Temp Work Over and Done... Friday, November 25

This past month I did two temporary jobs, one out in Seoul for a week and this week I did a four-day gig out in Bundang.

The Seoul temp job was an English leveling interview position in which I was required to interview over 200 business men and rate their various English skills. It was an interesting experience but rather stressful in that I found out pretty quickly just how important this leveling test was to their 2012 salary. About 98% of those I interviewed were men so being called pretty and having lashes flutter at me from across the table became a day situation. Honestly though, I met some really amazing people and was really impressed just how happy almost all of them were with their jobs at this particular company – an international construction management company. Being surrounded by pleasantly happy workers really got to me and turned me somewhat into a happy-go-lucky, everything-is-peachy kind of gal which was perfect because waking up at 4:30am every day for a week in order to be ready and there by 7:50am was rough.

This past week I did another temp job; a job out in Bundang for one-to-one tutoring at another very successful company. And like the first temp job, it was super hard for me to sit so long at a desk but I met some really, really great business men. I only met two ladies, one of which was the coordinator and the other was a young business lady.

It was a nice change from my usual routine, getting up and getting all dolled up for an office job, but I’m glad both gigs are over. Teaching my boxercise classes is rough on my body, morning boxing classes means I get up and run down the street still half asleep, personal training means trying to figure out my clients needs and plan stuff specifically for each, but you know what… I love it. I absolutely love doing Flipside Fitness and though it doesn’t pay the bills like working at Dankook did, I’m doing a job that makes me happy and for that reason I feel successful. I don’t know if I’ll ever pick up a regular job now that I’ve got my own fitness company up and running. I don’t like the restrictions that come with having to sign a one-year contract and I like being more in control of my schedule and whatnot. Having said this though, I’m sure I’ll randomly pick up temp jobs here and there like I did this past month. Doing the English leveling interviewing was intense. It meant getting up at 4:30am, arriving home at 7pm, carrying numerous premade meals in my purse and then fitting in late night training, but the money was great and one week worth on intense meant covering all my monthly bills.

I had to laugh at myself today though, knowing that it was my last day of this particular temp job. I got all dolled up and then took one quick look at myself in the mirror. I giggled at the sight of me Little-Miss-Business-Woman, looking all professional, sporting high heels and make-up, and wearing a barrette in my hair. This is so not my look anymore. I almost felt like I had been playing dress-up in my mother’s closet of clothes.

As fun as it is to get dressed up once in awhile it sure felt so damn good to lace up my boxing boots tonight at boxing!!!