I had so many goddamned unpaid internships. Deleted some of them; mostly deleted the short-term holiday gigs I had at retail stores in the early 2010's. Ah, the life of a Millennial. (I still get PSTD flashbacks to Justin Bieber's "Mistletoe" as someone who worked as a Victoria Secret's stock boy during Christmas 2012.)

For context, I'm a 39-year old who had the whole "let me get an arts degree in a subject I LOVE" deal and ran smack head first into the Great Recession of the 2010's. I think my low point was getting rejected from Target. Been stuck working in movie theater for the past 10 years. (I also volunteer as a Facebook guru for a small local museum.) Great job but I gotta move on- so I've been working on getting a paralegal certificate since September. A small unexpected inheritance made it possible. I am finishing in about 10 weeks or so it's time to start sending out resumes!

I'm going to try and be optimistic because you know what? It can't be any worse than trying to get a paid museum job in the 2012-2014 era.

Anyone else trying something new late in life?