which was a scary change to make, i felt secure at the symphony bc i'd been there for so long and knew how to do things that no one else did so i was needed!! i like being needed in a workplace.

but after 7 years, i was barely making above full time salaried minimum wage and the raise i got was about 20 bucks a week and it just felt kinda...insulting? so i rage-applied for a job at a larger nonprofit, got an interview, got another interview bc they were like "ok so i know u applied for this job but we reaaaaally need someone for this other one"

and ended up in the job that i didn't actually apply for LOL

so now, despite all odds and also my background, i'm uh...in the finance department at my local united way

so rather than writing grant applications i now like, do grant compliance and budget stuff and make sure that every penny possible gets spent where it should

and also help with grant applications lol

oooh a big change! and inspiring also tbh

I love my job and also feel safe there but sometimes I wonder what opportunities there might be that might pay better

ooh that's a big jump

tinylongwing: yeah! it's still scary at times, especially with staff turnover and stuff that's been happening-- like, the person who trained me and was in the same position as me just left (though this wasn't her career path either so she's doing what she wanted now) and it's a bit unsteady feeling! but i'm definitely happy to be making more lol

and it feels good to still know my work benefits people-- probably moreso than my last position, since united way does so much work in the community

rukafais: it sure was! actually when i first got there i was like "wait i'm in FINANCE?" but it's been fine adjusting LOL

oh wow, that's exciting!! also congrats on the raise >:|b

divinesaber: heheh, thank you! the raise is definitely really nice =w=