My List of Ls
Published:
A running list of all the stuff I’ve failed at, also known as a CV of failures. My whole life is an L, but these are the highlights. Includes sour grapes.
2012
- Didn’t get my article published in the inaugural school magazine.
2014
- Didn’t get accepted into University of Florida, University of Florida not Trinity College
- Failed to get the following jobs:
- library technology consultant (ELITE)
- campus bookstore
- college interact club.
2015
- Failed to get the following jobs:
- resident assistant
- orientation staff
- Facebook internship
- ELITE again
- Didn’t get a Canadian transit visa (most expensive L here).
2016
- Various internship applications
- Internship offer at Des Moines Dev Shop revoked
2017
- More internships, most notably:
- Goldman Sachs
- Local insurance company
- Large CMS platform
2018
- Various job applications, most notably:
- Pivotal
- npm (probably dodged a bullet here)
- regional school
- Despite graduating, school because I’ve failed to make something of it.
2019
- Various job applications, notably:
- Google, twice though one of them was because I ran out of time.
- Hair saloon CMS company
- university transportation research center
- another university transportation research center
2020
- various job applications
- CSS Tricks contributions x2
2021
- even more job applications
- article contribution at online publication
2022
- a few job applications.
2023
- yet more job applications.