Wow. It\u2019s been nearly a year since I last posted. Sorry about that.<\/p>\n
So, um, what\u2019s new with you?<\/p>\n
Admittedly, part of my reluctance in posting has come from the little career dilemma I\u2019m going through. Namely, I am not doing the job that I thought I would be doing, and I\u2019m not exactly working as a librarian or information professional right now. I think I\u2019d be ok with that had I not shelled out $35,000 for graduate school (or rather, taken out loans).<\/p>\n
Now my degree isn\u2019t for a total loss. I am probably the only project manager on the team who gets databases at all and understands what the heck the databases administrators are talking about. I\u2019m also the only one who gets the concept of \u201cmetadata.\u201d Yet I find the work I\u2019m doing not to be nearly as involved with metadata, documentation, organization as I thought \u2013 or as Ticketmaster thought either.<\/p>\n
On the plus side, I make good money \u2013 nearly 30% more than I would make as an entry-level librarian in L.A. I can afford my loan payment. I can afford my car payment. I live somewhat comfortably. I get treated fairly well \u2013 much better than the University ever treated me \u2013 and as you can imagine, working for Ticketmaster comes with its share of perks.<\/p>\n
On the downside, there\u2019s a lot of knowledge that I accrued with the intention of using that I\u2019m not using. I\u2019ve also managed to do yet again what I\u2019ve done in my last few jobs \u2013 do a good job at something no one else was good at and\/or wanted to do. Thus, I keep getting more of that crap work \u2013 because I\u2019m so good at it. This usually results not only in job boredom and frustration, but it has stalled any chances of promotion in past jobs. After all, if they move me into a new role, who can they find to be successful in the old one?<\/p>\n
Then there\u2019s another thing: a few months back, I went to an alumni dinner here in Los Angeles. I was the only alum in the room who wasn\u2019t a librarian. Let\u2019s just say that the reaction I got was chilly. I was hassled about working for Ticketmaster and I was sneered at for not staying within the profession. The only folks that were genuinely supportive of me were the librarians who worked at the University I formerly worked for. The experience was saddening \u2013 especially as I was hit up for money as I walked out the door by one school official who didn\u2019t even bother to talk to me the entire meal. The fact that these people \u2013 my fellow alumni \u2013 could be so judgmental was so disappointing.<\/p>\n
So here I am. I love information science and would like to do more work in that arena. I still plan on going to ALA \u2013 if only to pretend to be a librarian and soak up some information goodness. Yet I\u2019m still not convinced that being a librarian is the right move for me.<\/p>\n
What to do\u2026what to do\u2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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