02-15-2019, 10:35 AM
After three years at JMU, it's finally starting to sink in that I won't be here too much longer. I always looked forward to graduating, getting a real job, and being on my own. Now that the reality is coming closer with every passing scantron exam, I am starting to wonder about how life will actually play out after I walk across that stage. I want to see what you all did, what you didn't, what you wished you did, and everything in between.
This came about when I was looking between getting a project race car and dd, or just a fun daily that could also do track duty. I started making me wonder how much free time do you actually have when you get out of school and start your first job. Are you working so hard to impress your bosses that free time is a thing of the past? Or are you sitting at your desk on GroupMe harassing college students over the internet?
Did you stay in the state where you grew up/where JMU was, or did you take a job in another state? I've been thinking of eventually moving out to Colorado after growing up in VA all my life. Thinking it might be a smarter move to get a job in VA first, then transfer over to whatever state once I get comfortable in my industry. Is this how you get trapped in a state forever though? Do you wish you had gone to a new state right out of college for your first job?
Was money tighter than you expected when you started budgeting for yourself, buying furniture for apartments, going out to eat with colleagues, etc? Do you wish you had refrained from spending on anything, or maybe wished you had spent more on bars for networking or furniture for your empty apartment? Did you ask for your first raise to accommodate your lifestyle, or was it given to you over time?
What else did I miss? How were your first few years out of college? Lay the truth on me, scare me from ever leaving, convince me to take up a double major and become the first ever 10th year at JMU.
This came about when I was looking between getting a project race car and dd, or just a fun daily that could also do track duty. I started making me wonder how much free time do you actually have when you get out of school and start your first job. Are you working so hard to impress your bosses that free time is a thing of the past? Or are you sitting at your desk on GroupMe harassing college students over the internet?
Did you stay in the state where you grew up/where JMU was, or did you take a job in another state? I've been thinking of eventually moving out to Colorado after growing up in VA all my life. Thinking it might be a smarter move to get a job in VA first, then transfer over to whatever state once I get comfortable in my industry. Is this how you get trapped in a state forever though? Do you wish you had gone to a new state right out of college for your first job?
Was money tighter than you expected when you started budgeting for yourself, buying furniture for apartments, going out to eat with colleagues, etc? Do you wish you had refrained from spending on anything, or maybe wished you had spent more on bars for networking or furniture for your empty apartment? Did you ask for your first raise to accommodate your lifestyle, or was it given to you over time?
What else did I miss? How were your first few years out of college? Lay the truth on me, scare me from ever leaving, convince me to take up a double major and become the first ever 10th year at JMU.
Current:
13' E92 M3 Comp | 05' Yahama R6 | 95' E36 M3
Past:
14' BMW 335xi GT | 06' Porsche Boxster S | 15' Jeep Grand Cherokee | 84' BMW 733i | 85' Honda Shadow VT700 | 06' Acura TL