Stage 1: Unemployment Hell
Ever since I graduated, I entered the unemployment pool. Technically I'm not even an unemployed person because I never had a job to begin with. A bunch of my peers had offers coming out of college and they're set. Others like myself have it rough and remain unemployed. It's really a shame because once you graduate, it's 10x harder to push your resume because my school isn't considered a "top tier" school. For the past two months I've been "funemployed" (having fun while being unemployed). With all the free time in the world, I was getting real bored. At one point I had so much free time, I didn't know what to do. In the meantime, I was getting desperate and sending my resume to all types of jobs, things that aren't even in my field. I checked into a ton of staffing agencies, had coffee with a bunch of professionals and submitted my resume at least 5 times a day.
Stage 2: Working Hell
So I finally got a job interview, and the guy offers me the job on the spot. Sure, the pay wasn't what I had in mind, but I knew I needed to keep myself occupied right now in order to use it as a stepping stone into something better. I started like a day after my interview and its not a smooth transition. From having too much time to having no time at all, life is just ironic. The two hour commute already makes the day shorter. The 8 hour workday requires me to wake up early and leave when the sun sets. After I get home, do whatever, I'm already dead tired and ready to hit the sheets. I want to work to live, not live to work.
But in the meantime, I'm just grateful I am keeping myself occupied.
