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[quote=Anonymous]Hi back!  I'm a Gen X mom with an Econ undergrad and an MBA from a top 20 MBA program.

You already seem to be using good judgment and reflection to try different possible paths.  That's really great.  And you were diligent about pursuing opportunities.  Also great.  These skills/behaviors will help you.

Poke around Amazon while you are there.  See if there are other jobs there that would suit you better.  Find some permanent employees to have lunch with and ask them questions.

You got hired for a reason.  If your interviewers are still in touch with you, also check in with them.  See if they can give you info on what they saw as your strengths.  Even if your internship is not perfect, they might still be contacts for you later.

You might consider some of these fields:

Communications
Lobbying/trade asociation work
Advertising
Technical writing

Make sure you stay abreast of developments with AI so that your work is more valuable.

I recommend keeping printouts of job descriptions that look good to you and reviewing these for common threads to understand yourself better.

Also review alumni resumes through LinkedIn and do informational interviews with them.  Do create a LinkedIn profile or get more active if you haven't been.

I recommend against Teach for America.  Teaching is a valuable job.  Not to be done because you don't have a better life plan.  I know somebody who left urban teaching for an MBA and now is like a chief of staff for a corporate exec.  He seems like a sincere guy in some ways but he left teaching because it's thankless and low paid and I don't think he felt very effective at it.

When I had trouble finding work right out of college during a recession, I got a fed job.  I really liked it and my atypical career background helped me get a great scholarship to B-School.  I'd look for the newer and more vibrant parts...like this agency.

https://www.usds.gov/

Believe in yourself, find a job you like well enough where you can at least add some value, and plan to switch jobs every 2-3 years to improve your lot in your 20s.

Keep asking questions.  This site is full of smart people.  Unfortunately it can get a bit nasty but the occasional gold nuggets of insight are worth it.
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