Path of Reflection – Pt. 2

I last left off with my taking time off from working – at all. This was a scary concept for me, as I need to work to pay my bills, and if it weren’t for my 401K sitting in my savings, I would’ve had no money to fall back on, but I was tired of having “just a job.” So I considered going back to school to obtain my Bachelor’s degree already – a goal that’s been 13 years (off and on) in the making. Part of my procrastination was due to the fact that I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to keep pursuing an IT career, or change direction.
By my second week of job-searching I was getting antsy – how come I wasn’t getting a job? But I told myself to be patient, and make the best use of this “time off.” I started taking career inventory tests and found out more what careers fit my personality and interests best. Accounting was one of them. Counseling, one I’d always thought about in the back of my mind, was another. I discovered there were plenty of accounting jobs in my area. So I figured that was the route for me to take. I chose to dismiss the fact that I didn’t do well in Accounting I years ago – I would just have to take it again.
After 5 weeks of not working, and working with recruiters, I finally was offered a data entry position within the Big 3. It was a contract position, still a paycut for me and I knew it would be a bore, but I decided to take the job anyway. It was better than sitting around, and who knew when the “right job” would come along? Contract work seemed perfect for my situation.