I have been fighting what felt like a losing battle against Home Affairs for the last year! I have spent hours on the phone and thousands of Rands trying to get an error in my passport corrected. I could not understand how, through no fault of my own, this mistake could not be fixed. It […]
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Meet Amelia: What it’s Really Like Being a Content Writer!
I had a little laugh as I chose the featured image for this article. A photo of a type writer – the glamorous idea of what it means to be a writer. When actually, it’s hours at your laptop drinking copious amounts of coffee often late into the night trying to meet deadlines. Nope, no […]
Meet Maz: What it’s really like being a Fashion Designer
There are few people I know who are more stylish than this woman. She’s the kind of person who can throw on a T-shirt and look like she’s ready for a fashion show. She has a style that is just so relaxed but polished and put together at the same time, how is that even […]
What it’s like being a high school secretary and PA to the principal
Unlike the rest of my posts during this career series, this one was submitted anonymously. Having worked in schools around Cape Town, though through a role in a non-profit, I know first hand how hard working in public schools can be. I once was at a school when a student stabbed another student. Another time, […]
The undeniable value of putting yourself first
Putting yourself first does not make you selfish! I don’t know how else to say it so that I myself will listen and understand and most importantly believe the truth to this. I struggle, like most other people do, to accept that sometimes I need to be a little bit selfish and just say no […]
Meet Eleanor: What it’s like working in Media/Marketing
This is a story that I can really relate to. Though Eleanor worked in the media and I worked for the Non-Profit sector, I found myself sick of working for other people and decided it was time to do things on my own. The life of a freelancer isn’t easy but every day that I […]
