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My Twenty-Something Scrappiness Has Officially Left the Building
As to whether or not I’ll possibly find a newfound thirty-something scrappiness is still a mystery
There’s nothing that will crush your soul and make you lose your sense of self-worth and confidence quite like losing a job. And the longer that you go without finding another job, the more that it will chip away at your sense of self. After all, it’s not a great feeling to be in such a position of vulnerability. However, I’ve been here before, but not like this. This time it’s different. This time, I’m older and circumstances have drastically changed.
The last time that I lost my job, I was twenty-seven and still growing in my career. I still had that fire in me, that desire for a “better” job title, working for a “better” company, and making a larger salary. I still had that twenty-something scrappiness — that competitive spirit, fierce energy, and grit that only came with being a person in your twenties who was still building their identity and discovering themselves.
Now, I’m a thirty-four year old Mom of one (soon to be two) who’s now been out of work for three months and is desperate for a job. Any job. Having built my resume and establishing my place in my career throughout my twenties and early thirties, I recently…
