I have to say this week was definitely pretty rough. It started off with a couple days of missed work after I came down with strep throat. On Monday, instead of coming in to sit in front of my computer, I instead had to take a trip to the emergency room for a few very long hours. I don't have a doctor in New York, and being far from home, this was the easiest way. On Tuesday morning I made an effort to go into work because I felt a little guilty staying home for two days when the end of the internship is so near. As soon as I got in, my boss told me not to worry about what was going on here. He said CBS doesn't pay me enough so I should go home. Not long after that, I started to come around. It was very reassuring to know how understanding they were that I was sick. Everyone was so nice about it, and really only wanted me to get better.
In addition to all this, my housing ended at Columbia University so I had to move out on Thursday night after work. Luckily, my brother lives in the city so I'm not stuck on a street corner or anything like that. But overall, these things definitely made work life a little more stressful.
Since I was sick and missed some days, it was a pretty slow week. I didn't do too much. I think people were more worried about me feeling better than having me do assignments. I feel like it did help me learn that first and foremost, I need to look out for myself and not worry so much about what others might be thinking about my performance. I had this idea, as do a lot of people, about how cut-throat the corporate world is. But really, when I got the chance to put it to the test, I was surprised to see I'm harder on myself than others are on me. It also made me want to work on a company that's as lax as CBS Interactive. They really have been very laid back throughout this entire experience, which generally suits my character. In an environment like this, you feel like people really do care about your wellbeing.
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