My first job out of college was at an upscale grocery store (think Whole Foods meets the food section of World Market). That’s what happens when you get an English degree. I started out as a cashier, quickly moved to bakery retail, then to night-shift baker. I climbed that career ladder and I climbed it hard. At the time, I didn’t know if I’d ever find what my parents would call a “real job,” so I was trying to make the best of what I had.