the first time I’ve ever had to write a CV was for school, as homework.
it’s not all that surprising, seeing how I have a bachelor’s degree in human resources.
what is surprising, however…
is that, my first time writing a CV, has conveniently also been, my last.
why? well, at the risk of inserting too many backfitting explanations, it still reads as nice story, so here goes…
CV is an acronym for curriculum vitae.
curriculum = course/schedule
vitae = life
I’ve been completely financially independent since the old age of 20,
have had quite a few jobs clients since,
and have never once been asked to summarize my life’s course,
not in a linear-progression-of-job-titles-per-anum kind of way.
and thank god for that, I don’t think my kindergarten teacher would want to provide a reference.
work is less about the different forms of work and is more about the skills you develop playing this infinite game.
if you’re lucky to live in a country that gives you the freedom of choice and information, then you hopefully know that no one in history has ever had more options to choose a new career and access to learn the necessary skills, than we have today.
there is nothing inherently wrong with the idea of having your life’s course laid out, for an employer to measure your fit within the company,
what is wrong, is the mass obsession it produces for aesthetic job titles, as opposed to rewarding, or, dare I say, enjoyable ones.
I understand the need for a system that allows for easy vetting, but we must not substitute rigor for logic,
there are innumerable inimitable personal and professional experiences that cannot be reflected in a LinkedIn profile.
we have the technology to do it,
it’s simply a matter of erasing the hard lines the industrial revolution has drawn around work,
now we know better, so we must do better.
as for myself…
I am moved like a puppet pulled by the strings of my own curiosities,
the collection of rabbit holes I have fallen into trying to figure out “how this fucking thing works” now accounts for my continuously evergrowing and everchanging skillset,
I’ve completed enough levels to now know what game I want to play, indefinitely.
(at least for now)
today is day 199 of the year, there are 166 days remaining of 2022.
