And Seriously, Keep Your Student I.D.
Everything moves faster in college. One semester you’re a reporter for the school paper and the next you’re the editor-in-chief! That doesn’t exactly happen in the real world. It’ll take some time to adapt to not being on a semester schedule, so don’t be despondent if you don’t get promoted after four months, or if you actually just suck at your first job. It’s okay.
—Our buddy Doree Shafrir’s list of advice for new graduates is pretty great (some of it involves doing smart things with money, which: DO THAT). This is my favorite though. Patience is just a great thing to have in general, but especially for your life. Just chill. Just because your first job out of school is at the mall doesn’t mean you’re going to be at the mall forever. Things take a minute to happen. Often many minutes. It’s frustrating! But also okay. You’re gonna be fine, kid (that’s for me, but I’m sure you’ll be fine, too).
this is so timely because I graduated ONE YEAR AGO and I hate my job and I’m not very good at it. And I feel like I can’t complain, because, y’know, it’s a JOB in my FIELD with a SALARY and BENEFITS. And that is lucky and great, but I wish I didn’t hate 75% of my workday, you know?
Because I love Lindy at Jezebel, I am also going to share this great checklist she posted today for new grads: http://jezebel.com/5910701/congrats-new-grads-by-the-way-you-dont-know-anything
@Koko Goldstein -Lindy’s list is pretty amazing :)
Now I’m going to check Doree’s list.
Seriously, yes, keep your student ID. I graduated 4 years ago and I still use mine. I figure if I’m paying for that education for the rest of my life, I might as well get a discount at a museum out of it.