Another Tuesday and another issue of the Buchtelite, the only difference is that I’m not the news editor. I resigned my position last week and I’m still trying to sort out how I feel.
Did you ever start doing something you thought was going to be great, and then discovered it just wasn’t for you? Well that’s what happened to me, and to be completely honest I didn’t see it coming. For the last two years I’d been doing freelance and taking classes and internships in the pursuit of becoming a journalist. So being news editor was the perfect opportunity. It was the cherry on top of my resume sundae. That was until I actually started and the stress and responsibilities of it wore me down.
I know resigning was the best decision I could make right now, but it left me with the question of whether journalism is what I want to do anymore or not. I’m a semester and a half away from graduation. I have been singularly focused on this as my career goal, if I decide this isn’t what I want to do, where do I go from there?
So this blog has changed directions. It is no longer about the Buchtelite and my position there. It has become a blog about where quitting that position is going to lead me.
I've had second thoughts on my career path as well. I too have been focused so much on journalism the past few years, but during the summer when I work for the University, I get thoughts about working in education because I enjoy it so much.
ReplyDeleteI think in the end though I go back to what it is I'm passionate about and that is writing about sports. At least you got that experience to give you a good basis to make a decision on. I hope you figure things out soon!
Of course I have. There have been many times I have had a job or a position that seems in black & white like the greatest thing in the world, however the gray area can throw that for a loop. I had a job cateoring for the bands at Blossom Music Center. I was back stage all of the time. I had a back stage pass and free front row tickets for any concert at anytime. I got to meet the bands everytime. Sounds great right? Well I found the gray area. Working over 12 hour shifts, so tired after work that I only went to 1 concert. The shifts started at 3:00 am, because we not only cateored for the bands but for the set up crews as well. The shifts were given out sometimes less than 5 hours prior to your shift. Quitting was the only option for me. I tell people the job description all of the time and they always say the same thing. "I cannot believe you quit, that sounds like the best job ever." Well I do not regret quitting at anytime.
ReplyDeleteGood luck in your future endeavors! Sometimes admitting what you can't do is more important than what you can do.
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