It's hard to believe that I've been in America for over six months at this point. It's hard to believe I'm still readjusting to life here. I know I was naaive to think that I would come home and the perfect job would be waiting for me and I would apply and get it instantly. Life in America is stressful. I've been lucky for the most part. I found a job within two months of being home. I was able to get a new car, laptop, phone and apartment shortly after. Now the honeymoon phase of being here is over and the real world is catching up to me.
I was excited when I took the job at the hotel. I thought that it would be an easy transition back into life here. I had done it before so why would it be different this time? Turns out, it's a lot different. I started being unhappy after about two months of working there. It's not so much the job as much as the management and the cliental. When I started telling people about how I had to force myself to get to work every day, they told me, "think about the money". Well I'm not used to having to think about the money to go to work.
Going from working for people who have nothing and ask for nothing to people who have everything and want more was a terrible transition for me. A lot of times I have to bite my tongue and remember that I am in America where customer service means, what a customer wants, a customer gets. I'm also not used to working with people who care so little about their jobs and so much about how much money they're making. It's been rough but I think my luck is about to change.
Tomorrow is going to be a good day. Tomorrow is going to be MY day. All that positive karma I've been building up over the years is going to pay off. Positive thoughts people. Keep your fingers crossed and hopefully I'll have some excellent news to share soon :)
