VJ Storm

Survived decades in corporate America.
Now I write about it.

Dark humor. Sharp observations. Workplace culture, identity, burnout, and survival. ☕ Whoops… 💋

[VJ Storm @VJStormWrites]

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

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@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.

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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

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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

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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

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@CZOctober25 @Vivixen20191 I just finished a second edit. One more edit then I need to do the layout and cover.

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@Nobunny333 I have a haunt list. I never thought to haunt the elites. That could be fun.

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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 🌪️

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A lot of people spend Thursday dreaming about Friday.

The people who change their lives spend Thursday building Saturday.

— V. J. Storm

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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

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@Bunny_ngl I did it once.

Walked out and never went back.

0/10 for retirement planning.

10/10 for mental health.

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@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

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@Nobunny333 My dog says no. But he has had enough. 😆

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@RareImagery Puppy dog smiles! ❤️

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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

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@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.

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@RareImagery Maybe that’s what ran across my driveway sensor at 2AM

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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

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@GregoryLea1 @Vivixen20191 That’s 1/2 the battle.

[VJ Storm @VJStormWrites]

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

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@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. ❤️