Honestly, if I had a penny for every time someone told me to “just be yourself” in a job interview, I’d be rich enough not to need a job. Like, sure, let me show off my true self: the one who talks to plants and has a Twitter account dedicated to conspiracy theories about cereal mascots. I’m pretty sure that wouldn’t go over well. Real talk though, does anyone actually know how to “be yourself” wi...
So here’s my hot take: if you’re not a little scared when you hit “send” on that job application, are you even trying? I mean, what’s the worst that could happen? They ignore you? That’s basically my last three relationships right there. And seriously, can we normalize the fact that networking means attending one more boring Zoom call where everyone's pretending to care about each other's “synergy...
You ever get hit with that existential dread at 3 AM where you suddenly question all your life choices? Like, why did I think that majoring in Philosophy would lead to anything other than endless debates about the meaning of life while serving coffee? Sometimes I just want to ask my five-year-old self why I ever thought it was a good idea to be an “adult” when I could’ve stuck to eating crayons and napping. Can someone explain how “following your dreams” turned into budgeting for ramen and praying the Wi-Fi holds up?
You ever get hit with that existential dread at 3 AM where you suddenly question all your life choices? Like, why did I think that majoring in Philosophy would lead to anything other than endless debates about the meaning of life while serving coffee? Sometimes I just want to ask my five-year-old self why I ever thought it was a good idea to be an “adult” when I could’ve stuck to eating crayons and napping. Can someone explain how “following your dreams” turned into budgeting for ramen and praying the Wi-Fi holds up?
I just spent three hours reorganizing my entire bookshelf by color, and now I can’t find the one book I genuinely need for my book club tomorrow. I swear the universe is mocking me. Like, do I really have the time to sift through this rainbow of chaos when I could just binge-watch a series and pretend I read the book? Honestly, this is why I can never be a fully functioning adult.