So today I was wondering what to write about and then like looking at a Frisbee getting bigger coming towards me…. it hit me 🙂 looking for work in Romania. So I have been in Romania for nearly 3 months and to say that the plan went the way I wanted would be a lie. But every sky has a silver lining.
When I first moved here there was talk of working as a dental assistant to which sounded pretty good at the time. So I jumped at the chance, with no training I did it for a time with the promise of; if I worked there for a month I would get trained but not paid. Sounded a little shaddy to begin with but as I didn’t speak Romanian and needed work, I took it. I wasn’t registered to work yet and with no formal qualifications like a university degree it also sounded like a good start. So I did it for a time, but then the “one month conversation”, turned into “two months” unpaid training. The new excuse was I didn’t know the language so good, but I could help out passing what objects needed, greet the patients, clean the tools etc, but I would have to wait another month, so at that stage I have had enough. I took it on the chin, I felt like I was been taking advantage of so I quit and started looking elsewhere.
It felt so good to know that I had the freedom to do what ever I wanted now. I didn’t see it as failed opportunity more as one I can learn from.
I knew coming here I would be limited in a lot of ways to what I could do and from the start, the language barrier was always going to be the killer. But like many a man faced with what should I do now prospect, I looked online for jobs that only wanted English speakers. As luck would have it, living in a big city there are quite a few. So the search continued, in the past two weeks I sent out more CVS then I care to remember, I had 3 interviews this week alone. Sales Representatives seem to be the way to go for now. The interview I went for yesterday is the one I’m holding out for as they seem like a good company to work for, and promotion is on offer for candidates who do well; so fingers crossed. Its feels weird to be back sitting in an interview room trying to sell yourself but its something we all have to do at some stage or another. With time and effort comes opportunity so ill just keep going and wait for mine to present itself. I had a job offer already to work sales in an investment bankers company but the hours were to long and starting money wasn’t so great. As a father to be I have to think about these things now. The joys of adulthood folks! It is fair to say about options being limited but as a wise man once said:
“The garden of the world has no limits, except in your mind.”
― Rumi
“In the game of life, we all receive a set of variables and limitations in the field of play. We can either focus on the lack thereof or empower ourselves to create better realities with the pieces we play the game with.”
― T.F. Hodge,
so I guess ill just keep on going and see what happens, and hope for the best possible scenario …
Anthony
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