Occasionally, a new job complements and utilizes our skills and natural talents. This can lead to early onset of a side effect I call, “excitement we’re no longer underemployed, and I can finally stop having all those recurring nightmares surrounding our high school reunion.” When you’re chronically underemployed, like I’ve been, finding a good job feels like a remarkable achievement. Like hitting a hole in one or making an omelet that isn’t horrifically burned on the bottom.
“I looked at my financial picture. It was a picture missing something. Money. I wasn’t making enough of it.”