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Meg
On the other hand, it’s like what if I’m working at McDonald’s and a music teaching position comes along if I can’t quit the McDonald’s job then I feel stuck, but I always thought I could quit later for a better job. I mean, I was trying to be practical about all of it. 
Meg
I was the same way… Entering into college I just never figured out how people could go to work from 9 to 5 and not like it because they either were really good at pretending or I couldn’t figure out how they couldn’t have the routine around their work. Then I started working and thinking seriously about it and it was just like could I really do this all day from 9 o’clock in the morning until 5 o’clock in the afternoon. Yes if I really push myself I could, but it just wasn’t something I wanted to do. I do think if my parents hadn’t pushed me to find my passion and do more than think about just working at McDonald’s then I would’ve been fine but the fact is that I don’t really mind working anywhere if I’m hired and love what I do. Even if it’s McDonald’s, even if the myth goes around that I’m not living to my full work potential.
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Wes Ferrell
Tiffany, what are categories 2 and 3? I’ve heard of Schedule A but not those categories. Meg, don’t worry about what others think of you, be yourself.
Meg
People say nowhere is safe*dictation seriously, seriously seriously 
Meg
Thank you was kind of beginning to think I couldn’t. Despite people‘s loss if they don’t like me etc. on here. I need a safe space but people say no is safe so I don’t know. Anyway what is a diversity higher? Never heard of it. 
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Wes Ferrell
So much concerning employment is about chance, my first job out of high school was working for an ophthalmologist scanning visual field tests on paper to a tape backup for storage in the late 80s yet I could not get a job at McDonalds because I was a liability. Got a job with a friends recommendation later working for a small company doing spreadsheets in Lotus / DOS, brought my own screen reading software etc. After college I sent out hundreds of resumes for months and went to job fairs always disclosing my visual impairment because I figured if they have issues I don’t want to be with them anyway. Then a chance meeting between my mom and a former commission for the Blind employee got me the chance to work 90 days for free and then the potential to get hired and I took it and here I am 30 years later. If the government reduction in force happens and I’m let go most likely I will just retire because it is just so hard to start over and prove yourself. Unless my family, wife and kids are struggling.
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Meg, leave as many messages as you want, You can be yourself, its okay!
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