Employment’s Necesities<\/span><\/p>\nI am presently employed as a graphic designer at a magazine, though it was not long ago that I was manager of a bookstore and, given the nature of our economy and the general stability of periodicals, there is no telling what job I\u2019ll have when next I post to this blog \u2013 or if I\u2018ll be lucky enough to be employed at all.<\/p>\n
But the question is, what does my job \u2013 or my career – require me to have?<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
While my present job provides me with all the basic tools I need, I think it is important to have some of these tools at my residence as well, so that I can continue to develop my skills on my own time; not only for my present job but for my future in this career.<\/p>\n
Also, for the past four years or so, I have been working from home, doing freelance web-updates for a large number of websites, so it is very helpful \u2013 virtually necessary (ha ha) – to have certain tools at my disposal when I am home.<\/p>\n
These tools include:<\/p>\n
Computer<\/span> (including all the basic peripherals, plus a printer, scanner, cd burner, and some type of portable media storage)
\nSoftware<\/span> (for graphic design)
\nDigital Camera<\/span>
\nInternet connectivity<\/span><\/p>\nOut of all of these, the internet seems the most iffy as I can presently access it after hours on my work computer (I\u2019ve asked) but, given the potential evanescence of my present job, I think I would be foolish to rely on this as my only connection to the world wide web.<\/p>\n
While there are also numerous free ports in libraries, airports, cafes, etc. (not to mention all the unsecured Wi-Fi bleeding out all over the place) the power and flexibility I need for some of the tasks I perform precludes a laptop (or at least the one I presently have access to).<\/p>\n
Thus, even though before beginning The Necessary Year<\/span> I felt certain that I would not need to have a broadband connection in my home, after reviewing the facts, I think I was wrong.<\/p>\nTo\/From<\/span><\/p>\nAs I do not work from home and there is approximately a half-hour of travel between my workplace and residence, some form of transportation is necessary.<\/p>\n
I presently own a vehicle but I also have access to public transportation, and could likely drum up some kind of a carpool situation if I tried. Both of these latter alternatives deserve a closer look.<\/p>\n
I live in a rural area with long stretches of natural beauty between communities, homes and businesses. Living on the periphery without owning a vehicle would be foolish, even with our present public transportation system. Imagine hauling bags of frozen groceries or a sick pet onto a bus for a 45 minute ride to your destination – ugh.<\/p>\n
It is quite likely, however, that I will soon be moving to within the city limits of the town in which I work – a change that may allow me to not only more easily take advantage of public transportation but also bicycle or even walk to most of my basic destinations.<\/p>\n
My mind boggles at the potential of the combination of money saved and fitness earned!<\/p>\n
(to be continued)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" (this post is part of an aborted 1 year experiment in material abstinence I called The Necessary Year) Employment’s Necesities I am presently employed as a graphic designer at a magazine, though it was not long ago that I was manager of a bookstore and, given the nature of our economy and the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[206],"tags":[205,346,95,907],"class_list":["post-1281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-necessary-year","tag-conservation","tag-employment","tag-materialism","tag-travel"],"yoast_head":"\n
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