@LEon — They do. It’s also trial and learning!

@Seraphine — I think figuring out what I wanted was the toughest part. Outside the jobs everybody knows (lawyer, doctor etc.) there are thousands of jobs that are not necessarily advertised but are great!

@Baoru — I felt that too and I hope I gave something to my students.

To teach is to touch lives forever.

@Bluefish — The picture says it all

@Nigel Babu — My new job has nothing to do with teaching — thanks God!

@Agnes — Thank you! The watch is a present from my mum for my last birthday. I love it!

@Lizz — I guess it is important to like your work — after all, we spend many hours there. What was your oddest job?

@Gean Oliveira — Yes, I am an employee at the House of Common. At least, that’s what it says on my paycheque

@Linguist-in-Waiting — I was very scared of working after university (or even during). Not sure why when I look back… my lack of experience scared me and I didn’t know what I was good at. It gets better.

@Beth — And looking back, it was the best wake-up call ever! I needed it.

@Soleil — It must have been the CPE, although I had already left France so I’m not sure — so many strikes and protests lately! Yes, I feel sad for my friends and my parents who are struggling to just find a job, let alone a job they like.

One image that I remember very strongly from the student protests a few years ago against the.… gosh I can’t even remember the name anymore, the CPE? Contract de premier emploi? Well, whatever it was, when they wanted to change the employment laws for young kids, and I remember seeing all these signs saying “Contre le precarite!” When you said “my generation grew up with the fear of unemployment and job insecurity” it made me think of that.
.-= Soleil´s last blog ..Insurance companies are douchebags =-.