Back in high school I never did more than I absolutely needed to; I didn't wear school colors, I didn't get involved in school clubs and I didn't involve myself in school spirit events because, if truth be told, I didn't choose my high school--my parents did and as a result I didn't have any real connection to the school. When I got to college my nonchalant approach flipped and all of a sudden I was wearing my college t-shirts, writing for the school newspaper, attending football games and evening singing the college anthem over highly-spirited school tailgates. What changed? It doesn't take a genius to realize that the passion I lacked in high school was found in college because I had chosen the university I went to and, once accepted, wanted only to make the most of it.
The same applies to work.
Having recently switched careers to PR and joined an outstanding PR agency; I am finally in the job and field that I have been working towards since my first PR internship. As a result, I have gotten over my hatred of two-toned shoes and joined the agency's bowling league, signed up for their book club, joined girl's night outs and have weekly happy hours filling up my calendar. I once read that people should treat these work extracurricular activities as an extension of their job description and I could not agree more. Your work experience, as in life in general, is what you make it and if you want to have a presence in the office it is as simple as making your presence known.
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