Thoroughness - being thorough when cleaning, doing a 'good' job, doing what it says on the tin.
Acting in the moment - my first jobs all came from inspiration and walking in and asking for work.
Pig headedness - thats me, have to prove things to myself, cant be told. This makes for slow progress!
Experience! - working with wood, wax and stanley knives early on to clean up antiques and then wax furniture later gave me an appreciation of wood as a material and also hands on feeling for when something is right and something is wrong (about to break!).
I also have skills that I feel are negative but are also transferable;
Loyalty - I have stayed overlong in too many jobs and have made myself miserable doing this. I believe this is connected to wanting to please an authority figure. I know this is impossible and connected to a past need of wanting to please my father but it jepodises my working life now. This is partly why I am reluctant to get work again.
Insecurity - I wonder how it is that some people bullshit their way into jobs and are valued for this characteristic. I feel constrained by my need to be honest. My morals do not favour a wage increase (using working in statuatory sector for my experience in this). Is it different in the art world?
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