With the seemingly unending pandemic, my third year was where I found myself peaking in anxieties for my future. I was simply looking for a job to do to ease my nerves and find some sense of purpose out of this mire of frustration. With one notification from my publicity head, I took a chance on an internship from Elizha Corpus.
In retrospect, I would say that I really did not know much back when I started. I simply tried to understand the branding, the design, and how I can help. Through my anxious start, hopefully, it reflected in my resume. Regardless, when I got to understand what’s beneath the mask as I met Elizha, I was able to realize, “Oh I was welcome here.”
Here, Elizha embodied the thesis of what her company wanted to strive for. The purpose of wanting to change culture for the better and welcoming diversity and inclusivity in the workplace reflected the person herself.
Realizing this, I wanted to do my best with work. Even with rocky new horizons of Future of Work that was a year’s worth of work, ECC carried the burden with me and I was able to spin a new spin of branding from it. Even with the challenge to help the OJT of senior high students, the support of Lea, Aly, and Elizha allowed me to have the confidence to share my insights and skills effectively. Even with the difficulties of making the videos and publications of Work as One, the unending patience of the ECC team allowed me to pull through. Even with the fear of changing what works, the open communication and acceptance of the team allowed me to put my own sense of ingenuity towards the ECC brand in hopes of gradually allowing more innovation and freedom for those who will follow me.
My whole journey in ECC was unraveling the journey of what was beneath the mask of purposeful and meaningful work. The short almost 1 year of interning here allowed me to integrate much of my anxieties and worries for the future into meaningful work and bonds that would allow me to navigate the darkness of the pandemic and finally see pieces of light into who I can be. This was my story, and now, I am passing the torch to unravel what is beneath the mask.
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