why?

[adrienmundi]

Why, oh why, do visions and insights insist on coming to call when I'm in the least conducive and forgiving of times and places? Fuck, I'll likely never know what I'm missing, if I manage to function "normally" the rest of the day, but all indications are that it's fucking huge, and likely important.

Fuck 9-5 rigidity, and fuck The Man, damn it.

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[srl.livejournal.com]

This is why gmail is also my writing notepad.

[adrienmundi]

That's a good suggestion for when phrases and fragments stick in my head. I need to find a way to relax into the weird sensory impressions, but work environments make that difficult.

[servingdonuts.livejournal.com]

Fuck 9-5 rigidity

There's other options, you know.

[adrienmundi]

Do tell? I'm having a hard time imagining a work environment that would make vision allowances for me; I've yet to hear of a health plan that flexible.

[servingdonuts.livejournal.com]

Staying within the business world: it's been my experience that as long as you aren't in a front-line position, i.e. as long as your function doesn't require scheduling a certain number of workers at a certain time, many employers will offer significant flexibility in working hours... including having coworkers cover for you if you have something suddenly come up. If your position requires you to be available according to a rigid schedule, you could change positions. If your employer has inadequate scheduling flexibility in all positions, you could change employers.

Moving outside the business world: artist springs to mind immediately. Musician, painter, writer, whatever; anything but a performing artist. But you don't have to be an artist to be in control of your working schedule. You can start your own business, on your own or with others. You can freelance, temp, contract, or consult. You can find vocations and employers that don't need rigidity in their schedules. You can live off the kindness of strangers or the kindness of those nearest and dearest to you.

I'm having a hard time imagining a work environment that would make vision allowances for me

I would consider that a failure of imagination, and I have a hard time imagining your imagination failing at anything.