Forgetting how to work

I returned from my gap year in August of 2007 and started working at Tribune on January 2008. My first several months of corporate life were extremely difficult. There is a certain mindset and set of behaviors that make one excel in the corporate work setting, and I forgot them over the course of my 1+ year sabbatical from the cubical farm. The adjustment period was extremely difficult and I was struggling to produce results. Within a few months, I became reacclimated and started to feel comfortable and produce solid work.

Forgetting how to relax

Letting loose and relaxing used to be much easier for me. I feel more burdened with a compulsive desire to analyze everything. I complete work related tasks every day and I still have an anxious feeling that nothing is getting done and that I’m somehow wasting time.

Finding the balance

I did not want to become another victim of the corporate world any more than I want to become a burnt out party-boy. One of my goals of my 3 month transition has been to cultivate that “carefree” side of my personality while still cultivating the “corporate” Chris.

My hope for my own life & career is that people can look at me and say “Chris is a really hard worker, but he’s a balanced guy who has fun and doesn’t take himself too seriously.”