So I was laid off two weeks ago. I wasn’t exactly sure how to feel about it. I guess it just wasn’t a good way to start the day. I got to work and put my things down and started up my computer when my boss came to my desk and said, “I’ve got some bad news.” Not thinking too much about that statement, I asked, “What’s up?” He said, “I’m gonna have to lay you off…Want to finish the rest of the day?” I mean, how does someone respond to that? This was my first “big girl” job. Although I wouldn’t say it was my dream job or something I loved getting up to do, it was still work and still something that put money in my bank account. But there that went. Business is slow for his small business, and he just couldn’t afford to keep me on much longer. True, I didn’t have much work to do, so I finished the day and finished my last project and left.

It’s weird. I just had a birthday. Here I am, 22-years-old. No job. I mean, I guess being 22 is an advantage to me. I still have the rest of my life ahead of me, so the big dilemma is what do I do? I’ve had a few interviews, some that seem more promising than others. Do I wait to hear back? What if I want to go back to school? What exactly do I want to do? I’m beginning to second guess my decision to a PR/Marketing career path, especially after an awful interview at a marketing agency. I left the interview, two and 1/2 hours after it began, with the worst taste in my mouth for marketing agencies. PR/Marketing people, to me, have always been extremely organized and know what they want. There I was, trying to figure our what about me would assist their agency to becoming a better one, but she really had no idea what she wanted the position to be, or why she felt as though she even needed a position. Why was I there?

So I’m stuck. I’m itching to go back to school. As crazy as that is. I just don’t know for what. I have so many different interests, but there is not one thing that I can truly pinpoint as my “dream job.” I would love to work for the Atlanta Braves, but I realize that dream is out of my grasp, especially since I do not have any connections in the area…I keep hoping for a miracle, but maybe I need to spend that time and energy on something more practical.

I have absolute faith in our current president, and I am hoping the Obama Administration can pull this economy out of the toilet. I’m tired of including, “in this economy…” with every sentence. I want that phrase to have a positive connotation.