Category: Personal

My 2014 London job search: six months, two interviews, one unpaid internship. Days before I was due to start, I was heading back to my childhood bedroom. After my MA, I applied for every junior role I could find in fashion, culture and arts media. 99% of the replies were automatic rejection emails. Then I… Continue reading Six months, two interviews, one unpaid internship

Half a day after publishing my first English LinkedIn post, I checked it from my sofa. My first thought was: Why did LinkedIn suppress this? 76 impressions.  I opened another tab just to get away from the number. I felt stupid for being a beginner again after a year of knowing exactly what I was… Continue reading Why did LinkedIn suppress this?

Everyone else takes August off. I take it seriously, in an apartment that hasn’t seen a beach towel in three years. Everyone I know is on a beach right now. I’m at my desk. I’ve made peace with it. Summer here is quiet. Dead inbox. Fewer meetings. More room to think. I use half of… Continue reading Everyone else takes August off. I take it seriously