I never had a desire to work in journalism. I enrolled in journalism 101 as a credit requirement for my associates in arts degree. I always knew I wanted a career in the media, a job holding a camera, but I never expected it to be journalism. I discovered how much I enjoy writing, I really liked the idea of voicing the voiceless, and, eventually, I fell in love with reporting.<\/p>\n
When I stepped into my college\u2019s newsroom I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I had no idea how much availability went into journalism and I was not prepared in the slightest to add one more thing to my juggling act of responsibilities. I already had classes, a part time job, and two children to take care of. So, I lost my composure often by being so overwhelmed with the amount of people wanting things from me, and deadlines. It was not the exciting journalism 101 experience I had and I wasn\u2019t satisfied with the articles I was putting out. All the untreated stress affected my personal life, too. I was always grumpy and snappy. This happened for nearly a year before I started experiencing serious burnout and forced myself to make a change.<\/p>\n
As hard as it was to slow down, I did. I started making lists and setting time limits on projects. I stopped working in the middle of the night and picking back up at the crack of dawn, and I changed my diet from beer and chips to water and fruit.<\/p>\n
When I made it to NextGen, I was prepared for the stress. They prepared me for the stress. I\u2019ve never felt so taken care of in a work space and I believe it\u2019s a big factor of why I\u2019m happy with my work. Not only was there an ample amount of people eager to help but they all had one thing in common: they wanted me to take care of myself. I was given advice on how to protect my magic, and taking breaks makes the work better. I now have a prime example of what to look for in a workspace. When people work together and look after each other, the stress is minimized.<\/p>\n
Working with NextGen gave me non-journalistic skills that I could fill a resume with!<\/p>\n
One of the more valuable skills I walked away with is stress management, which I\u2019m still perfecting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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