What will I do when I grow up?
As I do some self-reflection, I’m taking a deep look at myself and what I’ve done in my jobs so far, in the hopes that by analyzing past decisions I can avoid future mistakes, and perhaps I can figure out what my next step should be
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When I began working in NYC, I worked in finance and hated it because I did not feel that I was doing something that I felt was useful and good in my heart. Anyway, at this time, I went to this terrible party on the upper east side with a bunch of rich girls. We were sitting around and a group was talking all high and mighty about how they work in non-profit and they are doing something great for the world. They stressed that people like me were selling out and doing nothing. Here is the thing, they could affprd to make that choice, I could not. I could not live on their salary in the NYC area and neither could they. I did not have their financial backing (rich parents paying my way). I wanted to be financially independent and I had made a sacrifice to achieve that goal.
Now that I have been in the work force for a while, I can afford to work in non-profit and make good money. I am a higher level candidate and I will get a decent salary. Granted, non-profit salaries are ALWAYS lower than private sector salaries, but you can live on them. It is a whole different world now.
You did what you had to do to get by. You acquired skills and the bottom line is that you are really smart so you can easily decide that you are going to do a certain job and sell youreslf as someone in that job.
I really wish you were here because then I could introduce you to some of my clients. I work with WCS, a much grander scale Ecoterium. I can ask my cousin Lisa about who her connections are in the Capital District as she really is active in the non-profit and educational community and might know someone. The interesting thing about Lisa is that she loves her job. Few really do.
You are extremely bright and capable, Robin, you will absolutely find a job that you love, particularly because you are so determined.
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