This is based on a true story, but I made into a fairy tale for your – but mostly my – amusement. Adeola was the most employable person in all the land and everyone wanted a piece of the action. No, no, that’s not quite right. In truth, Adeola didn’t have everything the many employers […]
Category: Post-Uni Lifestyle
A blog about my journey into employment after university. A clear example of how everything doesn’t fall into place with a degree in hand. I will document my progress and show my determination to start my career.
I’ve already attempted to write a blog post twice this month, but the words weren’t coming out right. Third time’s the charm, eh? Let’s talk about the link between self-love and self-confidence. It Begins I’ve realised that looking for external validation only is definitely not the way to go. Obviously I knew that deep down, […]
Hello! I’m unemployed again and job hunting already feels demoralising. Back in April, I mentioned that I would need to figure out what my next steps were in terms of employment and training after my apprenticeship was done. Well, I finally finished the apprenticeship in June and got the certificates in July. Yay me! I […]
Sometimes you have to just throw caution to the wind and give something a go! Throwback (21/08/21) I mentioned in my anniversary video last month that I was going to start giving things a go, so I can continue to move forward – but now I feel stuck again. We all knew this was coming […]
I’m almost done with my apprenticeship and I’m nervous as hell. I thought you liked to change things up? I love moving on from old things. The sense of relief I get from finishing a project is heavenly – but it always comes with the heavy weight of preparing for the next project. And for […]
Originally written on 01/09/2019 – previously unreleased due to fear of reception. Lightly edited for clarity. Today’s other post So I haven’t had a full time job since February 2019 and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. I have had the time to go on courses, build myself in my personal time and make […]
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Progress
Originally written at the right time, but I wanted to go in a different direction creatively. That different direction is now a defunct project. Sorry for being such a flip-flop! Today is the 29th July 2020, which marks the 1 year anniversary of glassofaj.com going live! Happy Birthday, brainchild! Fear Poorly Masquerades as Motivation It […]
I return to work next week and I’m absolutely terrified. It’s literally been 7 months since I was last at work, (7.5 since I was in the office itself) so this is going to be a big ol’ change. No more waking up in the middle of the day, because I ignored my arbitrary alarms […]
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Life as a Furloughed Worker
What happened? Ms. Rona happened. As you all know, the world has been going through a likkle crisis lately. We will not mention it by name because this is a safe space. As a result of this crisis – I have become a “furloughed worker”. What the heck is a furlough anyway? Being furloughed means […]
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Did I Make a Mistake?
Below is a piece I wrote last week, I’m still not sure how to feel right now. I am still in a state of insecurity about all the decisions I have made in life up to this point. Full-time work is hard for anyone to get into, but there is an added level of difficulty […]