https://crystal.castle.cc/tag/self-discovery/ Recent content in Self-Discovery on adventures of an omnomnomnivore in NYC Hugo en-US Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:02:57 -0400 https://crystal.castle.cc/2011/10/21/an-employment-epistle/ Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:02:57 -0400 https://crystal.castle.cc/2011/10/21/an-employment-epistle/ <p><a href="https://crystal.castle.cc/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/jobboards.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1750" title="jobboards" src="https://crystal.castle.cc/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/jobboards.jpg" alt="" width="498" height="296" /></a></p> <p>Dear R.,</p> <p>It has only been six weeks since that napkin-crumpling, tear-stained breakfast with you at the Z-7 Diner, but it feels like years have passed. My job was on tenterhooks; I needed to find a new one or soon join the swelling ranks of the unemployed. Murmurs of a double dip recession were getting louder. I had so many questions and too little time. What do you do with a gastronomy degree anyway? Why is it that the sustainable, &#8220;socially responsible&#8221; organizations are the ones offering only unpaid internships? How do I land a new apartment lease in the highly competitive NYC real estate market if I can&#8217;t demonstrate an income? I am a fighter, yes, but this city is one who fights back. And I was determined to go down in a Viking pyre of glory.</p>