What I Learned In College Is...

LEAVING WORK AFTER AN ARGUMENT WITH YOUR EDITOR

WHEN YOUR EDITOR TELLS YOU TO DO SOMETHING YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO DO

COMING HOME AFTER A 13-HOUR SHIFT

WHEN YOU CALL A SOURCE FOR ONE QUESTION AND GET PUT ON HOLD FOR 20 MINUTES

WHEN I’M COVERING AN OUTDOOR STORY AND A BEE LANDS ON ME

WHEN YOU FIND A STORY ON YOUR BEAT BUT YOUR COWORKER ALREADY TOOK IT

WHEN THE EDITOR STOPS NEXT TO MY DESK AND BLOCKS ME FROM GETTING UP

MY COWORKERS WHEN I TRY TO GET UP QUIETLY AND END UP MAKING A HUGE NOISY MESS

WHEN MY EDITOR CALLS ME ON MY DAY OFF BECAUSE HE WANTS ME TO CHANGE MY STORY THAT I SUBMITTED (AND HE COULDN’T BE BOTHERED TO READ) 2 DAYS AGO

WHEN A COWORKER TELLS ME MY STORY WILL PROBABLY FALL THROUGH

WHEN SOMEONE SHOUTS AT ME BECAUSE I WROTE ABOUT THEIR RELATIVE WHO WAS ARRESTED

WHEN I MAKE A BREAKTHROUGH IN AN INVESTIGATIVE STORY

WHEN I’M OUT LATE AFTER WORK AND DIDN’T EAT

WRITER’S BLOCK

PROOFREADING THE OPINIONS PAGE

WHEN YOU KNOW A SOURCE IS LYING TO YOU BUT YOU CAN’T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT

WHEN MY STORY LENDS ITSELF TO A PUNNY HEADLINE