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The beauty of doing these Career Interviews (which will end, when I've run out of showing off some of my favorite women bloggers) is not just that I find out that things at this point aren't 'be all, end all', but also that I get to learn more about some of my favorite people. I also take immense pleasure in showing them off to new people, who may not have discovered them otherwise.
With that, I present to you the wonderful Angela of Tomorrow is Another Day. What I find fascinating about Angela, as with all of the other women that have been interviewd, is finally getting some insight on what they do during the day. But what trumps all of that is that Angela is in the Air Force. And I fight it fitting, given recent events in politics, to feature a female in the military who could probably kick some serious ass. I'm just sayin'.
What did you want to be when you 'grow up' or perhaps, what do you want to be when you 'grow up'?
Honestly, I'm still very much trying to figure this out, and I don't know if I'll ever have a real answer. My career goals have always been a little hazy, but my ultimate dream is to someday be a published author and stay at home mom. (And forward thinking women everywhere are breathing a collective gasp of horror!) I've been told that the first step toward this goal is writing something down and then procreating at some point. Since the procreation thing scares the ever living hell out of me at this point and time, I've decided to start writing things down.
Are you doing that now?
I'm doing my darndest!
What did you do (or where, if you are willing to share) for your first job out of college?
I was lucky enough to have my entire college education paid for by the Air Force, and in turn have been repaying my debt to them as an officer in the personnel career field.
Was it the job that you wanted to do?
It's not so much that it's what I've always wanted to do as much as it's what I've always expected I would do. I've just recently decided to separate from the military and try my hand at the civilian world, and pursuing my writing dreams. I can certainly say that I've learned more in this job and had more responsibility than I probably ever would have had as an English major straight out of college in the civilian workforce, but I'm very ready to move on. And wear cute shoes again.
A horror story from that first job or a horror story from a job that you got soon there after.
My horror stories have been fairly generic--a boss I didn't like, not enough responsibility, too much responsibility. Probably the thing I'd most like to forget took place within the first 4 months on the job. I was working as a section commander in a 600 person squadron, an extremely stressful job for someone who knows what they're doing, nevermind a brand new, completely clueless 22-year-old. However, after 3 months in the office I felt as though I had a good grip on things and really loved the people I worked with. I got a slot in a 6 week training course, so we hired an interim commander to fill in for me while I was gone. At the 4 week point of the course I got a call from my commander telling me that when I came back I would be working in a different office. The short story is that the girl they had taken on for the short term liked the job so much that she did everything in her power to make me look as bad as possible so that she wouldn't have to worry about me coming back to reclaim my job. As humiliating as it was at the time, I learned a LOT about office politics, the dangers of trustingly taking people at face value, and shortly after starting my new job I learned just how much my old job had really sucked!
What do you do now (again, or where, if you are willing to share)?
I'm spending the next 6 months finishing out my Air Force personnel career with a bang, and then I'll be moving
