so.. i am now free of the phone monkey farm.. forever.. i do believe i'll take starvation before call center work again..
that part in shawshank redemption came to the back of my mind as i was being walked out about being institutionalized.. there was a momentary flicker of panic as i took my phone monkey access card (swipe card) out of my wallet where it's lived for 2 years or more to open the doors for the last time.. that thought of wanting the old routine to keep on because even though it's bad.. it's a known unpleasantness.. fear of the unknown. but it's over, done with and i've left. i just sort of went for lunch and that was it.. took a leisurely hour and some instead of the 30 minute we're given.. i was going to try and stick it out for most of the day but.. i just was in such a relaxed and good mood i decided i didn't want to ruin it.. i almost floated on the way home.. freedom. well.. a sort of freedom. school stuff starts in a week or so so it'll be a new routine.. but one that's a lot looser than being chained to a desk with a headset shackle.. going out to celebrate/commiserate with ex co-workers in a bit. it's trite and cliched but life is a journey.. i'm glad to be moving forward again instead of being stalled out and circling aim/end-lessly.. i think next week i'm going to set aside a day or two to go exploring.
that part in shawshank redemption came to the back of my mind as i was being walked out about being institutionalized.. there was a momentary flicker of panic as i took my phone monkey access card (swipe card) out of my wallet where it's lived for 2 years or more to open the doors for the last time.. that thought of wanting the old routine to keep on because even though it's bad.. it's a known unpleasantness.. fear of the unknown. but it's over, done with and i've left. i just sort of went for lunch and that was it.. took a leisurely hour and some instead of the 30 minute we're given.. i was going to try and stick it out for most of the day but.. i just was in such a relaxed and good mood i decided i didn't want to ruin it.. i almost floated on the way home.. freedom. well.. a sort of freedom. school stuff starts in a week or so so it'll be a new routine.. but one that's a lot looser than being chained to a desk with a headset shackle.. going out to celebrate/commiserate with ex co-workers in a bit. it's trite and cliched but life is a journey.. i'm glad to be moving forward again instead of being stalled out and circling aim/end-lessly.. i think next week i'm going to set aside a day or two to go exploring.
oh and its a good one.
congrats on your luscious freedom.
my last day at a call center involved being escorted out by two security, which was completly unnecessary since i would have ran out skipping smiling singing on my own anyhow.