things are looking up, the corporate ladder

So, I've officially crossed over the poverty line and been promoted from prole to underling. I am out of the union and making a living wage for a change. It saddens me how happy this makes me. If you give a dog a bone he will gnaw to his content rather than get up to chase the rabbits, or something. But really, my whole outlook has brightened from the last time I posted; it seems eons ago... This is a good thing not only because I am making more money but also because I am now on salary, which means I will probably have more time with the fam and to myself. Which in turn means more time to write, or think up fun things to do, or branch out, maybe actually make some friends, you know... do stuff.

I am pretty sure I discussed the subtle oppression of wage slavery in my previous post. I still think that it is fundamentally unfair how money equals freedom in our society. I still find it ironic that so many people (specifically professionals) spend the majority of their time working and accumulating and then don't have the time to enjoy it all. There is a line, difficult to walk, where you have enough, and enough time to enjoy it- this is what I hope to do. Then there is the fantasy of unlimited and resources and unlimited time to do with them what you will. For most people (read: lottery players) they yearn for this, but when confronted with the blank canvas of such vast possibilities they don't know what to do with themselves and get lost in dissipation. There have been studies that have shown that many people are unhappier after winning the lotto than they were beforehand. Not me though, I flatter myself that I am uniquely suited to a life of leisure and quite capable of finding meaning and creating structure outside the framework of a 9 to 5 mainstay.

Nonetheless, this new job should manage to present more of a challenge and prove more interesting than my last position. It is my first real job in the sense of a salary, benefits, a company phone and corporate credit card. I'll even be traveling some of the time. woo!