Will I Ever Like a Boss?

Since the last time we spoke I have switched jobs. I did this for a variety of reasons-closer to home, could sell my car and become a true city girl, less weekend work, etc. etc. So now I am doing a similar job at a luxury hotel and let’s just say-it sucks as bad as the old job. I just don’t like working. OK? I can admit it.

My new boss has been out of the country since last Wednesday. This has given me time to reflect on why I hate working. Do I actually hate working? I’d say no, only because this summer I have spent my free Saturdays sweating my butt of in the Chicago heat learning how to be a floral designer. And on the weekends I’m not doing that? I’m either at the hotel, or helping a wedding planner execute huge celebrations in the greater Chicago area. For most of these extra-curricular activities I am not getting paid. And when I am, it is in the form of $9 an hour, or credit towards my own wedding flowers, or cab fare. It’s hard work, and I’m really enjoying it.

So then I thought to myself “Self, maybe it’s because you have bad bosses.” Because, I can also be honest with myself and say that I’ve never liked a single boss I’ve ever had. That is, until after I’ve quit. I’m actually quite good friends with almost all of my past bosses at this point.

While my boss has been gone, the woman acting in her place has been awesome. Awesome in that she also really doesn’t like my boss either, and neither does anyone else in the office for that matter. This got me and blondie (my counterpart) talking and thus I began to form a hypothesis: Do I reject authority?

I make this hypothesis under the assumption that if my boss were to be fired and if the woman currently acting in her position was promoted, then I’d ultimately start to despise the new boss as well. Why is this? Is this a generational thing? And, if that is so, why don’t I hate my internship bosses? Would I hate them if they were more than just part-time bosses? Like if they were full time bosses who enforced office rules and sales goals? So many questions! Who has the answers? It is a tough life being 25 in the city. But I am lucky ‘cause everyday, no matter which boss annoys me that day, this is what I come home to

life is good.

Blogging...who does that?!

In a land far, far away...a long time ago...there lived two girls who one day, during one of their endless g-chat conversations, decided ti would be genius to start a blog. This blog, they declared, would be comprised of their thoughts, insights, and general observations on the single life of an early twenty-something living in a city. They got excited, picked out a name, and began to blog a post or two. Fast forward 18 months and it became hugely successful spawning a series of books & movies...............OR...they got busy living that super twenty-something lifestyle and their thoughts, insights, and general observations got reduced back to the endless g-chat conversation.

However, in a vain attempt to resurrect the pearls and popped collars of yesteryear, we're going to try to give this thing another attempt. While we're no longer early twenty-somethings (with 25 thrusting us squarely in the "mid to late" twenties group), and some of us are no longer single (cough: miss caro: cough) and some of us changed jobs, we still have the same thoughts, insights, and general observations as always. So here's attempt #2...Ready...Set...Blog!