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[quote=Anonymous]To give a sense of one trajectory: I made the DC move at 26 because I was unhappy at my financial job in another city, my college friends had a room in their group house, and my boyfriend (now husband) was in a graduate program at UMD.

Prior to D.C. my post-college experience was a year as a babysitter/ nanny (really well paid where I grew up) followed by a year doing administrative work at a financial company. I lived with my parents during those years and saved money so I gave myself 6 months in DC to find a job. I took an unpaid internship (3 months) at a well-regarded think tank while looking for work. By the end of 3 months I had a job at a non-profit doing fund-raising and public affairs. That was about 15 years ago but at the time I was paid just over $30k a year.

After two years I was pretty unhappy and realized the types of jobs that interested me all required an advanced degree. I received an academic scholarship to one of the area's schools, got a part-time job as a research assistant but mostly lived off savings and got a master's degree in public policy. I got a job straight out of that program that I'm in still in 9 years later. I'm no longer sure it's the right fit and I'm trying to figure out my next move. I love D.C. (Beautiful city, good friends) but don't love the jobs I've held here. [/quote]

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