work work work

Before I start, I'm just going to remark on my affinity towards repetition in titles. e.g. "thinking thinking thinking" and "work work work." I'll try not to continue and over use the concept, so back to work.

I've been noticing the past few days how people live in regards to their careers. For those of you who don't know, I work at a camera store. It's an ok job. I enjoy helping people. It's a very personal environment as far as retail jobs go. When I'm at work, I really do have the ability to make someone's day a little bit better. It's a good summer job for a college student.

That being said, I always wonder about the ones who aren't college students working through school. Take Chuck, my manager, for instance. He's probably in his forties. He's a really nice guy and all but he's spending his life working at a Ritz Camera. I know not everyone has the opportunity to do whatever they want for their career, but I would assume if I were in that situation, I would not settle for something such as Ritz camera.

Does one just lose motivation to strive for something better? Or is one merely comfortable, with no need to change? Do you just get stuck in the same routine and end up working at the same job for years only to (I know this is cliche but..) wake up one day and wonder where the last ten years of your life went?

I would like to think that I'm far too cognizant to not realize that I'm trapped in monotony. However I feel that I too will end up working in a cubical under florescent lights, shivering in my Mr. Rogers sweater while I wait for five o'clock to roll around. Now if my job in my cubical is vastly fascinating, always changing and challenging, and perhaps in another country, then I might be ok with it. I'm just afraid of getting stuck.



P.s. I've been watching tonssss of movies lately so I'm going to have a "movie on my mind" section featuring the movie of the week, day, or hour, whatever the case may be.

Movie on my Mind:
Chaos Theory
featuring Ryan Reynolds of "Two Guys a Girl and a Pizza Place" fame, and the beautiful Emily Mortimer of Woody Allen's "Match Point," a personal favorite.

Basically some kind of ridiculous stuff happens to Ryan's character but of course in the end love prevails.

I recommend it.