Movin' stagnantly on up!

I'm sitting down at work right now. I'm not working too hard obviously, so I'm using this time to write a little since I haven't got the chance to in a while. If you're reading this, then you're a pretty dedicated reader. I imagine that you've been checking my blog every day for the past month with high hopes of new content and then going away crying every time. And for that, mom, I'm sorry.

I start a new job on Monday, so that's pretty exciting. I'll also be making enough money to get my own place soon and feel like a real boy. So it's good times all around lately.

While I'm in this transition stage of my life, I figure I should impart some sage wisdom that I've gained in my few months working at a part time job.

Gentle reader who might still be in college, let me give you a little warning that no one thought to give me while I was still in school. When you graduate, almost everyone you meet will judge you by how much money you make.

I can't even count the number of times that people have talked to me at the coffee shop then asked if I was in school and then always gave me that, "aww, you poor thing" look whenever I told them I just graduated. They saw me as a failure at life just because I hadn't found a decent job six months after graduation. Me? I don't care what they think. Or, at least I don't want to care, but it's hard not to at least pay attention to them. It's something that I wish I could have prepared myself for.

I'm not defined by how much money I make or how highly respected my job is. I might not have made much money at the coffee shop, but I had a great time working there and I'm going to miss getting to see all of the people I met there all of the time.

Monetary value doesn't decided your worth as a person, so please remember that. I'm only 22 (nearly 23) years old. I have tons of time to move up in the world. I don't have to be that guy that lands the 6 figure job right out the door. I wouldn't know what to do with that much money anyway. It'd be nice if I were able to make that much money some day, but if I don't, it doesn't make me less of a person.

My main point is, if you're stressing out because you're about to graduate and have no idea what you're going to do with your life. Chill out! God's purpose for your life might not have anything to do with your actual job. That being said, whatever you do, be it tech support, coffee shop, clerk or manager, do it well and always pursue excellence.