Hi, I’m one of the blog managers and wiki admins, Spottedstar. Just wanted to say really quickly that I’ve definitely felt this way before (and still do a teeny bit on occasion), but managed to get over it after I built up the bravery to include my experience with the Kung Fu Panda Wiki in my work resume.
It doesn’t mention specifically that I work on “a wiki about Kung Fu Panda,” but rather the company “Wikia, Inc.” as a volunteer wiki administrator, content and social media manager, with some notes on the tasks I perform. It of course came up during interviews, and that’s when I gave more details and mentioned the topic being about Kung Fu Panda. I didn’t at all make it a big deal, though, and instead made sure to be professional about it and focus on the work aspect and my job skills related to it. Each interview I did this (particularly my first one: a writing internship at an insurance company, of all places), they were very impressed and acknowledged me for my work. The result? I was offered the job. Every. Single. Time. (For various personal reasons I had to turn down a couple of them, but definitely not my internship, which they offered to me right on the spot.)
So don’t be afraid to share your interests, everyone. Don’t make it seem like it’s shameful to like something just because “it’s for kids” or whatever. No matter what it is, if it’s good, then it’s good! So explain that to them and BE CONFIDENT about it!
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