Segran, a writer at Fast Company, addresses her pep talk to “recent college graduates, interns, and entry-level workers.” During the Great Recession, she says, she was just like them: new to a job market in turmoil and facing an uncertain future. She ended up taking temp positions to pay the bills, but her dream was to have a meaningful career. She urges those who can’t find their dream job to be flexible and see every opportunity for work as a stepping stone toward their career.

The tone Segran takes here is a nice counterpoint to the persistent myth that young people are inveterate job hoppers. She writes: “Many of us spent years job-hopping and doing gig work in our quest to find stable careers that made us happy. But here’s the thing: We survived it. Most of us did end up in long-term, meaningful careers. It just took a bit longer for us to get here.”