i got the dream job!!!

I received the news over a week ago, and until now, I'm still not sure if I could write about this coherently. But I got the dream job!!! The past 10 months have been filled with doubts, anxiety, and grief. It was the most confusing transition of my life, stepping out of school and into the 'real world'. Nobody told me that a huge part of that would be an awkward and anxious waiting period. Months after my graduation, while I already had one foot in taking the January 2026 certification exam like the rest of my peers, I decided to back out. I was dealing with a heavily deteriorated mental health and the passing of my grandmother. It was a huge decision, one that my dad expressed disapproval of. I felt like I was going off-course. This year, my priority shifted from studying for the exam to job applications. The entry-level offers in industrial microbiology1 were depressing. I couldn't imagine myself working eight to twelve-hour shifts six days a week in the industry. And it has always…