“This ‘adulting’ thing is great - but man is it stressful!”
- Jake barely one month into his career
Yep – Jake graduated college in April and is now officially nothing
more than a labor statistic. Just another train-riding, chino-wearing, backpack
carrying software developer for Capital One.
I joke, but the job actually sounds pretty sweet. And they
certainly take far better care of him than we ever did. He’s got medical, dental,
401K match, paid vacation and discounts to sporting events. But more important
than any of that…access to free food!! Lots and lots of free food. As a matter
of fact, there was one month where he almost got by without spending a dime of
his own money to eat.
It’s like he’s become me. But better!
With the first one down, it got us to wondering about the
likely vocational prospects of the others.
Let’s start with Jesse. She’s the youngest but her career
path is far and away the most clear cut. You can pretty much bank on it being a
straight line between 8th grade graduation and law school. Seriously
- any profession that permits you (and actually pays you!) to have opinions,
argue those opinions and then cut deals if your opinions aren’t strong
enough, is an absolute dream job for her.
Case in point - planning her Bat Mitzvah party a few months back.
Our initial “deal” was for a modest gathering. You know…a couple of family
members and some of her closest friends.
Turns out that she somehow has 90 “closest” friends.