14. Overestimating Your Potential
Your new-found sense of freedom brings some unexpected displeasures, the worst of which being the struggle to be financially stable. No matter. You think to yourself, ‘look at all the jobs out there, an educated fellow such as myself shall waltz right into one.’
You take to your laptop and begin your job hunt with visions of sugarplums and corporate Amex cards dancing in your head. Three cappuccino’s later, you have lost all self-belief and the world has become a dark place. You grimace at the suit beside you holding his business meeting with a jovial, self-satisfaction.
You wind up at an open call for a retail chain. It’s a $6-an-hour job, but everyone’s got to start somewhere. When you get there, there’s a line out the door. The staff has organized a whole day of team-building exercises to gauge your strengths. They ask you about your desert island playlist and why you are so passionate about retail? Then they tell you you’re super but you didn’t quite make the cut.
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