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When Are You Going To Get A Proper Job?

What even is a ‘Proper Job’?

Tiani Travels
Modern Women
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4 min readOct 4, 2022

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“When are you going to get a proper job? You’ll need one eventually, you can’t travel and work forever.”

“When will you settle down? Where do you want to buy a house? You need to start saving for a deposit.”

“You can’t do this forever, you need a real job, a career, and a stable, secure income.”

“It sounds nice but I think you’re making a mistake, a bad choice.”

These are all questions I get asked frequently, and statements I get told.

It’s kind of funny because I don’t have the answers that people are looking for.

Often a puzzled look appears on their face when I say that I have no idea and I can’t answer any of these questions.

My question is: Why do I have to have my entire life planned out?

People live their lives differently, whether you agree with their choices or not, it’s out of your control.

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