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Introspection
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One Year On
This was the post that I did not want to write… but I’m going to write it anyway. I hit the one-year mark back in August. One year of being unemployed. I’ve been unemployed before, but this has been the worst. I knew what the job market was like before I was let go, and Continue reading
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I Swear I Have the Relevant Experience
Nothing drives me crazier than when a job posting requires a degree for the type of experience THAT I SWEAR I HAVE. I had loose plans to return to school and earn an associate’s degree. I never once thought that the program that I did at the Iron Yard was going to be it. I Continue reading
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Advice to 18 Year Old Shireen
Graduation season makes me feel ancient and sentimental. I was happy to get the whole high school thing over with, and I had a loose plan of what was to come next. I was going to start out in community college, then transfer to George Mason University. I was going to be a music education Continue reading
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Real Life
“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”– Walt Disney I had a nice break last week. Mom and I had to go to Southern California for a funeral. I was still waiting to hear the results of a couple of Continue reading
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Back on the Horse
I almost shit a brick when I got my first take-home assignment. The job hunt is a different monster this time around. There are many more steps to go through and many more people to talk to. I’ve done research on companies and their competition, but this is the first time that I was given Continue reading
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Kampante
[adjective] content • complacent • satisfied One of the first things I did after getting laid off was take a few days for myself. I needed to get my bearings, and I needed to mourn. After that? It was a scramble. Pack up the work laptop, ship it out. Clear my work desk. It would take Continue reading
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I Paid the Price for Being Comfortable
I started off 2025 very quietly. I was feeling worn down. I wasn’t expecting to STILL be unemployed heading into the new year. I didn’t want to celebrate because I didn’t have anything worth celebrating. Before I was laid off, I was feeling on top of the world. Or as close to it as you Continue reading
[Note To Self] 