Confessions of a Suburban HouseHusband Pt.4: Working Girl

Today I started my new part-time job!

As you know, I have been on a long quest to break into the world of Not-For-Profit / Charity work, but have had very little success. And, of course, by ‘very little success’, I mean no success at all. Over the past 14 months, I have sent out over 40 resumes, with not so much as a bite. And I have been in a 10 month battle to get my Métis Status card reissued (I lost it in NYC three years ago) so that I can apply for grants and such to go to school and study Fundraising & Volunteer Management… and battle is the only word I can think of.

Well, finally, I got my card last week and will be using it to its full advantage, hopefully by the fall. And just the other day I got a call from my dear friend, The Philanthropist and he was offering me a job.

This may only be a temporary position, but it will last at least three months. The possibility is there for this to turn into a bigger position, with more responsibility and more workload, and even a completely different title, but that depends on the next few months.

Right now I will be doing reception/ office coordination/ data entry/ general-office-busy-body things 2 days a week. The position is being reconfigured and we’re gonna work together to see what is needed and not needed from the job and from me. The wage is good (Actually, compared to sitting around the house doing laundry and cooking, the wage if pretty fucking great) and more importantly, I am getting immeasurable experience in an industry that I long to be a part of.

As it was my first day, I’m not sure what it will be turning into, but be sure that you will be hearing more stories in the next few months.

I’m on my way people. A year after I started on this journey, things are starting to happen. Look out.