Sorry for the shaky cam footage I was geekin to my wife next to me when I heard iPod touch come on. Crazy when different flavors of my EDM taste collide like this 😂🤝
I turned 27 today! Never posted in this sub before but long time lurker and decided to do some career reflection today.
Paid my way through university being a D1 athlete, Pell Grants, & working part time. Finished off the rest of my loans with my D2D summers.
Pretty much always had a job, never stayed longer than 1.5-2 years at any of them, and never been fired. I’ve been waiting for an interview to bring up concerns about moving so much but I have yet to experience it. So far moving jobs has only worked out for me, especially post graduating.
It’s never my intention to move right away when I start a job, but my cycle has been: 1. Start job and know nothing, feel underpaid 2. Kinda know what I’m doing and understand my worth to the organization 3. Know what I’m doing, ask for a raise, don’t get it or not enough, then move companies
A month ago I landed where I am now, and I’m just feeling incredibly blessed for the journey of life I’ve been on so far. I find myself at a fortune 200 company that encourages position moves every 1.5-4 years, so I might like it here with my ADD brain! Time will tell, one day at a time.
One thing I have realized is that by always looking for the next thing and going through 100s of rounds of interviews, my interviewing skills have gotten great! It’s an underrated skill that most people don’t practice unless they are actively interviewing. I used to suck at interviews but I’ve been refining this skill pretty much the entire time.
I don’t really know where/what I want to end up doing or earning, I’m sure I’ll start a business someday. Being in sales has made me very entrepreneurial minded.
Bought a starter home last year and getting married next week! I recognize my luck in this economy, but I’ve also failed a lot along the way and luck favors the prepared!