“ I realized that more than just looking out for experiences, finding role models and mentors in the midst of these experiences could have greatly helped me in my journey of figuring out my path.”

“Sinong Presidente mo?” This is a question we often hear with the 2022 general elections looming over our heads. In my case, this was the topic of conversation over a Monday lunch at home. I was taken aback because ironically as a political science student who often discusses the upcoming elections, we don’t often talk about it on a personal level. We recognize that it is to each his own candidate which allows us to engage in healthy discussions on relevant issues.

As we spend the majority of our adult lives working, an essential aspect of looking after our mental wellness is how we feel about our work. Viewing something to which you dedicate most of your time and energy as merely a source of livelihood can be draining. Dreading the weekdays, people find themselves wondering, “Is this all there is to life?” In this article, we take a glimpse as to how fulfillment at work is understood from two perspectives.

I struggle to keep my attention on the things that I do. A phone notification can jostle me out of a work bubble and 45 minutes later I would find myself on Facebook with no idea why I even opened my phone in the first place. That is why I relied on spaces to help me focus.

Positivity is a ripple, as they say, so perhaps a workplace like PW doesn’t have to be as rare as it is now. I hold the belief that the work is not done until PW is no longer the exception; and as part of that ripple, I hope I can do unto others what PW has helped me achieve.