Summer is supposed to be all about fun in the sun and relaxation. Or at least that's what it used to be about until you found a summer job. Whether you're working the have a little extra cash, interning, or living that post-grad life; working during the summer months is killer. Not only on your mental state but also your social life. It sounded like a great idea until you realized your summers of relaxing by the pool and week long beach trips are over. I'm right there with you working a full-time job this summer and I'm only slightly regretting it (until I get my paycheck of course). Here are a few struggles I think we have all felt or will feel at some point this summer:
Not being able to sleep in.
I mean come on, I just spent the rest of the year waking up early for classes, I was not planning on waking up at 6 a.m. every day of the summer. The only thing that gets you out of bed every day is the thought of coffee less than 50 feet from you.
Struggling to find an appropriate outfit for the weather and work dress codes.
It's like being in high school again with a dress code but you can't just wear sweatpants every day anymore (and if you can wear sweatpants to work I'm very jealous of you) . Not to mention my closet looks like a disaster zone trying to find an appropriate outfit every morning.
Missing out on all the beautiful weather because you're stuck inside.
On the days when your face isn't melting off from the heat, your stuck inside working all day. And of course your office doesn't even have windows, it's basically a prison cell.
Not getting to do your normal summer activities.
No more spontaneous beach trips with your friends or endless lounging by the pool for you. Seeing all your other friends living up their summers while you're stuck at work makes you hate them just a little bit.
Your friends and family think you've become a workaholic.
Every time someone tries to see you or make plans your answer is always, "I can't, I have to work." Now all your friends think you've turned into a workaholic and now that you start to think about maybe you start thinking it too.
Weekends are wasted because you're too exhausted to do anything.
Your weekends are spent trying to recover from the crazy hectic week you had and you don't have energy to even leave your house. For me, that usually means not leaving my bed for most of the day and binge watching Netflix while online shopping (because #retailtherapy).
Even though your stuck working all summer long, that extra experience on your resume should all be worth it. Or maybe all the money you made and eventually spent online shopping. Either way, it was totally worth it.
