It seemed like she was going to be an intern forever. She had been interning far longer than she should have been and still couldn’t land a real job. The internship was pretty awesome (i.e., subsidized housing in an awesome city, real experience, and some cool coworkers), but telling people she was an intern was…
Tag: Work
Wear a suit.
After months of applying, searching, and endless phone interviews, she finally got a call for her first in-person interview. Excited about the opportunity to interview, she had extensively researched the company and had even done some mock interviews with her friends. But she had missed one thing…what to wear. After a thorough review of her…
Work-life balance is a bit like a unicorn.
She had been running around all morning and finally had a chance to sit down. The cafeteria had a summer carnival special and she was looking forward to her corndog and fried twinkie. Just as she was sitting down, she heard her pants rip. She was mortified but all she could do was look at…
Sometimes you need a mentor on speed dial…
It was just another crazy Wednesday at work when she was called into her manager’s office. In typical corporate fashion, there was a huge confidential project that needed to be done ASAP. She was being asked to own the project (corporate jargon may need to be an entire post) and continue her current and already…
You will be in over your head at some point.
It was your typical Tuesday. She was standing at her desk and playing on her phone while she waited for the system to load so she could start entering data. Her boss walked up behind her and said, “Can you come to my office please?” Crap! She knew she should have kept her headphones off…
It’s not called quitting if you’re moving in the right direction.
She was checking her emails and noticed an urgent email from her boss to stop by her office ASAP. She had been really excited when she landed this job. They had told her this role was only a stepping-stone and she would be able to move to a more senior job in a few months,…
Always use shoe polish.
“I have two words for you: shoe. polish.” She stood there stunned by her boss’s brutal honesty. Who says something like that? Then she looked down at her black heels that had gotten her through college and realized that maybe her boss was right. Those once glorious black pumps looked terrible. She turned bright red….
You’re going to be broke for a minute…or two.
She had been working for 3 weeks now and it was finally payday. She had no idea it would take this long to get her first paycheck and after a long 4 months of unemployment after graduation, she only had 86 cents left in her account. Not to mention, she swiped her credit card more…
work misadventures and successes... 