I went to USC and got a Bachelors Degree. Then I went back to school and got my Paralegal Certificate. All so I could work as a %#@& secretary!!!!!!
I got a job as a Legal Assistant with a law firm because I figured it would at least say law firm on my resume, even if it was Legal Assistant instead of Paralegal. Little did I know I would spend my ENTIRE DAY either doing nothing at all or typing dictated letters!!! I am doing the job someone that barely graduated high school could handle! I need absolutely no degree or skill level (besides typing) to do this job, much less the TWO degrees that I have! It infuriates me that I was even called in to interview for this job, as it is clearly below the skill level that I have. This should have been obvious by my resume with the significant work experience that I have, not to mention the 3.9 GPA I had in my Paralegal program! I am not trying to sound pompous, but nobody should ever work a job that they are too qualified for because you end the day feeling unfulfilled and under-stimulated, turning your mind into mush because you aren’t challenged! You teachers know this well when you see it in a student…they start to act out and get annoyed when you ask them to do anything because they’re so bored! This is what I am turning into!!!
I could probably deal with this if I maybe had great pay or fantastic co-workers…I have neither! I won’t elaborate on the pay, but my office consists of me and two attorneys. That’s it. Yep, three people. So no lunch dates or drinks after work or gift exchanges for the holidays, etc, etc. You can’t exactly have a holiday party with three people and their spouses. I really didn’t think I would mind this but I really, really do! Nobody to gossip with at work?! Can you imagine?!?!?!
To top all of this off, the firm decide to do away with its 401k plan yesterday. The entire thing! Doesn’t really give you much incentive to stay huh? But the kicker is I have only been here about 5 months so I would hate to have another notch on the resume. Then, ironically enough, I get a call from another firm today wanting to interview me for a position I applied for months back! So now a dilemma…if I am offered the job do I take it, making another job listing on the resume? What if it’s worse? Not to mention that my husband and I would like to move away from Charlotte next year so I could potentially be leaving then. So stay here and be miserable for another year? Take the new job if it’s offered and don’t worry about the resume? Basically, be happy today and worry about tomorrow, well, tomorrow? Or be practical and stay with it, knowing i can do better? Where did I put that damn crystal ball….
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I think you should definitely take the new job if it is offered. You obviously hate everything about the place you are at. I don't see the big deal about having another listing on your resume. You will want another listing if it gives you more experience. But I definitely wouldn't tell the new people that you may be leaving. Who knows? You could love the new place!!! (That sucks about the 401k. They are obviously bastards.)
ReplyDelete--It will say Craig but it's DANA!
I think you should interview for it, what do you have to lose? Ask lots of questions to see if it's what you really want. Maybe it won't turn out to be any better, but if you have been given the opportunity, then don't pass it up. Live in the now, and worry about the future when it comes. If you move, then you move, a new job in a new state won't punish you for that. You didn't go back to school for nothing, use it!
ReplyDeletehey! definitely interview for the other position and if offered, take it! If there is one thing I have learned in the past year- be selfish and think about you in this case! If you are miserable then ditch that job-which is what I did and why I am on my couch resting right now. Plus you don't even have to list that paralegal job on your resume-the one you have now. Just my 2 cents! See you on turkey day! :)
ReplyDeleteI had a job that I hated, and I have a job now that I love. Interview for the other one. There are worse things than having a few extra lines on the resume.
ReplyDeleteOh Girl - From one paralegal to another paralegal (that has it all except the title and the money) INTERVIEW! Go for it!!!!! You would be an asset ANYWHERE you go! Hang in there !
ReplyDeleteInterview! It doesn't hurt to interview. And I agree you should take it. You could always explain you were overqualified if someone asks why you only stayed at your current job a few months.
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