I’m hanging out with some young coworkers afterwards. They talk about Brian from church in my childhood days; he’s gone to a really cool development job. He just went to the company and asked for a job and they handed it to him (as opposed to my waiting around for it). I have a pang of jealousy and a well-I-could-be-doing-what-he’s-doing resentment. Then I realize I am shot.
Some of the young women want off from their other jobs.
“Do you know about the 1030?” They ask. “It’s a daycare for kids to go around lunch.”
“Yes.”
“Would you take a shift? You’d like it.” I hesitate.
Not really what I want to be doing, but I’m not doing anything, so…. and it would be fun to hang out with kids. As long as the employer doesn’t think I’m a creep.