Survived decades in corporate America.
Now I write about it.
Dark humor. Sharp observations. Workplace culture, identity, burnout, and survival. ☕ Whoops… 💋
I lost my job
I bought flowers
My friend bought flowers from me
Then people wanted my planters
Friend: Maybe you should start treasure hunting for other people
Now strangers come to my barn looking for octopus planters, barn cats, and magical blooms.
#GenX#2ndchapter#VJStorm
@CZOctober25@Vivixen20191 Thank you for offering.
For this round of beta readers, I'm specifically looking for someone who is self-employed or has stepped away from the corporate world altogether. I already have a few readers with strong corporate backgrounds. I'm hoping to balance their perspectives.
Looking for 1 beta reader for my memoir Whoops… Brushing Off the Résumé Again.
Bonus points if you’re self-employed, own a business, freelance, or escaped corporate life altogether.
I need honest feedback, not validation. If something doesn’t work, tell me.
#BetaReaders
Beta reader feedback for Whoops… Brushing Off the Résumé Again:
“I am super engaged.”
Well.
That’s considerably better than, “Please stop writing immediately.”
#AmWriting#BetaReaders#VJStorm
Well... it's happening.
Whoops... Brushing Off the Resume Again is heading out to beta readers.
For months, the only person judging this manuscript was me. Soon, actual humans will be involved.
This feels like a questionable life choice.
#WritingCommunity#Memoir#VJStorm
It’s Friday…
Some of the best things that ever happened to me started out looking like a hurricane. 🌀
Funny thing about storms—they don’t just destroy. Sometimes they clear the way for something better.
Happy Friday.
— V. J. Storm 🌪️
Today was my “day off.”
Salon appointment, shopping, shipping, banking, packing online orders, opening the studio for customers…
…and a nap. 😴
Corporate would only notice the nap.
#worktolive#VJStorm
@4thOfJuly365 I don't think people were meant to spend five days recovering from work and two days recovering from life.The goal was never to live for work.The goal was always work to live.
#WorkToLive#VJStorm#LifeBalance#GenX
If your first thought every Monday morning is:
“Only four more days until Friday…”
you don’t need a vacation.
You need work that doesn’t make you wish away your life.
#MondayMotivation#WorkToLive#VJStorm
@Nobunny333 Gen X wasn’t raised on participation trophies. We were raised on “figure it out.”
Most of us did.
The downside is many of us got so good at surviving that we forgot we were supposed to be living too.
It’s Sunday.
If your stomach drops when you think about Monday morning, that might not be anxiety.
It might be your soul filing a formal complaint.
#SundayThoughts#CareerChange#WorkToLive#Whoops
I lost my job
I bought flowers
My friend bought flowers from me
Then people wanted my planters
Friend: Maybe you should start treasure hunting for other people
Now strangers come to my barn looking for octopus planters, barn cats, and magical blooms.
#GenX#2ndchapter#VJStorm
@HeltonBthhelton I've learned that life rarely goes according to plan. Somehow the detours end up teaching us more than the road we intended to take. Wishing you good things ahead. ❤️