Not sore today. Last night left knee hurt from arthritis. Took some acetaminophen & worked through it. Took another dose this morning to simply knock the cool of morning & aches it brings.
Still weighing pros and cons of taking it on full time. Aside from a nice pay check I'm not seeing any great benefits. Been told you really cannot get fired from the job once you have it. Of course, there's the monotony of it every day/night.
No advancing involved so it really is a dead end job. The pro being you just have to "show up and do the work". You don't need to worry about really improving because there's not really any need, or any way to "improve". If that was the case we might get something like a
Kaivac.
The school board has made it obvious they're not interested in doing any better. Can understand though the Kaivacs are costly for sure. Still think they would pay themselves off quickly in savings of labor required. Then, again I'm not a "planner" but a "doer" & I don't don't see everything "on the other side of the glass".
That seems a con too. Not having communication. There's stuff I was given to see but only see. It's stuff you gain access to once full time. Tried accessing it as I thought I had access. Took emailing the head secretary of my my "big" boss to find out it is for full time only. Nobody communicated that.
The employer keeps employees like mushrooms. So yes, that's a big con. I like knowing stuff related to my work, it lets me work without distraction, anxiety, confusion. Employers not communicating leads to frustrated employees.
Then, a pro being some of that stuff I tried accessing is for adult education. Being the employer is "wired in" as an educator for the state, there's generous help in getting employees educated. That could merit some benefit, although you're still facing "if I get educated but don't use it" paradox.
Kind of can answer that for myself though. If you get educated and don't use it, that's on you. Why else would you choose getting educated but to better yourself for better work? My trouble being I'm not seeing where this can lead to better work. Still I could educate for a different field and spring board into something better.
Yet time is a factor too. I got fifteen years and don't see getting educated in time to find something better. It might happen but I'm just not seeing how it could. Again, a doer here so I may be short sighted. And no, I don't want to "go through the glass". Sorry, that's not for me.
