Transitions: Jobseeker to Professional
"To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom." - Socrates
Who I am emerges from the intricate interplay between my aspirations, actions, and conscious rejections. My identity crystallizes through the dreams I chase, the choices I make, and the paths I deliberately avoid.
Below are songs that have moved me at pivotal moments in my life. They became soundtracks to various transformations and transitions in my life.
JOB SEEKER - SLEAFORD MODS
So Mr. Williamson, what you doing in order to find gainful employment
Since your last signing on date?
Fuck all
19.4 top
18.6 middle (Rob)
19.2 top
18.4 mate, middle
Jobseeker!
Can of Strongbow, I'm a mess
Desperately clutching onto a leaflet on depression
Supplied to me by the NHS
It's anyone's guess how I got here
Anyone's guess how I'll go?
I suck on a roll-up, pull your jeans up
Fuck off, I'm going home!
Jobseeker!
Jobseeker!
So Mr. Williamson, what have you done in order to find gainful employment
Since your last signing on date?
Fuck all
I've sat around the house wanking
And I want to know, why you don't serve coffee here?
My signing on time is supposed to be ten past 11
It's now 12 o'clock
And some of you strange bastards need executing
Mr. Williamson your employment history looks quite impressive
I'm looking at three managerial positions you previously held with quite
Reputable companies, isn't this something you'd like to go back to?
Nah, I'd just end up fucking robbing the place
You've got a till full of 20s looking at you all day
Well I'm hardly gonna fucking bank it
I've got drugs to take and a mind to break
Jobseeker!
Can of Strongbow, I'm a mess
Desperately clutching onto a leaflet on depression
Supplied to me by the NHS
It's anyone's guess how I got here
Anyone's guess how I'll go?
I suck on a roll-up, pull your jeans up
Fuck off, I'm going home
Jobseeker!
Out!
BE PROFESSIONAL - THE ACBS
Oh, be professional this could be it
I can't believe what's been said
I can't believe what's been said
You moved out further west than us
Highway access to access your office park
Gated lots and new furniture that no one else will use
Has to say things he doesn't believe
Selling places that nobody needs at all
And you're coming up to me?
So, be professional this could be it
I can't believe what's been said
I can't believe what's been said
What's the work you're succeeding at?
What's the job you're excelling at breath it in!
You're supporting a family now, there's nothing left to do!
Like those kids playing musical chairs
Music stops and the rest of your life is there
While i'm getting stoned again
So, be professional this could be it
I can't believe what's been said
I can't believe what's been said
Music So, be professional this could be it
I can't believe what's been-
So, be professional this could be it
I can't believe what's been-
So, be professional this could be it
I can't believe what's been-
So, be professional this could be it
I can't believe what's been said
I can't believe what's been said
Both songs still remind me of how far my path and crossroads have taken me. Each lyric resonates with versions of myself—past, present, and imagined future. These musical touchstones anchor me during periods of change, reflecting back the person I was while pointing toward who I'm becoming. Identity isn't static; it's a living composition of desire, experience, and intentional boundaries.
