Early to Bed, Early to Work!

I've been going to sleep at 10 PM every night. I feel a little lame admitting this, but I just get so tired! When I'm in the office all day, undoubtedly working hard, when I get home I can't even will myself to call some friends to hang out. I am, however, a bit reassured when I hear that my friends, and fellow interns, are also falling asleep in front of the TV at 9:30. This brings me to the question: how do we integrate our social lives into our work lives? The two always seem dichotomous - "all work and no play"; "oh no, college is over, now I have to say goodbye to fun" - but this summer I'm finding that my job IS when I get to socialize. We pass around CDs we've discovered, talk about funny blogs, and discuss the weekend, just like we did in high school!

We don't realize how social our work environment is. Though my mom is right when she says, "there will always be people you can't stand, and people you never agree with," for the most part we pass our days surrounded by fun individuals! It's no coincidence that we end up becoming friends with the people we work with because we have similar interests, and more importantly, similar career goals and skills. Also, it makes sense that many people start dating other people in the office...What I'm getting at is a notion that we shouldn't overlook the fun potential at a job, taking it SOO seriously that we stay glued to our desks with our headphones on. Our days should be enjoyable, if not for the work itself, for the people.

That said, I'm going to miss the people in this office. This summer has been an exciting learning experience, and a great preview of my future to come. I've learned - and poked fun at in our videos - a lot about office professionalism, finding an internship, and having a job overall. Experience is a young company with entrepreneurial ideals that I believe in, and I shall take those beliefs with me back to school, and on to my professional life. Check out the homepage of Experience.com to take a look at what Experience can do for your professional life.