Journalist or what?

South Asian culture dictates that to be to successful you either have to be a doctor, lawyer or engineer. And if you do aspire to be a writer, you better have a book published or something written up in the NYTimes even though you’ve only been out of school for three years!
This is, of course, [...]

A Few Hasty Words

I might have been a little hasty with my statements in my last post. Feeling desperate in this economy and under my circumstances isn’t so surprising, but things have been looking up.
I found a freelance position at a great magazine website for another month or two. I will be helping them work on their redesign. [...]

Laying Off Spree

Out of all the uncomfortable work situations I’ve ever been in, this has to be the worst.
The company heads called each person in individually today to discuss the terms of their contract and employment. The ditzy fashion editor was let go, the editorial assistant was given a choice of accepting her position as a glorified [...]