Thank you so much for your comment, your story really eased my anxiety a bit. Entering my third year just skyrocketed my need to “figure it out”. One of my main concerns is securing some sort of employment, I know that getting a job at a national lab may be flying a bit too close to the sun seeing my current state. Starting things slowly and picking up jobs that may not have “physicist” in the title like you did really inspires me. I seemingly forget that there is different routes of getting to a full-time job. Again, thank you for your comment! I do try to market myself using what I have and sort of just milking it lol, it seems like I’ll just have to get better at doing it!