Saturday, 21 January 2006
Beth: Gainfully employed
I'm waking up infinitely earlier than I've ever awoken on a regular basis before, but I'm finding it not too much of a struggle once I actually get out of bed.
I'm driving infinitely longer than I've ever commuted to a job before, but not minding it.
I have a group of coworkers that treat me as a peer, instead of a lackey or someone lesser than them.
I'm being given a lot of responsibility, and my input and opinions are being treated as valuable.
I'm working harder than I ever have before in a job (post-graduation), and yet often it hardly seems like work at all.
10,000 people every day learn something as a direct result of the work that I do.
Yes, my friends, I am a newspaper reporter.
What other people had to say
Erin wrote:
What a lovely way of phrasing it. Wonderful. Again, I am so excited for you. As I was telling my co-workers about your new job, I realized that it was just so cool to know a fellow Chimeser has entered the world of professional journalism. It's affirming, in some way, that you really do want to do this.
It is hard work sometimes, isn't it? And yet, it feels less like work than some Tuesday and Wednesday nights (or those awful Thursday mornings when the publishing company called).
I'm glad to see the driving and early rising haven't gotten to you too much. Keep on educating those readers!
megan wrote:
Awesome!
Rachel wrote:
Glad to hear things are going well. Hoping I can say the same in the next few weeks, too!
Cathy wrote:
That's great, Beth! Which paper? Enjoy yourself (and be nice to your copy editors! ;-)
Ben wrote:
Congrats!
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