I am job

I got a job on the UES, and it's nice and I'm happy. Right near school, good hours, decent pay. I did it all by myself too; all that self-help bullshit. I'm satisfied, yet despondent over what having a job actually means. That sounds particularly naive, but I'm not sure what I'm really supposed to do. Should I feign happiness and just go through the motions or do I bring up what's on my mind? Conflict or not? My feelings are righteously hurt, but it hurts more to think about why. Oh, well, you don't spray French perfume on shit, do you?

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