job hopper

I had an interview for a part time tutoring job today, which I probably won't get because my classes are all during their programming time and I don't think the interviewers liked me. The questions were pretty standard and I thought my answers were good, but I just didn't get good vibes from them. And one question really bothered me and caused me to feel a little defensive, so that may have cost me some points.

The question was also a somewhat standard interview question. The interviewer, looking at my resume, noted that Ive had several different jobs in the past three years since I graduated. I know this is a concern for employers and a question that is sometimes asked. Maybe he just felt like he was supposed to ask this question. I don't know, but it felt like a challenge. Since graduating UMass in 2007 I have worked at several different places (not all of them noted on my resume, they don't need to know I worked at Target). That summer I worked at Girl Scout camp, which obviously ends in the summer. After that I returned reluctantly to the Y as a site coordinator this time. That job ended with the school year, and I chose not to return for another year because there was no room for advancement, and I couldn't work part time with no benefits forever. Unable to find a "real" job I took a job at Target, which was the most miserable three months of my life. Out of desperation and a desire to do something that mattered, I did a year of service with AmeriCorps, not that it is a YEAR OF SERVICE. It says year of service on my resume. Unable to find a "real" job after that year, I finally ended up doing relief office work, which let to my first "real" job in HR. Which I left to go to grad school so I could get a job doing something I really care about, which is teaching kids. SO, that's 5 jobs in three years. But 2 of them are expected to end after a period of time, one is clearly not a long term option, and another I worked at for three years prior and had advanced pretty much as far as I could. And can you blame me for leaving my full time job for an opportunity to study at the University of Pennsylvania? I feel like this makes sense and is perfectly reasonable. Dream jobs are hard to come by, and I'm not going to stay at a dead-end job I hate just so my resume looks better.

Sorry I'm ranting. Like I said, I don't know if he asked the question just because he felt like he was supposed to, or if he was really concerned about my apparent job hopping. But really, am I really going to work at the Y part time for $11 an hour for the rest of my life?

PNBR

Today I met my sister in center city with the intention of shopping. I didn't end up buying anything, but it was nice to hang out and look at things I would buy if I had money. We sat in Rittenhouse park for a little while watching cute dogs run around and enjoying the weather. Today was the Philly Naked Bike Ride and someone nearby was talking about how they were heading this way, to go around the park. We saw a few semi-nude people gathered, and a even larger crowd gathered to gawk, but no one actually riding. We decided to part ways and as I rounded the corner to catch the trolley back to west Philly I saw them. A HUGE mass of naked and semi-naked cyclists. It was..... interesting. Most of these people were not people I would want to see naked. I lingered to watch the last of them before going down to the trolley, and a teenage girl was there loudly expressing her disgust.

Here's a video! Warning: There are nekkid people in this video: