can always say no for when it comes to renewal. It's not seen as a positive move to leave before your contract is out, especially when it comes to government jobs.
I don't know if I said anything remotely helpful here.