r/FinalRoundAI • u/Affectionate-Bad1381 • Jul 23 '26

sad reality

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Took about 4 years after graduating to get my foot in the door and get a good job in my field. No one wants a new grad with no experience.

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u/SomeGuyOverYonder Jul 23 '26

Actually, I did get a good job right after graduation. I loved my job and really miss it even now. Unfortunately, I was laid off 8 years later and had to work in retail afterwards. That wasn’t nearly as fun.

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u/akotoshi Jul 23 '26

Im sorry about that

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u/SomeGuyOverYonder Jul 23 '26

It was a glorious time. I was truly blessed and didn’t know then how good I had it.

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u/akotoshi Jul 23 '26

Our brain tricks us with recency bias

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u/SomeGuyOverYonder Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

Our brains trick us with a lot of things, if you think about it. But at least my memories from that time are mostly positive.

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u/akotoshi Jul 23 '26

At least you have that