It has been my experience that the first question out of anyone's mouth upon learning that I am moving to Nashville is, "What are you going to do there?" or "Do you already have a job lined up?" or something else along that vein.
I fully understand that a job is an important factor in maintaining a life anywhere, but I dont think that a job should define who I am or what I am doing. I am not moving because of a job. I am moving because I love it there and I have friends there that want me to be there. Being happy is far more important to me than a 9-5. I spent 8 years of my life or so married to my job and I hated it every day, to the point that it made me miserable to wake up every day. That is no life for anyone, and I wouldnt wish that on anyone.
I am very fortunate now to have two jobs that I dont think of as work, and would ideally like to find something like that when I get down south. I have been applying to the area school districts, but I am not going to let my job define who I am or my move.
It just screams a lot about our society that a job is on the forefront of everyone's minds. And I am not writing this to knock anyone for asking, because it is what society dictates, I suppose. But that doesn't mean that my job needs to be my life.
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