Maybe it's just me, but I'd like to not be a 'young' professional anymore. I'd like to be young still, goodness yes, but not in the professional realm of the world.
Allow me to explain myself as to why not:
1) We live in a college town. On the street I look like everyone else. In fact, some of these students come from money and most certainly look more 'professionally' dressed than me. I guess I should just break down and start wearing high heels more often. I just so much more prefer my Spanish flats. (More comfortable and better for walking).
2) I am the youngest, by a good 10 years in the office. On good days, I give it 10 years. More comfortably it is almost 20. Since people don't seem to be able to establish the difference between "young professional" and intern, you can understand my frustration.
3) I bunk with the interns. Not literally, but we cohab in the same office. So yes, hence forth I feel like I am looked at the same way. (P.S. I have total respect for the students that are doing the internship, but I've been there, done that. My coffee duties are over..........or not........)
4) Being on the brink of what is considered "entry level" and "mid level." The crap of being stuck in a 3-5 years of experience, when all the good jobs ask for 7-10. Not that I am actively looking for an escape, but I do find this quite frustrating.
5) Being asked 'tech questions' just because I am from Gen Y. (I think I am at least? :)). Just because I look young and no wrinkles are visible yet, I am have been around in my professional career. I can play with the big boys and can handle constructive criticism. At the beginning of my career, this was most certainly not the case.
Yeah... so there are more things too, but lately I have really found it frustrating to be a younger professional. Professionally I want to be in my 30s already, and get respected and recognized for work that I do. Physically, I'm fine being the age I am ;). No wrinkles, sore joints... etc.
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many people would kill not only for being the age you are, but also for looking like the age you represent (? i hope you can understand me).So...enjoy it!!!
kisses,
Alvito
Coming back on the topic (I had to cook the dinner yesterday!!)...I do not really know how the things eor kover there, but at this side of the ocean is very difficult becoming valorate in a cjob, specially if you are for a long time working for the same company, as a friend use to say, it is the 'efecto cantera', people always see you as the same person you was when they met you the first time. The only thing we can do is doing the things the best, try the others to see what you reach and, of course, changing our jobs every a couple of years to avoid the 'efecto cantera'.
Do not desperate!
more kisses :P
Alvito
PS: No he encontrado ninguna palabra que me guste para traducir cantera, pero seguro que Peds puede explicártelo si no conoces el término
oooops:
I won't say anymore you was, I will use...
you were, you were, you were, you were, you were.
I'm sorry, I hope you eyes become well soon!
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