Graduating into the early stages of what became known as The Great Recession wasn’t the ideal time to be flashing a Bachelor’s in Sports Communication around the job market.
So, in addition to moving back in with my parents in the summer of 2007 — Dad said he’d give me till September before he started charging me rent, I went to work as a Dietary Aid at Marlborough Hills Healthcare Center for a manager who used to run the bar and grill I slung burgers at during my previous summer vacations.