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Day 72 - Job Dust

I've always been a very talkative person, so I didn't expect to run out of things to say by Day 72.

I didn't want to skip posting for a second day, so here I am, trying to figure out what to say. I suppose not having much to do is responsible for my not having a lot to say.

Despite the fact that I should really delete social media from my phone because of how much of a time suck it is and how it makes me feel terribly about myself, something cute from it is "job dust." On Threads recently, a trend has emerged that when someone who has been unemployed for a long time finally lands a job, they share "job dust" with everyone still looking.

It's not real. There is no animation for it. It's just a thing they wish for people. It feels like fairy dust but for people to find job prospects with a great salary and benefits and stability.

I have an interview on Tuesday - the second in a process of three interviews - and while I'm excited about the job, I am anxious about the salary range. I know that seems like an entitled view since I'm unemployed, but I took a pay cut to go to my last job (the one I was laid off from), and this one would only be about 2/3 of what I was making. And it's in-person.

I'd probably love it, though. I'd like to think I'd be good at it. But is it worth it? And, will it even matter, because I may not move on after Tuesday.

If anyone has a spare adultier-adult who could tell me what to do, let me know.

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