Thursday, February 16, 2006
Update and addendum
So, after yesterday's hurried post.
I spoke with an editor today, who advised me as a friend to consider another option to build up some confidence before getting back into a bigger city market. I've gotten similar advice from my parents.
Regarding the new possibility, it will be largely reporting duties with, as I understand it, some layout included as part of doing business. The Sunday editor position is apparently just sort of guarding the paper and getting anything big that should happen on a Saturday included before it is shipped out.
No, I've never expressed an interest in editing and I have very little experience with laying out pages or editing copy (though more experience editing copy than laying out pages). At this point I'm not sure what I want to do. I'd like to be happy. I want to be happy, but at this point I'm aiming for something higher than where I am, or "not sad, anxious, depressed, frightened, leaping out of my skin, spiralling toward a nervous breakdown et cetera."
I'm not sure what I'm going to do.
On the other hand, I may have (this is an outside chance because of circumstances surrounding a relatively new publication) an opportunity to stay in my current apartment (and not lose a $470 deposit), but could cost me any positive reference from my current employers.
I may also have an opportunity to take on a job in reporting/layout at one of several small weeklies in the area. I'm not anxious to get into the weekly market, though, because I feel like once I delve into that market I may never resurface, though they are much more comfortable than the daily anxiety attack. Again I don't know if there's a job in the small weeklies (haven't asked yet) but I know if there was one I could get it.
On the upside my reporting has vastly improved in my time at the Globe, if not at the pace the Globe would like to see. That's somewhat comforting. Though I still can't take a decent photo as will (if it's on-line tomorrow) should be evident on the Globe Web site.
Ciao.
I spoke with an editor today, who advised me as a friend to consider another option to build up some confidence before getting back into a bigger city market. I've gotten similar advice from my parents.
Regarding the new possibility, it will be largely reporting duties with, as I understand it, some layout included as part of doing business. The Sunday editor position is apparently just sort of guarding the paper and getting anything big that should happen on a Saturday included before it is shipped out.
No, I've never expressed an interest in editing and I have very little experience with laying out pages or editing copy (though more experience editing copy than laying out pages). At this point I'm not sure what I want to do. I'd like to be happy. I want to be happy, but at this point I'm aiming for something higher than where I am, or "not sad, anxious, depressed, frightened, leaping out of my skin, spiralling toward a nervous breakdown et cetera."
I'm not sure what I'm going to do.
On the other hand, I may have (this is an outside chance because of circumstances surrounding a relatively new publication) an opportunity to stay in my current apartment (and not lose a $470 deposit), but could cost me any positive reference from my current employers.
I may also have an opportunity to take on a job in reporting/layout at one of several small weeklies in the area. I'm not anxious to get into the weekly market, though, because I feel like once I delve into that market I may never resurface, though they are much more comfortable than the daily anxiety attack. Again I don't know if there's a job in the small weeklies (haven't asked yet) but I know if there was one I could get it.
On the upside my reporting has vastly improved in my time at the Globe, if not at the pace the Globe would like to see. That's somewhat comforting. Though I still can't take a decent photo as will (if it's on-line tomorrow) should be evident on the Globe Web site.
Ciao.
# posted by Solon : 6:53 PM
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