Waiting For Karma/Got The Small Town Blues,
i got the small town blues alright.. It's winter here and 3 degrees below freezing. It's also friday night and although I'm sucking back on a beer right now I don't want to go out... There is so nothing to do here!!
I applied for a new job today, at the Town's biggest employer, the gold mine.. I really dislike the environmental impact that mining has, but I like the socio-economic advantages as well,, so i'ts kinda like the devil I know
Last year I quit the minerals lab I was working for and spent a 6 week stint at the start of the mines then new analytical lab.. A few of my colleagues came as well.. at the end of the six weeks they got the permanent jobs and I got shafted... What they didn't realise is a good friend is their bosses PA and she informed me of some of the nasty nasty things they said about me.. Yep, the fuckers stabbed me in the back!!
So 12 months later I find myself looking to apply for the mines.. I finished the online application and found that this was my 13th application for a job... Desperate much? it's not that I don't have a job, just the miners get paid twice as much as anyone else... The programmed consumer in me wants that disposable income, nice car and house, to have the best for my family.. Which is super very scary, as I can't stand greed and commercialism.. yet granted that is is now getting expensive to live here, but I just dislike what this place does to me..
So as much as I want to see Karma kick the fuckers in the ass and reward me with a high paying job as well, reality is it probably won't work like that! So I'm contemplating moving to Sydney, A new adventure and opportunities?
Although I need to work the finer details this seems like the best for me!
Peace and Love all
Chris
i got the small town blues alright.. It's winter here and 3 degrees below freezing. It's also friday night and although I'm sucking back on a beer right now I don't want to go out... There is so nothing to do here!!
I applied for a new job today, at the Town's biggest employer, the gold mine.. I really dislike the environmental impact that mining has, but I like the socio-economic advantages as well,, so i'ts kinda like the devil I know
Last year I quit the minerals lab I was working for and spent a 6 week stint at the start of the mines then new analytical lab.. A few of my colleagues came as well.. at the end of the six weeks they got the permanent jobs and I got shafted... What they didn't realise is a good friend is their bosses PA and she informed me of some of the nasty nasty things they said about me.. Yep, the fuckers stabbed me in the back!!
So 12 months later I find myself looking to apply for the mines.. I finished the online application and found that this was my 13th application for a job... Desperate much? it's not that I don't have a job, just the miners get paid twice as much as anyone else... The programmed consumer in me wants that disposable income, nice car and house, to have the best for my family.. Which is super very scary, as I can't stand greed and commercialism.. yet granted that is is now getting expensive to live here, but I just dislike what this place does to me..
So as much as I want to see Karma kick the fuckers in the ass and reward me with a high paying job as well, reality is it probably won't work like that! So I'm contemplating moving to Sydney, A new adventure and opportunities?
Although I need to work the finer details this seems like the best for me!
Peace and Love all
Chris
katiea:
Karma always comes full circle - you can be sure of that. So you've got some big life choices to make. I guess nothing can ever be achieved without taking risks and Sydney sounds like a good choice. Best of luck and good riddance to backstabbing 'friends'. Look forward to hearing more