Career or leisure?

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3 years ago

Sounds like a no-brainer for a remotely involved audience, I think.

Jana stared at the schedule set before her. It was a late glorious afternoon. The sun hid behind the brewing rain clouds. The clouds looked heavier and heavier by the minute. Had it been a schedule for an out of town trip, it would have been a no-brainer, absolutely yes and agreed and she will no longer be counting the leaves she would be needing to attend to the schedule laid down before her.

Looming rain clouds by the bay

The schedule was a training offer. She needed it. Does she need it, still? It has been a real long while since she had an upgrade and she needs it. She needed it like two years ago. So she is now contemplating if she still needs it or is it time to move forward. Forward meaning let go of a plan from two years ago and venture on to something else. She had prepared for it when the fire was there. She bought materials she needed to aid her. She was prepared and driven.

But that was two years ago.

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Ever had something like that before? You have planned to take on something but for some circumstances you never got to. It never really weighed down on you because at that time the scenario stirs you to take the obvious choice - to let it go - because the option to take it was not there or was not opened for you?

Say for example, you have been waiting for that flight to Batanes or some dream island for a grand vacation or break. You have found this agent who can give you an irresistible discount.

Beach bumming in May... Forgot where

It was good and all set. But, then bam! Pandemic happened. The place you are going to closed down to protect the locals. Your deal with the agent is still to push once borders opened but the "now" says it has to be forgotten for a while.

But for "now", that has to be set aside. The sample scenario does not present a conflict because the terms are simple, once the border opens, it's still a sure go.

However, a conflict will present itself when the borders open but at the same time you are going to be on a flight, which is now a go or no-go as per the agent, you were also called in by a huge company for a contract signing. The contract signing also has a sign now or never feel to it. The position is in demand and if you are not signing the position will be given to the next qualified candidate.

It felt like that. Weighing two things. Both important and both are good opportunities.

Career or pleasure? Make that "career or the long-time dream leisure?".

Like I said to most it's a no-brainer. Most would pick the wisest decision which is ... dream leisure. Kidding.

Jana is having the same battle with herself. She looked at the schedule and for while that surely boosts and is definitely an add-on to her current career, she had dreams and plans of altering that in the next coming months. The training stretches to cover holidays and until.. get this.. summer!

She had penciled in vacation days during the holiday. She also penciled in a vacation on summer and looking forward to dozens of sunset-watching on the beach somewhere.

If she commits, the vacation days will have a two-hour window reserved to attending the training.

If she commits, the sunset, she will have to say goodbye to because the only available time slot covers sun down time : 5pm to 7pm.

Sunset in the middle of the sea bound for Palawan.

Two years back, she has accepted that she may not have this training or this option of taking it will no longer be presented to her. She has slightly mourned over it. She has accepted that she will not take it. But she is now facing it again and now conflicting to other matters of the heart.

She stares at the button accepting the offer.

She sighs a deep breath.

She has talked to some of her teammates and one trusted friend encouraged her to take it, since the reality is that it will be beneficial for her. It presents to open more opportunity in the long run.

Short-term? Long-term? Weigh. Weigh.

Gota Beach stuff :)

She stares at the schedule stretch again, October to March. Super long time with lots of holidays she penciled in a vacation for. Well just two holidays - Christmas and New Year.

She cringes at the commitment demand such opportunity presents.

She counts the month. Sighs. Counts to ten slowly and then back to zero. Clicks "accept".

She closes her eyes and rests her forehead on her laptop cover and just like that she wants to retract the application.

Then a message alert on her instant messenger chimes. It was one of her teammate saying,

"I have commitment issues, t0o. .. .covers career and personal life haha"

Then she laughs.


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It's really hard to make decisions sometimes. There are lots of bad decisions but that is all the past. Learn from experience so to speak.

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3 years ago

If I would only have myself to feed on, I would choose pleasure and have fun sometimes but life is different so I would go for career and build my empire.

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3 years ago

uy i like that mindset "build my empire"....

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3 years ago

Frenny wala akong career ee ahaha. Pero if meron syempre career muna. Pero sa totoo lang wala oa din nang akong plano na mag saya nga kasi itong pag hawak ko lang sa selpon ko nagbbgay na sakin ng saya at enjoyment ee. So while grinding here and savinh, I'm still enjoying myself so it's a win-win, chorr ahaha.

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3 years ago

kumakarir naman sa leisure... or lume-leisure naman sa karir ng grinding no? hahah.. pwede pwede.. :)

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3 years ago

Sometimes I have chosen a career and other leisure. And in both cases, I have never regretted it. Hehe!

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3 years ago

that is another good mind-setting.. to make a decision full heart and not once look at "if only" :) i like that.

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3 years ago

Responsibility first, first the race, there will be time to enjoy, although it is tempting to go away and forget about the race for a while.

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3 years ago

run the race and create a different path to leisure along the way.. haha if only that's beneficial. yep the race will give more long-term stability than the one time fun of leisure

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3 years ago

Sa state ko ngayon, career muna talaga hihi. Sabi nga nila, it's better to suffer now and enjoy tge rest of your life. Than enjoy now and suffer the rest of your life.

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3 years ago

hunga naman. invest muna sa sarili ng plus plus na pang laban sa mundo ng pagkuha ng moolah.. bago mag enjoy enjoy

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3 years ago

Pag di toxic ang career, dun muna lalo at may pinag-aaral ako, pero kung may chance, why not both hehe

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3 years ago

both! mix mix no? pede naman haha. so far career is still leading to poll hehhe... kung walang mysterious career consequence .. leisure sana no? pero gusto ko yung both nga. workable naman

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3 years ago

Career muna, peru pag nag tagal dapat insert na ang katagang to. "Wag puro trabaho gala din" hahaha

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3 years ago

ahahha yung face the other conflict next time ahhahahah .. ..

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3 years ago

the career will always be the top priority then next will probably be leisure. Kasi leisure, we can have it anytime if we're stable with our career. Not everyone is lucky enough to have their career.

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3 years ago

career it is! :) heheh nice mindset! duty first!

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3 years ago

Not being dependent on anyone financially is a blessing. When you are young, you do not see it and you prefer leisure over the race itself many times. But then life passes and you realize that if you do not take advantage of the moment to study, then you will not have a career with which to practice a trade.

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3 years ago

wise words my friend. true. when you're young and "responsibility" is a blurred reality, leisure all the time. and i think "investment" to ones self is always an advantage as what you said.. a career with which to practice trade.

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3 years ago

Career para panggastos sa leisure. Pag mag pera pwede makagala kahit saan ahahah

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3 years ago

replenish and load up muna ng ng resources no?

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3 years ago

it needs time to weigh things, a friend's push can help

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3 years ago

true true sis. I'd choose leisure in a heart beat hahahhah tapang lang daw? kung walang gagastusin dun ahahhha ohwell.

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3 years ago

I have been lucky enough to alternate 😃

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3 years ago

it would be a nice scene.. watching the sun set while having the trianing haha.. can't make choices, choose both!!! .. "alternate" is also a good way to go. Choose one this time over the other because you've had time to have vacay already.. hmmmm....

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3 years ago

That was why I loved working abroad, although long hours etc I was meeting different cultures so was a win win

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3 years ago

Ahhh ... I miss getting deployed too. That was an instant leisure for me hahaha. Even though I'd only get to roam around the place Im staying. And only get to go farther on weekends if there's no work. Hahaha..

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3 years ago

Well instant leisure is always good wee pp 😂

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3 years ago

Life really gives us choices we will surely had a hard time thinking about it. But in my case, I can say that I am over with those pleasures life may bring so I would choose career for I have myself and family to feed.

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3 years ago

yeh face the reality of the current condition makes it easier to choose which one is wiser... ;)

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3 years ago

Hmm? If I'm in her shoes I bet I would also have the same problem. But with different reason I guess. I am just not a risk taker type. Because I am afraid of what lies ahead though it's true that opportunity knocks one's. I need a friend also to push me to do it and give me more reason why I should.

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3 years ago

diba no? to weigh decisions no and minsan to set din yung reality .. call a friend!

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3 years ago

Indeed. Kaya it's important to have a true friend.

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3 years ago

When I was working before having my daughter, I used to crave and beg for leisure.. but not I cannot go to work because of my daughter, I miss working and being independent financially... I would choose career over leisure any given day... we all get weekends either way know, those are enough

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3 years ago

wow I like that mindset too! weekends for leisure.. true true!

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3 years ago

A very lovely write up, I will say it is much good to concurrently match pleasure with career it makes explore the best in u

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3 years ago

Its pleasure at this moment then career after two seconds. Ahhaha xD

Jana is sooo deep!

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3 years ago

Hahaha. Pede din mix no? Pede din click now... Sisi later hahahahha

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3 years ago