I had been worried about finding a decent job since high school. I graduated with a degree in finance in dec 2024 and couldn’t find a job, I was just working at walmart. 0 internships, mediocre GPA, I’d see all the statistics about gen z being underemployed and how the job market is beyond cooked, I was feeling what many of you guys feel. well I guess I got lucky. I applied for an accountant position at my state’s department of transportation and this application happened to not disappear into the void as soon as I hit submit, and just like that I got hired dec 2025.
the leadership surrounding me is great. last month I got pulled outside and was told how much of a great job I was doing and how the higher ups appreciate how hard I’ve been working to get my team out of the rut they hired me to help them get out of and my boss is saying he hired a rockstar 😭✌🏾. I started *tearing up*. I can’t ever remember receiving praise like this. it’s crazy because in my monthly meeting with my boss, I was curious as to how many people applied for the position and why they chose me. he told me that there were about 40 applicants and they went through 10 interviews, and he ended up choosing me for 1 of 2 spots because he liked my personality and thought I’d work well with the team.