Nothern Resident KW's

Nothern Resident KW's
Originally uploaded by lindsayj.

I have a new job!

As of Oct 23^rd, I will be a first aid attendant/general laborer for a small construction company, working on the renovation of a building in downtown Vancouver.

I figured that my resume wasn’t random enough and it was actually starting to look like I had a career path in environmental education, so of course I had to put a stop to that. I mean with seniority comes more pay and more opportunities – I like to start at the bottom rung every time.

Of course I’m being very sarcastic here and am kind of wondering why I took this job, especially since there is another job I will likely apply for in Victoria that actually is related to enviro. education. The thing is, I still want to work in Vancouver, I been applying to jobs in my field but to no avail, and considered not too long ago making a career change into carpentry or other trades work to gain useful skills. Plus, I needed an excuse to recertify my occupational first aid Level 3 so that I could use it for volunteer ski patrol.

Where this job will go, and how long it will last is anyone’s guess, but as long as I’m in Vancouver this job will pay the bills and support my beer-drinking habits and skiing/photography/flamenco/yoga addictions. And who knows, perhaps I’ll actually enjoy it.