Three years ago, I swore never to enter the the corporate world ever again. I left my last job with sanity barely intact.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that I was pretty much completely destroyed.
Torn into shreds, even.
I began my career with high hopes, thinking that surely someone with my intellect (ahem) would fare pretty well in the “real” world. I knew I was smart, and I certainly was determined to get to the top. The day after graduation, I was hell-bent on taking over the world.
Alas, poor stupid idealistic child.
The corporate world I found was pretty much hell on earth. A boss I deemed too stupid to even shine my shoes ordered me to carry his querida’s luggage so they could hold hands while walking. I, who graduated magna cum laude?
For shame!
And so I said goodbye. I left the corporate world and sought solace in the only thing I could understand, control and excel in: the academe.
I went back to school three years ago.
Three years.
It’s been a long time since then, and though I still hate my ex-bosses with a vengeance, I’ve since returned to the corporate world. I’m working 9-to-6 and it’s been pretty good this time.
I did continue my studies, though, and now I’m in the last leg.
This is the final lap, and it sure as hell won’t be easy. I still have to get through a grueling comprehensive exam and a thesis, so everything’s still up in the air.
School hasn’t been easy. I’m a bit tired, in fact.
But this, this is really is it.
Wish me luck.
