It looked funny, and I was in search of a lighthearted read after finishing the seriously shocking book I raced through beforehand. I picked this book off my shelf mainly because of the cover. She is constantly asking herself ‘is it worth it’? Meanwhile, she is working herself sick trying to break into this industry. Imogen is discovering that the magazine and publishing industry is entirely supported by kids with trust funds who can afford to ‘intern’ for free, and a revolving door of editors who are thrown out as soon as their numbers show any kind of decline. Harri asks Imogen to join her there, but the budget is so tiny that even though Imogen is working more than full-time hours, she’s drowning in debt, barely able to afford decent food to get her through her own workday. Imogen’s boss Harri is moved from her fancy editing job at fashion magazine Panache to launching a feminist site called The Know. She has a blog about sex toys that has a fairly healthy readership but it doesn’t pay the bills, so she’s been working part-time jobs and interning at fancy magazines to build up her resume. Imogen is 27, broke, living in London and chasing after her dream job of being paid for her writing. Anyway this isn’t a post about my career, it’s about this really funny book that made me laugh out loud and remember why having a job you enjoy is so important, but more importantly, loving yourself regardless of what title you hold is truly the goal. So even if I do have a busy time at work, I’m not miserable because I know it’s for a higher purpose, and I love the people I work with. It was pure coincidence that I read this book during a particularly busy time at my day job, but while Careering by Daisy Buchanan is all about a thankless pursuit of a dream career that doesn’t exist, I’m lucky enough to work in the un-glamourous but particularly fulfilling industry of non-profits and charities where I raise money for those who need it.

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