
My third (and, god willing, final) internship ended last week. Even though I left without a job offer or a hint at a job offer, I did manage to fit some quality ballpoint pens, a stack of Post-its, and a pack of printer paper in my purse on the way out. So not only do I have tons of jobless free time on my hand, I also have the basic arts and crafts supplies needed to make 513 paper airplanes with personalized post-it notes attached.
Life is good.
A downside to the end of my internship is no longer having an answer when people ask what I do. Intern sounds downright glamorous compared to unemployed. Hence why I choose to exaggerate the truth and choose my words more wisely. Writing this blog equals freelance journalist, making my lunch equals part time catering, and spamming my brother’s Facebook page equals social media marketing.
But despite all the creative name-calling I have been forced to come up with, I am enjoying my work-free days. I can sleep in and eat non-Ziploced lunches, and have longer and more leisurely conversations with my grandparents, also known as my landlords, about how employers find my Twitter photos (Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace are all the same thing in their minds). These days of nothingness feel almost, kinda, sorta like being back in college.
And while the job-hunting fever is slightly more contagious than swine flu, I’ve decided to steer clear of it for just a little while. My fellow ‘09 grads are driving themselves crazy trying to get jobs and I spent my whole summer pulling my hair out (I could now be easily mistaken for Doug Funny) applying to a million places. And here I am: still jobless.
Older people (23+) can’t understand my rush to get a job and now I’m finally starting to get what they say. I’m going to have to work for the rest of my life. That mean’s brushing my hair, coordinating my clothes on close to a daily basis, and making small talk with unlikeable coworkers for the next thousand years.
So why not put that off a little longer?



Roberto says:
Tue, 1st Sep 20095:41 pm
ahhhha if that makes you feel better!
Jess says:
Tue, 1st Sep 20096:20 pm
I got a job shortly after I graduated ( it’s been three months) and it is horrible!!!!!! I hate that I have to go to bed early and wake up early. I hate the politics and guilt that come with a job, the crappy pay, the lack of time, everything about it! All the old people at work are depressed and I already feel old. I feel like I’m missing out on everything and would totally trade places with my unemployed friends. Welcome to the rest of your life. Great.
AShley says:
Tue, 1st Sep 20099:17 pm
Enjoy your fucking life while you are young. Like Jess said, in most jobs you will be forced to be around women with all kinds of baggage. (kids, husbands, divorced, boyfriends etc). Stay in your state of being in limbo as long as you can. You have to work for the next goddamn 40 years at least. What the hell is the rush?
B says:
Tue, 1st Sep 200910:06 pm
I LOVE Doug Funny!
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