One Year Later
It's been a year since I started at my job at Gannett. I can't believe it. I haven't been at many jobs for a year, so this is a big deal for me. I remember those long stretches of unemployment... sleeping in until 10:30am, staying up until midnight. Waking up and feeling depressed because if I had to apply to ONE MORE JOB, I was going to lose it. It's been a crazy year for sure. There have been many ups and downs. My boss makes me so crazy sometimes I have to go into the bathroom and cry, my coworker who sits next to me can be annoying as hell, and the customers who I deal with each day get on my nerves. But it isn't all bad either. This job led me to reconnect with one of my childhood friends, who left the job for two months but will be coming back in two weeks! I FINALLY got a full-time job in my field with benefits and that was it.. my parents left me alone and stopped nagging me about finding a job. I was able to breathe again and have some calmness and sta...