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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Dance Party!!

Turns out that the dance party I had (by myself in my apartment) was totally warranted....I have been hired. HIRED!! 

This is good for a lot of reasons: 
1) I think working is great! I am passionate about the work this organization does and I think I'll be kick a** at my job. 
2) I like salaries. This is a HUGE relief (and timely wedding present) given the upcoming festivities, travels, and oh yeah, student debt. 
3) My self-esteem is sufficiently boosted.As anyone who has spent a big chunk of time being unemployed knows, it takes an emotional toll. 

Here's the bad: 
My commute is lonnnnnnnnnnnnnnng. Unfortunately long. But I'm not willing to say no to a great career opportunity for this commute. 

I started My Orange Chair to give myself a place to talk about lots of things, including how sucky it is to be an unemployed new-graduate. I don't plan to stop writing and I don't plan to stop writing about unemployment either. It's a huge issue for youth! Heck, it's a huge issue for everyone. 

In the meantime though, I've got some more dancing to do...and packing for the honeymoon!! 

3 comments:

Michelle said...

Congrats! I'm so happy for you! How long is the commute exactly?

Anna said...

Thanks! It looks like it's going to be about 1.5 hours each way. Mostly on a commuter train and metro.

Michelle said...

Wow that's a long commute! It'll be well worth it though.