Oh hi!

My name is Brittney. Thank you so much for joining me on this little blogging adventure of mine. As you may of read in my bio, I’m into a little bit of everything; “jack (jill) of all trades” if you will. I have been thinking about this phrase a lot lately, well the whole phrase actually: “jack of all trades, master of none.” Yeah, that last part. We like to sugar-coat it and say “well-rounded” or something of the likes, but the truth is how much do you really know if you’re not a “master?” 

I’m currently looking for a new job. I’ve actually teased for years that my current position is a “jack of all trades” job. I do a little bit of everything. I dabble in the sales world, the projects world, and the administrative world. If a weird email comes in and no one knows exactly who handles it, it’s probably me or at least it will be up to me to figure out who is suppose to handle it. I’ve got people coming at me on all sides not fully realizing that I wear so many hats. You get the picture. So I get things done….one way or the other. But how does that translate to the fill in the box questions on a job application? Answer: it usually doesn’t. And what about my extensive volunteer work? What about my constant journey to learn new skills to better myself and my resume. It’s all contributing to this idea of being “well-rounded,” so that’s better in life, I guess, but maybe not so much in landing that job. And I’m sure some “career expert” or more “business-minded” person could tell me how to better use my resume or cover letter to encompass all of that, and if you would like to, feel free to message me. But the bottom line is: I’m not a master.

I guess you can say I’m still “trying to find myself.” Yes, I also hate that phrase. And though it’s true that right now at 32, I feel the most comfortable with myself than I have ever felt; I also feel like I’m constantly bombarded with the amount of things I don’t know.

Is it a confidence thing? Is it a woman thing? Back to my current job woes for a second: I heard a fact recently that men will apply for a job that they are only 60% qualified for, but women will likely only apply if they meet 100% of the qualifications. We can save the whole “gender discrimination in the workplace” for another day, but I do find this fact interesting. Are we as women just counting ourselves short most of the time?

So long story short, I’m highly aware that I still don’t know much. No, employer on Indeed, I haven’t done XYZ for 15+ years. And I’m honestly happy about that. I will happily categorize myself as a “well-rounded” person who’s had many different jobs in many different fields, lots of life experience, lots of dealings with different people, some good times, some bad times, some good friends, and some bad friends ect. But I’m not a “master” of any of it. Will I ever be? I doubt it, but I’m planning to have fun along the way and looking forward to writing more for you all who maybe find yourself in the same boat as me. We’re the “masters of none” and let’s be proud of that! 

Much love,

Brittney