Biggest DIfference Between Going to College and Having a Job

lefthandofdog
Sun, 02 Dec 2007 10:42:20 +0000

Another difference I’ve noticed: the feeling of time changes the older you get. When I worked a part-time job for 2 hours a day at the age of 16, I was constantly checking the time - it seemed the longest two hours of my life (it was). Now I look up from my desk at the end of the day and wonder where the time went.

As a new worker, what I most noticed/enjoyed was getting paid and having my evenings/weekends to myself. I took courses in various arts/crafts, something I didn’t have time for as an undergrad, and some of those have become lifelong hobbies/avocations that provided me with income when I stayed home with kids. The other big bonus of graduating: you can read anything you want.