Random fashion thoughts

[shoreman1782]

I bartended for a couple of years and landed a bunch of freelance jobs through regulars at the bar. College town, low living expenses, slept in all the time, etc... could have been worse*

*This experience is not generalizeable due to sample size

 

[brad-t]



i know people who loved their time as a bartender and made very decent money. kind of a dead end, it seems, though. and won't help you for future employment opportunities.

unless you're planning on being a professional cyclist i'd say you're wasting most of your life and money by this metric

 

[bosatlbwi]

What did my post have to do with cycling at all? Trust me, being a pro cyclist is not even remotely a possibility. I was just making the point that it may be a better use of time to get an internship or something related to the field he wants to go into.

 

[g transistor]

Eh, I think it's a better use of time to take some time off and figure out what you want to do, all while learning something new that you've been interested in. When you graduate, how many years of your life have you spent in the black hole of education?

You have the most freedom ever in your life the moment right after graduation. Most people know what it's like to be young and won't look down on a few years of "whatever" directly after college. They've been there too.

 

[dotcomzzz]

move to korea. teach english. get yellow fever (the good kind). kop toj from your backyard.

 

[the shah]



That Buzz Bissinger article is horrifying. I don't think I'll buy clothing ever again

The Divine Stylist, born in Iran and given her wonderfully fiery temperament, would do a sushi on them if they gave any remote indication of encroachment.

Its always excess...either uranium or gaudy luxury goods overdone

 

[GraphicNovelty]

actually the reality is from talking to my bosses/mentors etc. people really do look down on applicants with large time gaps on the resume. if you want some corporate job it will hold you back when trying to break in to just **** around for a while. and it's easy to say "**** that" for now but like, idk i always had the perspective that one should think before one closes doors because it's never bad to have options.

i'm not sure this applies for like, volunteering or nonprofit work or like working in an urban garden or teaching english abroad.

 

[Neo_Version 7]



i'm not sure this applies for like, volunteering or nonprofit work or like working in an urban garden or teaching english abroad.

Add "curating a blog" to that list.

 

[TWorksheets]

personal growth

professional experience

choose one

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

this only applies to traditional fields of work

 

[brad-t]



What did my post have to do with cycling at all? Trust me, being a pro cyclist is not even remotely a possibility. I was just making the point that it may be a better use of time to get an internship or something related to the field he wants to go into.

It means you can do things you enjoy and don't always have to worry about "career dead ends."

 

[dotcomzzz]

But the worry brings this and so much more.

 

[bosatlbwi]

Hey styleforum, give me more ideas on how to wear my blackwatch blazer. I love it but can't wear it without feeling very #menswear

It means you can do things you enjoy and don't always have to worry about "career dead ends."

You don't have to always think about the future, but it is worth considering. Especially with the **** job market right now. It's hard enough to get a job when you do everything "right" nevermind when you take a break to "find yourself"

 

[GraphicNovelty]

^just embrace the #menswear aesthetic. it's easy to dable and is an aesthetic that gets more hate than it deserves because of tumblr bloggers jumping on hype-trains but frankly it can look pretty cool with little buy-in.



idk I and a lot of my friends have beenworking meh entry-level corporate jobs and we still manage to lead enjoyable lifestyles. there's nothing that i'm like "oh **** i wish i didn't have my job so i can do X and engage in some 'personal growth' experience." Maybe that's because college for me was like 4 years of summer camp and I got burnt out from it.

just keep it compartmentalized and lead a rich life outside of work. maybe it's because I happen to enjoy activities that slot in nicely with a "yuppie" lifestyle (games, the gym, cooking, etc). and because I have enough days off to go on week-long trips abroad but having money to do the **** i want is really, really nice

 

[g transistor]

Let's stop HERE.​

Hey styleforum, give me more ideas on how to wear my blackwatch blazer. I love it but can't wear it without feeling very #menswear

Tapered wool cargo trousers (hope you got those from uniqlo), black wings horns service boots, frayed nonnative flannel

 

[bosatlbwi]

Yeah that sounds dope, if only I owned any of those pieces