Walking back from the appointment, I was thinking about the fact that when you're applying to jobs, they actually don't generally *want* everything you've ever done. Instead, what they want is you to have a couple of examples for doing the stuff they want, a way to demonstrate you can handle the interpersonal parts (whether that's working on a team, providing customer service, whatever), and a few good stories of handling complex situations or difficult ones.
And - you can do a whole lot with a couple of work projects, and then a couple of supplemental volunteer or individual projects, as long as you can explain them in the right context.
(Also, it occasionally leads to calmness in the middle of a storm: the October I was unemployed, we were running Pagan Pride, and for the first time in 13 years, we had to call 911 twice (once for someone tripping and falling, once for something way more complicated.) There was a part of me that went "Well, at least this will make a good job interview story." and I did actually use it twice, I think.)
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And - you can do a whole lot with a couple of work projects, and then a couple of supplemental volunteer or individual projects, as long as you can explain them in the right context.
(Also, it occasionally leads to calmness in the middle of a storm: the October I was unemployed, we were running Pagan Pride, and for the first time in 13 years, we had to call 911 twice (once for someone tripping and falling, once for something way more complicated.) There was a part of me that went "Well, at least this will make a good job interview story." and I did actually use it twice, I think.)