Speaking as someone who just accepted her fourth job, five years out of college -- yeah, your first job is definitely just a starting point. I know exactly one person who's kept the same job since graduation, and he doesn't like it much. The rest of us are working on two-page resumes.
Personally, I look at every job I take as a step towards what I really want to do (health policy research) -- or something to add to the list of "things I never want to do again" (administrative busywork, public relations). While I wouldn't recommend bailing on your current job without a back-up plan -- I've never been so terrified as when I was unemployed with no savings, even if it only lasted a week -- there are plenty of things you can do short-term, without feeling pressured to find Your True Calling. A friend temped, I taught test-prep classes, another friend worked in a bookstore. I remain firmly convinced that your 20s are the decade that you spend trying different things and figuring out what you really want.
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Date: 2006-11-21 02:36 am (UTC)Personally, I look at every job I take as a step towards what I really want to do (health policy research) -- or something to add to the list of "things I never want to do again" (administrative busywork, public relations). While I wouldn't recommend bailing on your current job without a back-up plan -- I've never been so terrified as when I was unemployed with no savings, even if it only lasted a week -- there are plenty of things you can do short-term, without feeling pressured to find Your True Calling. A friend temped, I taught test-prep classes, another friend worked in a bookstore. I remain firmly convinced that your 20s are the decade that you spend trying different things and figuring out what you really want.