it pains me to write, that I could not achieve my goal of getting promoted in one year. I don’t think I was too lofty nor ambitious in setting that goal in the first place — I think I should have regardless of what the situation was. It has pushed me to try my best and be enthusiastic in my work (when I can), though it is somewhat disappointing that I couldn’t make it past the goalpost.

At this point though, I think my aims are now switching gears to thinking about grad school. Thus, I’m starting to think my actions and implications towards my applications as well as the skillsets I want to pick up for the second leg of my career (I don’t think switching jobs a few times means I have had a few careers — to me it is more an indication of time and experience). I see my time now more as exploratory than stable and dedicative.