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7th November 14, 04:45 PM
#1
Finally landed a real job!
I finished up graduate school last May after a straight four years for my bachelors. It has been a long, unforgiving six months. 'Inexperienced'. 'Overqualified'. Dozens of interviews, rewritten resumes, cover letters, traveled a total of one hundred hours behind the wheel to interviews. Cut off my ponytail. Lowered my standards. Raised my standards back and then some. Networking. Working part-time at a gun counter to pay the rent, being heckled by customers for ten dollars an hour. skipping dinners with friends and outings because I simply couldn't budget it.
As of this morning, I'm now a communications specialist with an international medical association, handling their internal communications as well as fundraising for their research foundation. For the first time in my twenty four years of life, I have a full time career with benefits and coverage. No more weekends and nights, no more being uninsured, no more coming to work sick because they could fire me for taking off. The money isn't amazing but it's more than I've ever made, I can live frugally and start saving up.
That first pay check may go towards my first tartan kilt, a Casual from USA Kilts. It's been a long road, I need to wear some colors for the first time.
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7th November 14, 04:54 PM
#2
Well done!  . Congratulations.
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7th November 14, 04:57 PM
#3
Great news !!!!! I am happy for you. These are some tough times. What tartan will you wear ?
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7th November 14, 05:00 PM
#4
Congratulations on landing a job! I know the feeling well, because job hunting can be a dehumanizing experience at times. Since I retired from the military, I was lucky to land a great job working with great people.
Mark Anthony Henderson
Virtus et Victoria - Virtue and Victory
"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." - Douglas Adams
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7th November 14, 06:27 PM
#5
Studies have shown that women who gain a few pounds live longer than men who mention it.
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7th November 14, 06:30 PM
#6
Congratulations. It has to be wonderful to be in the field that you have planned and studied for. Here's to you!  int:
Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair with solid Welsh and other heritage.
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7th November 14, 06:30 PM
#7
Congrats on all of your hard work that got you to where you are now, and at 24 I think you are doing very well. Who knows what the future will hold. Good things for you, I`d wager.
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7th November 14, 06:39 PM
#8
Well done Sir! May your career and kilt collection prosper!
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8th November 14, 07:07 AM
#9
This is so good to hear! Congratulations.
Glen McGuire
A Life Lived in Fear, Is a Life Half Lived.
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8th November 14, 07:15 AM
#10
I'm happy for you sir.
Would you have the benefit of wearing kilts at work?
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