J.Brian

Jobs: Everything has a price tag

***I would like to preface the following post with the fact that I DO NOT believe or think that my situation(s) are any different or “worse” than anyone else’s… this is just a particular incident.***

I have been working for the same production company now for the last year and a half (the first job I applied for when I moved to L.A. a year and a half ago) and with this job has come a tremendous amount of opportunity and chances to learn new skills in the entertainment industry. In the beginning of this job, that was enough to bring me to work with a smile on my face and go home feeling like I’ve accomplished something that I never had the opportunity to do back home (FL).

However, when the opportunities to learn are used by your superiors as a way to compensate for a lack of a raise in pay…. I have a problem with that. There is a fine line between learning and doing. When you are learning, you have to take a look at your position and say to yourself, “I’m still learning and that opportunity is far greater than anything monetary”. Now, when you are doing… pay me.

Without getting into the specific details, I strongly feel in my mind, body and soul that personally and professionally, I’m about to reach a crossroad that may define the next crucial years of my life. My current job has a lot to do with this feeling. As of this moment, all signs are pointing towards me taking my life and career into my own hands and release this feeling of having to depend on another person or company to provide for me.

Time, Energy, Passion, Emotion, Love, Happiness, Drive, Ambition, Determination, Creativity, Survival… Everything has a price tag. The question is, who will you rely on to provide for you the money to pay for it?

- J.Brian

Unintended consequences

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It’s nice outside! So nice that it is now inappropriate for me to wear the boots with the fur.

I hope the whole club still looks at me. 

As long as you are wearing your “Apple Bottom Jeans”, everyone in the club will still look at you….. You may still be required to get “Low, Low, Low, Low, Low” if someone calls you “Shorty”.

Prologue

I went to a Happy Hour with my good friend (Will) one evening after work to meet a few of his friends. Once we arrived, I introduced myself to everyone and slowly started babysitting my vodka martini while waiting for my mushroom pizza appetizer to arrive.

So, while trying my best to keep up with conversations ranging from TV shows to sexual encounters at weddings, I thought to myself…. “what the f*ck is going on here?”… How does everyone know each other? Come to find out, Will neglected to tell me that everyone at the table knew each other from the amazing blogging community known as “Tumblr”.

Once I figured it out I realized that I’m still completely lost in the conversations because I’ve never blogged anything… ever. Then it hits me, could I become a blogger? If I do, what will I say? Will people think that what I write is clever? Can I openly write about the things that I ponder day to day? Hmmmmm….. that’s scary.

After great deliberation I made the decision… I will blog.

Hello everyone! My name is J.Brian and I am now officially a blogger.