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GETTING LAID OFF PRETTY MUCH FEELS LIKE GETTING DUMPED

4/23/09 1:19pm by Accidental Olympian
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It’s surreal… I can still remember in perfect detail what it felt like to hear the words, “we’ve had to make some cuts, and we’re going to have to lay you off. Ashley I’m so sorry.” It was such a familiar feeling, and I realized later that it was so absolutely completely like getting dumped. Except, I was getting dumped by my job, not some boy I could scream obscenities back at, and tell lies about behind his back. I mean, where will all my repressed anger go?  Read more >

The 20 something's unemployed journey

4/22/09 10:29am by Accidental Olympian in Twentysomethings Comments (9)
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Hi everyone. I'm a 24 year old English major who graduated from the University of Washington and landed my dream job in book publishing... only to have it taken away from me five months ago due to the economic climate. I've been struggling since December 5th applying for jobs, interviewing, and mostly not finding work.  Read more >

Help me figure out what breed my little pup is!

4/22/09 9:44am by Accidental Olympian in Going to the Dogs Comments (8)
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Hi all! So, two weeks ago my boyfriend and I rescued a 9 week old, super mutt. She's absolutely adorable, smartest little puppy in the whole world, but for the life of us we can't fugure out what breed she is. The shelter told us she was a yellow lab/border collie mix... and I can see the yellow lab in her coloring, but other than that I can't see border collie AT ALL.  As her ears have continue to creep upwards daily, and her body becomes more and more muscular I am leaning towards lab/pitbull mix. Guesses?   Read more >

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The Accidental Olympian

Handed a pink slip and forced to make a go of it in Olympia, WA. Bye-bye big city, HELLO meltdown!

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Full Name
Ashley Accidental Olympian
Member Since
April 2009
About Me: 

So there once was this twentysomething girl who thought she was on track with life and her career, as most naive twentysomethings chose to believe. Then in December of 2008 she received a pink slip from her 'dream job' and subsequently suffered from a panic attack that lasted three solid months. Eventually this sad and confused twentysomething, with no job, and no clue, picked herself off the floor, packed up her belongings and left the Emerald City for a much smaller city, Olympia WA. Eventually this little girl found herself employment (AFTER 6 DAMN MONTHS!), but upon true reflection our twentysomething quickly realized that life seems to be just as much a mess now as ever. Who knows, maybe even scarier! So it seems for our heroine that the only thing left to do is continue to march along, while also frantically searching for a bucket in an attempt to bail out some water from this tragically sinking ship. Who knows what happens next my friends. Join me, and please, bring a bucket. The Accidental Olympian

Profession: 
Office Slave. Also answers to, "Hey You."
Location: 
Olympia, WA
Location Tags: 

Olympia,WA

Employers: 

UNEMPLOYED

School Tags: 

University of Washington,Seattle Alumn

About Me Tags: 

unemployment,loosing my job,relocating,puppy,struggle,starting over,Olympia WA,Seattle WA

Causes Tags: 

OBAMA-NATION

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