I want to share my story, I’m hoping it will motivate someone out there in a tough spot

I was working a dead end job for a couple of years. I hated it. I hated getting up for it, the duties, the pay, the workers, the location, just everything about it I hated. I applied and interviewed for months before something wild happened one day.

One day I had 3 interviews lined up. I doordashed before the first one to ensure I had some money for the gas and a little lunch because I was hanging in the area to prevent wasting any fuel. I went to the first one (Sam’s Club), aced the interview and felt pretty good about it.

Went to the second one, completely bombed it. I had the bright idea to drink no caffeine to try and stay focused and don’t ramble. Well…I ended up rambling. I was so nervous that on the way out the door the VP was opening it for me and letting me out. I had one foot out the door and turned to him and said “do you have any more questions for me?” And he just stared at me for a second confused af as to why in the world I chose that time to ask that. I went back to the car and cried on my way to the third interview.

Aced the third interview, felt like it was going to be the one out of the two I felt confident about.

2 days later I get a call from Sam’s Club, offering me the position. I told them let me get back to them by the afternoon. Then I got a call from the third interview just a couple hours later. They offer me more money than Sam’s and they told me they would be sending an official offer letter in email for me to read over and sign. I got off the phone excited and was SO ready to get that email.

Then not 5 minutes later I get another call. It was from my second interview, the one I absolutely bombed. I answered thinking it was just them turning me down, but he offered me the job. Higher pay than the other 2, profit bonus paid out yearly, yearly raises, salaried job and I can literally choose my own schedule. It was a manger position in a field I’ve never worked in before, with no ties to anyone who worked there, didn’t really even have a clue what the job duties were.

Though nervous, I accepted it. Within just 4 months I absorbed another department. 2 months later I got another raise. Then a hefty profit bonus as well as a great raise. Almost 2 years later, I’m now in line for a Director level position with the company, and will start training next year as long as I finish my year off strong (which I am). This is a position that is considered an executive level position and I’ll be making 6 times the salary I’m making now, one of which I already never even thought I would EVER make. 6 times it is just mind boggling. I don’t have a degree, I never thought this type of position was even an option for someone like me.

My point is: pieces fall, and sometimes they just fall ight where they need to. You just have to be patient. Keep doing what you’re doing, don’t let the failures bring you down. You’ve got this, you will make it where you want to make it. You’re fucking awesome, don’t stop being awesome.