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[Adulting B047] When Your First Job After Graduation Sucks, ft. Lindsay VanSomeren, Notorious D.E.B.T.
12/30/17 • 31 min
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Show NotesUgh. Does your first job out of college suck?
Join the club.
One of the first harsh lessons of adulting is that sometimes you don’t get your dream job when you finish your degree. But just because the job sucks, doesn’t mean you can’t learn something.
Lindsay VanSomeren from Notorious D.E.B.T. joins us to talk about her terrible first job after college — and what she did to get out of the rut. It’s your first job, not your permanent job. Learn, survive, and move on to something better.
Find Lindsay on Twitter and Facebook.
Watch the video above or listen to the audio podcast below.
Hosted byHarlan L. Landes and Miranda MarquitProduced byadulting.tv
Edited and mixed bySteve Stewart
Music bybensound.com
The post [Adulting B047] When Your First Job After Graduation Sucks, ft. Lindsay VanSomeren, Notorious D.E.B.T. appeared first on Adulting.
Once in a while, we present Adulting.tv LIVE! Subscribe on YouTube to hear about future events, and share your questions about or suggestions for our next discussions!
Show NotesUgh. Does your first job out of college suck?
Join the club.
One of the first harsh lessons of adulting is that sometimes you don’t get your dream job when you finish your degree. But just because the job sucks, doesn’t mean you can’t learn something.
Lindsay VanSomeren from Notorious D.E.B.T. joins us to talk about her terrible first job after college — and what she did to get out of the rut. It’s your first job, not your permanent job. Learn, survive, and move on to something better.
Find Lindsay on Twitter and Facebook.
Watch the video above or listen to the audio podcast below.
Hosted byHarlan L. Landes and Miranda MarquitProduced byadulting.tv
Edited and mixed bySteve Stewart
Music bybensound.com
The post [Adulting B047] When Your First Job After Graduation Sucks, ft. Lindsay VanSomeren, Notorious D.E.B.T. appeared first on Adulting.
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