Someone Please Alert CNN/NBC/ABC/FOX NEWS....

I got a new job!!!!! Yes, at last... I almost thought this day would never come.  I was legit at the end of my rope; like suicidal, debating quitting my current job without another job lined up and moving home;   losing my apartment and everything I have here in the city seemed like a pretty reasonable option as of late. I still cannot believe that I found a new job- a great fucking job at that.  One in an industry that I am excited to work in- in a location I am excited to work in, and with people I am excited to work with/for.  I don't think that it will really sink in for me until I start at my new position, but I already put my two weeks notice in and that too was surreal.  I thought I would cry tears of happiness when I got the job, but I am still not fully believing that is is my reality.  This kind of stuff does not happen to me... this must be some other girl's life...   I've spent countless days of my life applying non-stop over the past two years.

Like, an integral part of every day off is me sitting at my computer, scouring Craigslist, Indeed, FindSpark, Linkedin and sending out between 5-20 applications a day.  I must have been on at least 40 interviews over the past year of my life... not a single one of them ending in me getting a new job.  I have been rejected more times than I can count- some of the rejections hit me harder than others when they were jobs I genuinely wanted and was excited about.  Every time I heard back from a job I interviewed for with a rejection email, all I could think is "What is wrong with me?"- I revamped my resume more times than I can count, re-did my cover letter so that it was specific to every job I applied for, and always wrote 'thank you' follow ups after interviews.  Everyone in my life kept telling me the same thing every time I was let down: "You didn't get this job because something better is probably coming along in the future."  I tried to believe that, but it was hard when I hated my current job so much that I considered everything from nannying full time to going back to serving just so I could GTFO of retail.

Sitting here not applying to jobs on my evening off... how refreshing... I don't even know what to do with myself.

Well, all of my efforts have paid off.  I am going to be working for an awesome start-up called 'My Boss Blows Investor Money on Drugs and Burning Man R' Us" - it's basically an interactive site like Pandora is to music but for art and artists.  The offices are gorgeous, and the people working there are awesome.  I am going to be working as a neglected, unpaid, slave; my job entails finding artists, getting contact info, helping with the social media pages, and eventually helping the artists set up and promote shows.  I am so excited to start that it's mind blowing.... work that I actually want to do? That's unheard of!  haha.  And I get to wear whatever I want ;) Hellllllooooo high heels everyday ;) I am so lucky that I found this job and that I am going to be a part of this team! I'm excited the company is small and I can have a major part in helping them grow since the team is so incredibly small as well.  I'm going to be surrounded by creative individuals in a creative environment, using my brain, using my talent, and happier than I have been in a long time.

Considering that almost every fucking blog written in the past two years was generally based around my on-going job hunt, fruitless interviews, uncounted rejections, and my overall discouragement, I'm sure this will come as welcome news to anyone reading this.  WTF am I even going to write about now?!

When I came home the other night after receiving the official proposal email, I felt like I should be greeted by news crews outside of my home.  Every single person in my life or who knows me knows how much I wanted a new job and how hard I've been trying.  I felt like if I walked into Times Square, the TV screens would be announcing that I found a new job: "BREAKING NEWS: Girl who spent the past two years of her life applying and interviewing FINALLY gets new job"   lol.  I feel like I need to write an acceptance speech- this is legit all I have wanted for the past two years.  It's better than receiving an Oscar.  Every time my boyfriend or family has asked what I want for Christmas or my Birthday, my response has consistently been "a new job."  I am lucky that I even have a family and friends and a boyfriend left after all the stress I've put them through with my job search.  I don't know who is happier- me, or them...


I was off work these past two days and I didn't even know what to do with my time since I no longer feel compelled to sit at my desk surfing the internet for new jobs and applying non-stop.  This feels unnatural even as I type this right now not to have a looming anxiety in my head that I should be searching for and applying to jobs...

My Job/Oscar Acceptance Speech:

"I would like to thank everyone for all of the support over the last two years.  I'd like to thank my family for listening to me sob over the phone every time I thought I couldn't possibly go on and for continually giving me words of encouragement that things would work out and I would find something if I kept trying and didn't give up.  I would like to thank every single person who tried to hook me up with a job connection; even though not a single one of them panned out.  I would like to thank all of the friends who put up with my incessant bitching over my current job, and the anxiety I would get every time I had an interview and was waiting to hear back.  I would like to thank every friend who was there to take care of me and/or save my life when I got completely inebriated due to the stresses of my current life and job situation.  I would like to thank all of the people who were rooting for me and helped me out in any way they could- whether it was helping me to revise my resume, putting in a good word with someone they knew at a company I applied for, or giving me other work to do on the side for extra income.  I would like to thank my boyfriend who had to hold me through several mental break downs every time I wanted to just give up and didn't know why I kept applying.  I would like to thank every single person that I work with who has enjoyed working with me and gave me a reason to look forward to work every day- even though I hated my job, at least I've met some amazing people and life-long friends in that place."