Working for the man

Yesterday I went to my first day of training to work as an Enumerator for the 2010 US Census!

The training was from 9am – 3:30pm and was RIDICULOUSLY BORING and we basically filled out paperwork for the entire time.  Thank goodness I brought a book to read during downtime.  I almost felt like gouging my eyes out when it took them 45 minutes to fingerprint me using ink!   I probably reprinted my ring and pinkie fingers 5-10 times each. Also, our immediate supervisors just got hired and trained a couple weeks ago, so I got the feeling that most people don’t really know what they’re doing.  Oh well, welcome to working for the government.

But honestly, I don’t mind all the bureaucratic BS because I’m getting well-paid for my trouble.  And I am very thankful for the opportunity to actually work after months of desperate searching.  I even get paid for my driving time and mileage!

However I can’t end my job hunt yet.  Even though I’m going through a four day training this week, there is a chance that I won’t actually be given an assignment.  Our crew leader told us that they want to train more people than they need, just in case, but it sucks that I STILL don’t know if I actually am hired.  I still hope to find a more stable job and intend to apply this week to a few legitimate jobs (the real world!) in LA and the Bay just in case law school doesn’t pan out…

I just wish I wasn’t so tired.

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