a couple of weeks ago i applied to this really cool sounding internship for a tech startup in Kuala Lumpur. naturally, i got a rejection email after the first interview.
& yes, i do believe this is another example of an “everything happens for a reason” situation (honestly, who am i to think i could live in malaysia, take a semester off & not see my boyfriend or family for 5 months when i cant go without them for even a month?!?) but thats not all i got from this.
as i was answering (or at least trying to) questions about why i wanted to be a talent acquisition intern, i realized that i really didn’t know. i hardly even knew what the position was.
when asked what i wanted to do after college i will always respond with “open a coffee shop & write” (possibly fueled by my desire to be the real life carrie bradshaw). clearly, my college education from the top public university in the country isn’t paying off here, but i cant help that a 9 to 5 desk job is my definition of hell. so i have to ask myself; why on earth would i apply for a desk job?!? just because everyone else is?
the conclusion to this tale of my anticipated rejection email is that it would be dumb for me to waste time doing something i dont want to do in the long run just because its expected of me. (btw. if you want to do the suit thing and be a rich and successful wall street business person more power to ya. i just dont see it in the cards for me).
