My first child was born in February.
this post was submitted on 10 Dec 2023
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I just happened to be in the room when my recruiter got a call from someone looking to fill a vacancy. I have no experience in the industry or anything like it, let alone the qualifications, but have the really basic general skills required. They put me forward anyway. I got the job - it's basically stress free, great people, decent pay, clear advancement track, extremely low employee turn over and the commute is really short.
Easily the most confused I've been getting a job.
Fell ass backwards into opportunity.
I aced my first university exam. I had very low expectations so I'm unusually happy it turned out this way
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I finally moved out on my own and have peace of mind.
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A music label that I like posted one of my songs on their YouTube channel
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