Back in college, you had three choices, but could only pick two of them. Those choices were:

-Getting enough sleep

-Getting good grades

-Having a social life

Being able to fully master ALL three of those things is basically impossible, hence the pictures of triangles saying to "choose two," which that alone can be a challenge.

I recently realized that adulthood has its own triangle of sorts. Many individuals like myself who are looking to better themselves career-wise are finding themselves in a similar scenario that I have been finding myself in as I try to look for a better job. Again, having all three of these things is next to impossible. The three things I am referring to are:

-Does it pay decent/well?

-Am I qualified at all, or at least somewhat?

-Am I going to at least not hate doing this?

I live within a couple of hours from both New York City and Philadelphia. There are certainly jobs to be had both near and far. However, I am not in a position to look for just ANY job I can find. I am looking to move up from where I am. I want to make use of my recently acquired bachelor's degree. Makes me wonder if it will ever be worth the loans I took out to pay for my degree program.

Most of my experience is in sales and customer service. However, that does not mean that I wish to continue working in sales. In fact, sales are exactly what I want to get out of. I have had a handful of recruiters reach out to me about various sales positions. I have interviewed a few times, even when I knew it was likely a waste of time.

The minimum wage in my state is about to go up to $10 an hour effective July 1st, making it only $2.36 an hour less than what I currently make as a retail assistant manager, so I only wonder how that will impact me as I continue to search for a new career path.