Ok, I did it. I sent my resume to a temp agency. I swore that I would never get so desperate for employment that I allowed myself to become an administrative cubicle monkey ... but until this bartending job gets off the ground, I can't really think of another option. Freelancing is pretty unreliable, and once classes start I won't have a flexible enough schedule to take on a classier part-time job. So, I swallowed my pride and hit send. I have an interview on Thursday.
Given my sorrowful conviction that temping is a pitiful icon of stagnation and failed ambition, I would really appreciate it if someone out there could try to convince me that it is not, in fact, the most pathetic thing in the world. Maybe my perceptions of temp work have been skewed by pop culture - maybe it's not something to be totally ashamed of. Is there a chance that temping is not step one in the soul-sucking process of abandoning your lifelong goals, handing yourself over to The Man, and morphing into a pencil-skirt-wearing corporate drone?
Anyone?
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You are NOT a pathetic loser -- you are a grad student! And you can't be both at once, so that proves you're not pathetic. When you're in school it's FINE to temp for extra money. And I just sent you the name of agency that will hopefully treat you well. So good luck with that, and enjoy school!
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