Privileged to be Employed

Recently hired for an actual career job! While I worked hard in school to get here, I want to take a moment to be thankful for my blessings and to recognize the privileges that I had (that the majority of Americans struggling in this economy do not have):

1. Not having a dwindling supply of money as I job searched: I had free housing provided on the East Coast or West Coast at my parent's pads and free food there too. If I had not had these resources, I would have had to take a low paying job that wouldn't have advanced my career in order to pay the bills (if I could find one) and this would have significantly cut into my ability to job search.

2. Having a work wardrobe. Not only did I have previous clothes that were work appropriate, but for my birthday I received a lot of work clothing. Without this I might have looked inappropriate for either my interview or work days

3. Having went to excellent public schools due to my parents' ability to buy a home in a more expensive neighborhood.

4. Being able to accept the best job rather than the highest paying job due to many factors including zero college debt.

5. And having my parents offer to freaking fly me out for interviews.

I am so indebted to my parents and I will always try to repay their generosity and responsibility back to them and the rest of the world.