I entered the Johnstown business world wearing a grey, pinstriped, unlined Wal-Mart suit that cost me about $35.

Do you ever dream about your job? I do, sometimes. I work in the insurance industry. One night I dreamt that my office insured a bunch of employees who were bitten by vampires. In my dream, my office provided Workers Compensation coverage for the affected employees, but the policy had a Vampire Exclusion. Therefore, all of the claims related to the vampire incident were being denied. I woke up just as my office was being sued over the lack of coverage due to the Vampire Exclusion.

If you are planning on buying Wal-Mart flip-flops, you should probably buy them now. Another week, and your size (not to mention preferred color and style) could very well be gone, not to be seen again until next March. How do I know this? I'm an expert because I worked in the shoe department of a Wal-Mart during the summer of 1999.

Jenny at Age 21: My First Post-College Job