“Life will be so different when you’re out of school in the real world.”
… 3 mins later …
“Write an essay about how cool you think it is to do graphic design for the bank.”
My dream job?
I don’t dream about labour.
Idk, sometimes it can be great. I worked on wind turbines for a while and one of my favorite memories is when I had the privilege of watching a beautiful sunrise from the top of a turbine. The day to day of working with a small team to kick ass at something that long-term helped provide power to thousands of homes was very fulfilling. I’d go back in a heartbeat if they built wind turbines in localities that don’t suck (technically they do but good luck getting one of those site positions in Hawaii or the other small desirable wind farms).
I don’t think any hobby can approximate the fulfillment that comes with doing something materially significant for society.
Cover letters can be meaningful for an entirely different reason. When I was still an undergrad, I wanted to apply for an internship. I tried hard to write that cover letter, tell them what motivates me to do that job and why I wanted to work there. I just couldn’t. I felt like I was lying to myself. That was when I realized I should switch professions.
But are you willing to fake it? That’s what we’re asking. Are you willing to put your whole soul into faking it.
Everybody fakes it down here.
You still call them ‘cover letters’? I’ve been calling them ‘corporate fellatio’ for years…
Maybe Fisher Price should make more “My First PowerPoint” kind of things in that case. I’m sure there’s some demographics where it would sell like hot cakes.
I wanted to be a milkman and a mailman… On the moon!
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