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The Blessing That's a Curse
Mar. 18th, 2025 09:02 pmAaaah. You guys.
I got an offer, just now, to join the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Asia tour.
Two years touring China, Taiwan, Manila, Macao, Singapore, India, Malaysia/Indonesia, UAE/Saudi Arabia, and Hong Kong.
The MD for Tootsie recommended me for it.
and...I will probably have to turn it down.
ARRRRRRRRRRRGH.
-- -- -- -- --
Why? Because
A) Another tour during the same time frame has made an offer first, and I have already accepted.
B) The other tour is union, which equals higher pay and benefits.
C) The other tour is with a company that is typically VERY beneficial to work for, if you want more opportunities in the future.
(and I will share who and what Other Tour is, as soon as I can. Whenever that is.)
But oh.
I have wanted an international tour for SO LONG.
And now I have to turn down one dream for another.
This is one of those times where you're supposed to be grateful to be showered in opportunities beyond your wildest hopes.
And I am! Oh my god, to be considered at all for these things is all that I've wanted, all this time.
I could not ask for more.
But the FOMO, you guys!
It HURTS.
And...to me, adventures are just as good as, if not better than, money.
Which is why although one gig pays more, the one with more adventure is just as valuable, and just as hard if not harder to decline.
-- -- -- -- --
Well, the thing is, I have not heard from the other tour for close to 3 months since receiving their offer.
So, I've written to everyone I know there asking someone to confirm with me that I'm still "signed" for that tour.
And while waiting for a response, I've thanked the MD for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and expressed interest, but told him my situation and asked if he'd be willing to wait a few days for my response. He was very gracious about it.
And now I have to wait. ARRRRRRRRRRRRGH.
Other than the radio silence for several months (which is sadly not uncommon in this industry) I have no reason to think anything's changed with the tour I've already committed to. And I am a person who sticks to my commitments and contracts. So unless something went wrong and I just don't know it yet, I sadly will not be going to Asia this time. Because I've committed to another glorious opportunity instead.
ARRRRRRRRRRRRGH.
I am blessed.
ARRRRRRRRRRRRGH.
I got an offer, just now, to join the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Asia tour.
Two years touring China, Taiwan, Manila, Macao, Singapore, India, Malaysia/Indonesia, UAE/Saudi Arabia, and Hong Kong.
The MD for Tootsie recommended me for it.
and...I will probably have to turn it down.
ARRRRRRRRRRRGH.
-- -- -- -- --
Why? Because
A) Another tour during the same time frame has made an offer first, and I have already accepted.
B) The other tour is union, which equals higher pay and benefits.
C) The other tour is with a company that is typically VERY beneficial to work for, if you want more opportunities in the future.
(and I will share who and what Other Tour is, as soon as I can. Whenever that is.)
But oh.
I have wanted an international tour for SO LONG.
And now I have to turn down one dream for another.
This is one of those times where you're supposed to be grateful to be showered in opportunities beyond your wildest hopes.
And I am! Oh my god, to be considered at all for these things is all that I've wanted, all this time.
I could not ask for more.
But the FOMO, you guys!
It HURTS.
And...to me, adventures are just as good as, if not better than, money.
Which is why although one gig pays more, the one with more adventure is just as valuable, and just as hard if not harder to decline.
-- -- -- -- --
Well, the thing is, I have not heard from the other tour for close to 3 months since receiving their offer.
So, I've written to everyone I know there asking someone to confirm with me that I'm still "signed" for that tour.
And while waiting for a response, I've thanked the MD for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and expressed interest, but told him my situation and asked if he'd be willing to wait a few days for my response. He was very gracious about it.
And now I have to wait. ARRRRRRRRRRRRGH.
Other than the radio silence for several months (which is sadly not uncommon in this industry) I have no reason to think anything's changed with the tour I've already committed to. And I am a person who sticks to my commitments and contracts. So unless something went wrong and I just don't know it yet, I sadly will not be going to Asia this time. Because I've committed to another glorious opportunity instead.
ARRRRRRRRRRRRGH.
I am blessed.
ARRRRRRRRRRRRGH.
