The city that never sleeps could not have suited me any better, because I never slept. I would rest on my twin bed, which was propped up against the wall of my 500 square foot New York City apartment, only to be woken up every two minutes by the slight sounds coming from outside my window. I knew that all of my worries were made up inside of my head, but I could not help but to become sweaty and tense at the thought of them. While resting on the bed, I ran my fingers slowly through my pastel pink hair, which I placed under her pillow in the exact same spot every night. My brain started to churn out thoughts that caused me to get up from my bed and pace throughout my apartment until I felt faint. My eyes slowly began to open, spinning in confusion …show more content…
The office was gigantic and was filled with desks arranged in such a way that if one needed help, they could tap their neighbor and ask them like a student would do in high school. I admired the brightly colored walls covered in decals of Flynn Rider, Rapunzel, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Chip & Dale, and every other Disney character imaginable.
Courtney spotted me looking at the decorations on the walls and said, “The decorations make working here even better. Not only are we writing about Disney, but we are surrounded by it too!” I said, “ I already feel less anxious from looking at the walls and I just got here.” “That was the idea behind the design of this office. We wanted to make it a fun environment where people would like to work.”
I thought this was very thoughtful because I thought that all offices were dull and boring. But not this one. Courtney pointed to a pink chair that had my name printed above the computer on an index card. I sat down on the chair and looked at Courtney for guidance on what to do and how to work the computer.
After a couple of hours of learning how to work the computer, it was time for me to go home for the day. On my way home from the office, I was very confused about how I managed to make it through the work day without fainting. The next few weeks at work were normal