Possibilities?

I woke up this morning feeling full of possibility (and lotssss of coffee). I got a new job. But it's not the kind of job i imagined getting after graduation. It actually pays less than my current job but I think it may be a step in the right direction. It's kind of like a bakery with a social mission - to help immigrant women improve their lives through food. I'm currently on the sales end of it - meaning I'm selling bread outside in the freezing cold....but I think there's room to grow there. And I'm very attached to the mission. I'm hoping that I can quickly work my way from the sales end to the actual helping people end because that's what I want to do. I want to combine my love for food with my love of helping people. Isn't that crazy??? i think I know what I really want to do as a career and the thought makes me nervous and hopeful at the same time. It's exciting and I have to start somewhere so that somewhere is going to be here. I'm still keeping the other job because I need to make money to pay off my loans but I think this will be good. I'm excited for the possibilities that will come in the next year:)

Things You Don’t Say to an Unemployed Recent College Grad (And How to Respond)

1. Did you get a job yet?
Reply: Fuck you. If I had a job, I would have announced it on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/Blogger.

2. Are you still working at that (insert demeaning minimum wage job you had in college)?
Reply: Fuck off I hate you.

3. How are you paying rent?
Reply: I don’t eat. That’s how. Also, fuck off.

4. How come they didn’t hire you?
Reply: I don’t know. I’m awesome.

5. Fuck (insert company). You can do better!
Reply: Haha thanks but actually I can’t. That was an entry level job.

 This list will be updated as I hear more idiotic things being said to me or others who are also in this predicament.

These Days....

Please don't confront me with my failures, I had not forgotten them.

When does it stop being fun?

When does being funemployed turn into just being unemployed? I think the answer is - when you run out of money and confidence in your ability to live in the real world. It's November now - I graduated in May. I think its time to really get worried. As each day goes by, as every resume I send goes unanswered, I start to really question my self worth in this cruel and lonely world (obvi I'm being a little melodramatic but whatevs). I fail miserably at every interview I've gone on. My resume gets me through the first door but that's about it. I would like to say that if only interviewers really got to know me, they would see that I'm highly capable. But I'm starting to doubt that myself. I really really really suck at interviews. I do this weird thing where I think it would be cute and endearing to put my finger to my cheek and go hmmmm every time they ask me a question. BUT IT'S NOT CUTE!!!! But I also can't help myself. I really need to work on my professionalism because it is currently very low. Obviously I would be the best new employee ever because I'm awesome!!! But my awesomesauce takes a while to shine through. Hopefully every interview I go on teaches me something new and by the time the next interview rolls around I'll be better. Fingers crossed!

Hurricane Sandy

For those of you who don't know, New York and much of the NE were hit by a devastating hurricane last week. I was fortunate enough to live in a place that wasn't hit very hard but I can't say the same for downtown NY. I couldn't work/leave my apartment for a while and I felt so helpless!! I wanted to help but I couldn't get to the places that were hit the hardest. As I was sitting in my apartment, bored out of my mind, I took some time to reflect on how lucky I was and I started crying because I didn't know what to do and I felt so terrible. But when I tried to sign up to volunteer, it felt impossible because every volunteer organization was flooded with volunteer request and couldn't handle the influx. So, I did what I do best, baked cookies. I tried to pass them out to people in Midtown charging their electronics but by that time, the power had come back on and people were heading back. So, I gave them to friends, coworkers, and strangers in need. But what I did is not enough and I feel like I have the potential to do so much more. So I signed up to serve meals with the Bowery Mission before Thanksgiving and I'm also going to start volunteering with New York Cares. I hate being unemployed but I'm not going to just sit at home and watch Misfits all day. I'm going to try to make a difference, even if I'm not getting paid to do it!

Funemployed

Here's a story that you guys have probably all heard before. I'm 22, just graduated from a pretty prestigious university, and cannot seem to find a job! I mean, I have a job, but it's not a 'real' job. I serve pizza for a living - isn't that glamourous? What am I doing in the meantime you ask?? Well, this is what my blog will chronicle. Mostly it's me getting drunk, making bad choices and feeling sorry for myself, but I have fun! I guess thats why they call it funemployment right? - Thuy