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Living the dream

The end of my first day of in the real world, at my “big girl job”. I thought this would feel like a huge accomplishment, like I'd made it…

JEM · 2025-09-01 21:00 · 0 claps · 0.4 min read
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Living the dream

The end of my first day of in the real world, at my “big girl job”. I thought this would feel like a huge accomplishment, like I'd made it. But all I felt was, dread. Completely out of my depth, like the last 5 years of academic education were a complete waste of time and “is this it”. Staring at my life hurtling away at my desk. Chasing weekends and annual leave. I’m terrified that the thing I have to do to survive, eats so much of my time, demands so much of me, and leaves my cup feeling pretty empty. Is this how all graduate roles feel?


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