to have the privacy that having my own office allowed me, like when I was starting giving myself insulin shots, or when I had to do a pod change mid day and again yesterday, when I managed to drop an almond down my shirt. The windows, door and office furniture are a privilege that other new professionals may not have. Although in the past year I have transitioned from part time to full time, received a new job title, moved from the west side to the east side of the office, was issued a laptop and shortened my commute from an hour and a half to about 20 minutes, I’m still doing what I love. I’m communicating.
There are many recent graduates in the same position I was in a year ago. They’re starting their first real job and still don’t feel like they know what they’re doing. The beginning of your career isn’t about having the answers or being an expert, it’s about learning, developing your skills and working hard. Classes and internships give you a great foundation and teach you a lot, but there is nothing better than immersing yourself in something you love, learning new things daily and having coworkers with more than a century of combined experience to share with you.
This spring/summer, I’m celebrating a lot of one year milestones in my adult life. A year ago I was in the biggest transition period of my life, I was changing from a college student into a professional, I was becoming a wife, I was learning to live with diabetes, I was becoming a Clevelander, overall I was becoming a real adult.
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Thanks! The other plant is actually an orchid that *should* rebloom eventually… right now it looks like leaves and a stick.
Congratulations on all of your milestones in the last year!
Congrats on becoming more adult-like! I’m jealous of your window. I’d love to be able to see outside all day.
So many people need to settle for jobs they hate – it’s so wonderful and affirming to hear of someone in a job they truly love. Congrats on your first year!!
Thanks Karen! I did what many of my fellow new grads wouldn’t do… I settled. I didn’t settle for a job I hate, I accepted a part time position in my field instead of holding out for a full time offer. Consequently, I proved to be worth my salt and got offered a full time position.