Career Stories

[ON HOLD 'TIL I FINISH RESEARCH ON STAND-UP COMEDIANS] ''What do you want to be when you grow up?'' Jaq hated this question with a passion. Not because she wasn't good at anything. Quite the opposite. She was annoyingly good at picking up skills with enough YouTube tutorials, spite, and free time. She just couldn't pick and stick to a freaking lane. Join Jaq as she navigates career disasters, family drama, sexuality confusion, and the increasingly ridiculous pressure to "find her calling." Because apparently, being good at everything except knowing what the hell you're doing with your life isn't a valid career path. '𝘑𝘢𝘲 𝘖𝘧 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘴' 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘱, 𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺, 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘭𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨. Ranked 1 in: #cancelled (8/13-8/24) #sociallyawkward (8/13-8/23) #stand-up (8/13-8/31) #reinvention (8/13-8/24) #multitalented (8/13-8/31) #career (8/24-8/31) #irreverent (8/25-8/31)

In this contract marriage, they don't end up in the same bed the very night of their wedding. Instead, HE ASKS HIS WIFE FOR DIVORCE BECAUSE SHE WOULDN'T HELP HIM OUT OF THE WEDDING SHERWANI HE IS STUCK IN. ☆ He is a sunshine-hearted 21 years-old army officer. She is a 19-year-old pregnant college student. 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠.

At BLACKLINE Entertainment, there are rules no one writes down. Don't get too close. Don't give people something to talk about. And whatever you do- don't fall in love. Chesi enters the industry determined to survive it. As the youngest member of a rookie girl group, every mistake becomes a headline, every expression is misread, and every rumor spreads faster than the truth. While the world calls her cold, arrogant, and impossible to like, no one bothers to ask how much she's carrying behind the cameras. No one... except Justin. A senior idol who quietly notices everything everyone else misses. The exhaustion hidden behind perfect performances. The smallest details she never realizes someone is remembering. What begins as quiet concern slowly becomes something neither of them planned for. Stolen glances turn into silent comfort. Professional conversations become the safest part of their days. And somewhere between rehearsals, music, and impossible schedules, two people begin falling in love in a place where love is the one thing they're never supposed to have. But the industry is unforgiving. Dreams demand sacrifices. And sometimes, the hardest distance to cross isn't measured in miles- it's the space between two people who desperately want to stay, but may have to let each other go. A devastatingly slow-burn K-pop romance filled with quiet longing, impossible choices, healing, heartbreak, and the kind of love that speaks loudest in silence.

An overnight sensation shares his perspective of life in a rare interview wading through questions about life, work, love, relationships, culture, society and more. The first 7 chapters are absolutely free to read. The complete story along with the remaining 14 chapters are live on my Patreon. Link is in my profile. Do check it out at your convenience.

❝Isn't it obvious that I miss you? ❞ Short story. Cover by @taetebts All rights reserved. ©️charulotta_2023

NXT, said to be home to the best women's division in the entire world of wrestling, is about to be taken by storm by a uniquely different, yet promising, young athlete who is in search for a place of belonging and family. But the question remains, how will this promising new rising star make her mark in a landscape filled with the top female athletes of the world? Follow her journey both in and outside of the ring and find out. DISCLAIMER: I only own my OC and the story, not WWE or any of its employees.

Olivia thought she finally knew where her life was going. A fresh degree. A loving family. A mother who would do anything to protect her. And now, a chance to work for one of the biggest companies she had ever heard of-MaxiWise. It sounds perfect. Until the distance, the pressure, and everything happening behind the walls of MaxiWise begin to make Olivia question whether getting the job was really the blessing she thought it was. Between family expectations, friendships, unexpected people, and a new life she never planned for, Olivia is about to discover that growing up isn't as simple as she imagined. Sometimes, the biggest opportunities come with the biggest complications. And sometimes, when everything gets mixed up... you have to figure out who you really are before you lose yourself.

Love is the most infinite and effortless presence in this world. It's found in the tiny crevices of human nature-in the way flowers bloom but, Azael Clyde Yeon found his love in soccer field. He's willing to sacrifice everything for Miraine Ailana Perez because there is no force in this world stronger than love. There is no reason to believe that love cannot find you.

Anusha Rao crossed an ocean believing the hardest part was getting there. She was wrong. Moving abroad was supposed to be the beginning of everything she had dreamed of-independence, a successful career, and the chance to build a better future for herself and her family. Instead, she finds herself facing a life nobody warned her about: homesickness, financial pressure, immigration uncertainty, endless job applications, rejection emails, and the painful feeling that everyone around her is moving forward while she is standing still. Then the opportunity she believed would change everything disappears at the final step. Exhausted and ready to give up, Anusha packs her suitcase. But before walking away from the dream that brought her across an ocean, she makes herself one small promise: One more tomorrow. One more application. One more conversation. One more attempt. This isn't a story about a woman who never wanted to quit. It's about a woman who wanted to quit many times-and kept finding one reason to try again.

A girl named Layla is forced to marry an older man named Deacon Marcus Webb. Layla's mother and Aunty Summer intervene in what William (Layla's dad) set up as an arranged marriage. Layla refuses and flees to Nashville with her aunt Summer. Her mother, Ruth, refuses to help her husband, William (Layla's father), find her. William hires a private investigator to find Layla.

My name is... well, let's hold that thought. For now, let's just say I'm a ghost in the machine. I've decided to keep my name a secret until the very last page ,I promise to make it worth the wait (and a bit of a laugh). I'm 23 years old, and by day, I'm a Cybersecurity Engineer, navigating the invisible architecture of the digital world. While my career is built on firewalls, encrypted codes, and identifying vulnerabilities, the story I'm about to tell you is the one thing I could never program: my life. In my line of work, everything is logical zeros and ones, cause and effect. But as I look back at the trail of my life, from the echoing hallways of my school days to the frantic deadlines of my first job, the logic starts to blur. Because in the middle of all those systems and servers, I fell in love with her. She🌸 wasn't just a distraction; she became the reason I had to learn the hardest lesson of all: how to balance my Deen and Duniya. I started asking myself , How do you stay grounded in your faith while chasing success in a world that never sleeps? How do you protect your heart with the same precision I use to protect a network? This isn't just a manual on how I became a professional; it's the log file of a journey through the lessons of youth, the grind of the 'real world,' and a love story that taught me that some things shouldn't be secured they're meant to be felt. What's inside: 🌸A "Slow-Burn" Love Story 🌏The Struggle of Deen vs. Duniya 🏫 Nostalgic School & College Days 🔓A Mystery Identity (Reveal at the end!) Step inside my terminal. Let's see if you can decrypt the truth before the final chapter.

"𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧." Niharika and Kushaan are the integrated part of eachother's lives. As long as they both remember their childhood-the other one had always been in it. Their friendship didn't begin with a "hi" or a "hello." It was almost as if God had written it long before they were born. Their fathers were best friends, and somehow, they inherited that bond without ever trying. They were best friends... until being friends weren't enough. And the biggest question was-could they ever find their way back to friendship, or create something even more beautiful? Read to find out, what circumstances exactly told them that being friends wasn't enough? ✦ 𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐒 ✦ • 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔 • 𝑬𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑺𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝑩𝒖𝒓𝒏 • 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅/𝑭𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 • 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 • 𝑯𝒆 𝑭𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕, 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 • 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𐙚 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆, - 𝑨𝒓𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂 ✦ 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓

After graduating from Middleton High School Kim and Ron were both thrilled and excited about starting their new chapter of their lives together and attending Upperton University. Kim studied journalism and technology science to work at Global Justice Headquarters. Ron studied Mathematics and Architecture to become a real estate agent. They moved in together five months before graduation and have been loving it ever since. One year after graduating from college Kim's Grandmother passed away it was a very difficult time for the whole family. Ron felt so heartbroken for Kim. Three weeks later it was the funeral and Kim's whole family and some of Ron's family went to pay respects for Kim's grandmother. Several months later Kim was uplifting her spirits in a new light she can now be her normal self with her family and friends that she loves and be proud and able to focus on moving forward. Six months later Ron was planning on proposing to Kim but with a little help from his best friend Felix and his dad it was all worth it. Kim said yes she was thrilled to spend the rest of her life with Ron. One year and two months later Kim and Ron were married and for their honeymoon they went to Fiji and had an amazing time together. After the honeymoon they were both very pleased to be alone as a married couple and can support each other through anything. Kim and Ron have discussed that they have always wanted kids one day and wanted to start a family but the timing wasn't perfect because of both of their careers playing a role due to small promotions and steps ahead. Kim soon finds out that she is pregnant with her first child and Ron was so excited but nervous to be a dad for the first time. Six months later they find out the gender of the baby and it was a girl they told both of their family and friends about the news and can't wait to see their new baby girl. On March 10th Kim goes in labor and went to the hospital. The baby was born and named Stella Gabrielle Stoppable

Jennie Kim doesn't fall in love anymore. Not after the girl she trusted once turned her into something people whispered about. Years later, she has everything under control, a successful design company, a good life, and a heart that no one gets close to. Until the past she buried walks back in. Lisa, the girl who once broke her, is now standing in her office, smiling like nothing ever happened. Through it all, Rosie Park stays the same. The perfect friend. The perfect peace anyone could ever ask for. But when everything finally starts to spiral, Jennie realizes something terrifying: That she doesn't seem to know Rosie at all. Or maybe... she never really looked.

Finnick Odair belongs to the sea, to the beach, the salt air, and a life that was never meant to hurt like this. Until the Capitol decides he doesn't. They watch him. They love him. the charming boy who smiles so easily, who plays their game without even realizing it. Now, at fourteen, he is thrown into the arena, forced to fight for his life. He makes allies. Becomes a Career. Becomes someone he barely recognizes. Because the Capitol is always watching. And all Finnick wants, is to survive long enough to get back to the one person he loves most: his sister. Nearly everything is cannon from me. All the rights belong Suzanne Collins.

Indie pop singer, Glory, is about to release her sophomore album. A chance encounter with a charismatic male pornstar is about to derail her career. Or open up her eyes to the truth.

when you're born to be a career, all they teach you is how to kill. they don't tell you what happens when you're not allowed to love, too. they don't tell you what happens when the killing is done and you're living with blood on your hands and screaming in your ears.

SERIES TWO THE WAYS: THE WAYS WE WANDER Eliana Kingsley has found her happily ever after. But as one chapter of their lives comes to an end, another is only just beginning. On the night of her best friend's wedding, Amara Benett receives a phone call that changes everything. Amara has always been a woman with a plan. Every goal has been carefully written down. Every decision has been calculated. Every step toward her future has been organized. She knows exactly what she wants. Success. A career she can be proud of. A life built by her own hands. And when an unexpected opportunity gives her the chance to move abroad and chase the future she has always dreamed of, Amara is forced to make a decision that could change not only her life-but the lives of the people closest to her. Leaving home means leaving behind everything familiar. Her family. Her friends. And the life she thought she had already planned. As Amara steps into a new world filled with ambition, opportunities, unfamiliar faces, unexpected connections, and challenges she never prepared for, she soon discovers that having a plan doesn't mean life will always follow it. Meanwhile, Eliana begins her new life as a wife, while Sienna, Naomi, Isabella, and Celeste continue facing their own dreams, relationships, secrets, heartbreaks, and choices. Distance may separate them. Life may change them. But some friendships are strong enough to survive every new beginning. Because growing up sometimes means leaving the road you know behind. Sometimes, the future doesn't wait for you to be ready. And sometimes- You have no choice but to wander. THE WAYS - BOOK TWO THE WAYS WE WANDER Six best friends. New dreams. New places. And a journey none of them could have planned.

The untold love story of the 74th Annual Hunger Games. Cato - the charming player, who has only ever had one goal in life - to win the Hunger Games. All his father ever saw in him was a killer, someone who had a temper, who he could use to gain riches if he one day won. Clove - the intelligent, sarcastic girl whose family seemingly loved her, but she grew up poor. Leaving her with no option but to train as hard as she could and hopefully win the games for her family. Clove never saw Cato for much more than just another player, but every time Cato saw Clove he felt something different - He felt something real. But what will happen when Clove catches the eye of Marvel? - The mature, hopeless romantic from District 1. An alternate ending to the Hunger Games. *Discontinued as of now, may come back to it* THE HUNGER GAMES SETTING AND CHARACTERS BELONG TO SUZANNE COLLINS.

A collection of business lessons I have learned on the road, meandering the world. Work in progress.. More to come! This is not a travel journey. I hope to make you laugh, give you the travel bug, or that at the very least find some useful advice that you can implement in your professional life. Stay tuned and enjoy!