Comments on: Not Feeling Super. http://blog.torgodevil.com/archives/145 Crunky! This is a blog about an English teacher living in South Korea. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:00:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: torgodevil http://blog.torgodevil.com/archives/145#comment-337 torgodevil Fri, 30 Jun 2006 06:04:34 +0000 http://www.torgodevil.com/?p=145#comment-337 Looks like I'm not going to get that job. The search continues! Looks like I’m not going to get that job. The search continues!

]]> By: torgodevil http://blog.torgodevil.com/archives/145#comment-336 torgodevil Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:20:59 +0000 http://www.torgodevil.com/?p=145#comment-336 I'm not the person worrying about money most, let's put it that way, but I do feel an obligation to provide for my family and work. It's not that work is my life, but it does give me something to do and take pride in. I've self-identified as a teacher, and that's what I do now. When I'm not working, I have less things to do and talk about. Also, I feel my career has progressed each time I've gone to a new school, and I'm afraid of "taking a step backwards". If I get the job, or an offer, at the next location, I'll be elated, and 90% of all my sources of stress will disappear. I’m not the person worrying about money most, let’s put it that way, but I do feel an obligation to provide for my family and work. It’s not that work is my life, but it does give me something to do and take pride in. I’ve self-identified as a teacher, and that’s what I do now. When I’m not working, I have less things to do and talk about. Also, I feel my career has progressed each time I’ve gone to a new school, and I’m afraid of “taking a step backwards”.

If I get the job, or an offer, at the next location, I’ll be elated, and 90% of all my sources of stress will disappear.

]]> By: Eric http://blog.torgodevil.com/archives/145#comment-333 Eric Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:14:41 +0000 http://www.torgodevil.com/?p=145#comment-333 When I was unemployed/underemployed, I was pretty depressed. I didn't go to the hospital, but then again I wasn't moving at the same time. Also, since I was living at home, there was little chance that if I went totally broke I'd be on the street...in another country...with a wife, and a dog. So I can see why you'd be stressed. Most American men place a high degree of importance on work. It ties into the whole purpose in life/provider for family/self-worth complex we're socialized in. Once I started working full time I felt much, much better. Hopefully that school will call you back with an offer. When I was unemployed/underemployed, I was pretty depressed. I didn’t go to the hospital, but then again I wasn’t moving at the same time. Also, since I was living at home, there was little chance that if I went totally broke I’d be on the street…in another country…with a wife, and a dog. So I can see why you’d be stressed. Most American men place a high degree of importance on work. It ties into the whole purpose in life/provider for family/self-worth complex we’re socialized in. Once I started working full time I felt much, much better. Hopefully that school will call you back with an offer.

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