You know the jobs that you keep reading about in the Horror Stories section here? I had one of those jobs. I had it for a whole year. When I finally quit, it was like the world had turned back on for me. Birds chirped, my friends and family rejoiced – I think I even saw a rainbow. Sigh. It was wonderful.
And then something even more spectacular happened: I got an amazing job. And let me tell you, ladies and gents, it has made all the difference in the world for me. Why? Because it’s a place that values me as much as I value myself. I actually negotiated my salary. And they gave me a signing bonus. And a 401K plan. And don’t even get me started on how rad the annual bonus is.
So I’m here to tell you that you may have to endure the less-savory aspects of working life, but perhaps even more valuable than the work experience you get is the job karma you collect. I guess I collected a whole mess of it, because my new job is like Shangri-la. Good jobs are out there, people – there’s hope! – Submitted by Randi, San Francisco
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