I keep reminding myself to keep hanging in there – I’ve been at my current job almost 8 years but I think I am getting to the point that maybe, when the economy gets a bit better, there will be more opportunities that are available. I love the workplace and my work mates but holy crap some of the customers don’t see to have the ability to engage in the most basic amount of willingness to learn new skills. It is amazing the number of people who talk themselves out of actually spending time learning how to do something – learning how to do something has little to do with actually having an interest in a given area but rather it is about having the skills so that you’re able to solve a problem when it arises rather than having to rush to find someone who can do it for you. I’m not to sure about anyone else I find it empowering when I gain the ability to fix a problem myself knowing that I am self reliant rather than always at the mercy of whether someone else is able to help me.
It reminds me when I got into computers when I was in the Scouts and I was working towards my technology badge. For me learning how to use a computer wasn’t for the sake of an interest in technology but more the argument of “here is a tool, I’m going to learn how to use that tool” which then developed into “if I am going to use the tool then I may as well have a good understanding of how it works so when I have a problem I can fix it myself”.
I suggest that we change the calendar to 13 months with exactly 28 days each month and on the 365th day of the year is a public holiday (every leap year you get 2 days off) where those or 2 days aren’t counted as part of normal calendar year but just an extra day. Everything would close for the that one day, except for critical services, and everyone gets that time off with the week leading up to it where every person receives a bonus from the government that can be spent on food, presents etc to be shared with friends and family.
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