The Schoolgirl goes to the Office

Life at work is tough. And it gets tougher over the years.

I have another perspective about it though. This one lifts up the weight and makes the day bearable. Pleasurable even on some special days. I don’t go to work. I go to school.

• My school year begins every 1st working day of January.  I buy myself a new set of school supplies. I have my special pens, post-its, memo pads and big, pretty, nice print notebooks. I have a notebook for every subject - meetings, to do list and BOD meetings. I also prepare new set of shoes and bag. The scent of new stuffs stirs an excitement like it always did with my pencils and crayons back then. And then I am eager to go back to school again.
• In my school I have different subjects - Operations, Finance, Engineering, Network, Logistics, Sales, Management, Information Technology, and of course the all-time favorite of many, Recess. In each subject, I have my Professor. All are equally brilliant and each with unique qualities.
• In a day, I go to different class in different time. Some days, the Professor is out of town. Some days, the discussions are so interesting they get to extend the time. At times, I'd also have to skip lunch so ill be on time for the next class.
• I also have different sorts of classmates I go to school with. One class we are many, in some we are just few. Some I get along with very well, a few others I wish I won't see the next semester.
• Assignments, projects and papers. I am not spared from them just yet. And the deadlines, too. Very demanding and stressful.
• To hone the individuals holistic  well-being, the school's admin allow us to participate in several extra curricular activities - where we can have fellowship, games, sing and dance. We have our regular trick or treat for the kids, summer outing and parties. In each activity volunteers are tapped to organize, head the committees, plan for the games, host the event and all other significant roles.
• And finally, the make or break moments. Quizzes and Finals. I am subject to a lot of quizzes, mostly oral exams. On the spot. The Professor can just throw questions at you without you and you can't be unprepared by not knowing. And the Finals come in the form of annual evaluation. The over-all rating determines whether I pass or fail, retake or move to the next level.

Like any other regular student, I spend time to study my notes and review the past days' lessons. I carefully note what my Teacher said and what lessons were taught in the Subjects. The funny thing about it, the more I review, the more I see that there is not much difference really in what I learn inside the classroom, in the office and in my personal life. Well, that should not surprise me. After all I am really just a student in a greater classroom called the Universe.