Corporate Summer

Alas, my summer has come to an end and to be completely honest, I'm excited to get back to school. This was quite a summer to remember, as it was the first time I've ever had a full time job and a the first time I've sat in an office and worked in the corporate world. Let me tell you, it was quite an experience. Going in, I had a bunch of mixed feelings because:
1) this is not my field of choice or expertise
2) it was a job, and i needed one.
3) I was not feelin the idea of waking up everyday at 6am for the next 3 months.
Nonetheless, went in with no other expectation than to gain experience and broaden my knowledge and I can actually say I'm leaving with that.

I got to experience the real corporate world. The highest of all highs --fancy events, all paid for events/lunches & dinner at 5 star restaurants etc. And even the lowest of all lows -- when hell hits the office and you don't even know what to do --but because it's the corporate mindset, business is business and everyone must carry on and keep moving forward; crazzy!
I even went through a phase this summer when I became extremely intrigued by the business world, and I'm not going to lie --I was starting to think how much further I could get if I just change a few things around by slowly switching into some business courses. But I quickly snapped out of it and realized, that's not really what I want to do. I was only thinking this because I was being swooned by all the fancy lunches and events I was going to, and who wouldn't be? It looked like a pretty good life, however it's not really mine --at least for now. I don't want to sell out of my long term plan and what i've been going to school for, just because I got this summer job and there is an easy route for me with Mom being in the field. Now going into my 3rd year, I'm not just going to waste the last 2 years of school and throw away my parents money just because --I've changed my mind after one summer in an office. Although, my Mom was very fond of the idea, she knew I wasn't going to do it, had to stick to my plan.

In the end, after this entire experience in the office, one last thing happened and it was like a sign from God; I swear. It just reminded me why I chose not to go to school for this. It's funny how things worked out in the end and I'm pretty thankful, i'd have to say.
I don't want to say, I'll never end up in an office --because who knows, they say a person goes through approximately 3-5 careers in their life time. As well, I picked up one of the most inspirational quotes at a work meeting this summer (ironically, during the time I was feeling high on business life).

It's never too late to be what you might have been -George Eliot
(this was very fitting at the time)

Nonetheless, going in as a blank slate, I've left with many pages to write about the experience as a whole and the wonderful, cool, easy going co-workers I got to hang out with everyday (oh, did they make it a lot easier for me to adjust and actually not mind coming in every single day). I sincerely thanked them for being so awesome. There's no way I would have lasted if they weren't the people they were.

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Note on the effect of working full time all summer: my internal body clock has gotten so used to waking up at 6am everyday, that "sleeping in" is now considered waking up at 9am, and I'm passing out by 11pm..i'm like an adult who has real responsibilities to wake up for. But really, I'm done all that work stuff and catching my 2 weeks of "vacation" ---and still waking up this early...for nothing really...except to live y'know. Whatever, can't wait for the riot September is about to bring. I need to party like a student should, I'm overdue on that note.