I first started watching "The Office" in 2020 when COVID hit. I instantly loved the show and it had been different to an sho I had ever watched before. All the characters had amazing personalities, but the character I resonate most with is Pam. I think I feel the most similar to her because of her character growth throughout the seasons. She started off the show as a shy girl with some sarcasm and ended the show as a woman who is confident with who she is and what she has done with her life. I loved the episode where Michael was picking a new regional manager by making them do challenges at the lake. Pam really shows who she is because she takes the courage to walk across the coals and tells Jim what she is really thinking and not sugar coating it. The show has shaped my perspective of workplace dynamics because I started to realize what an unhealthy work environment was. I had a boss that would impose into my personal life and would try to comment on it when I would not ask her for advice. I ended up leaving that job because my old was too personal and unfair with her employees. Michael Scott obviously had favorites, but he still loved all of his employees.

The 'GUTS' song lyric that resonates with me the most as a teenager is from the song 'teenage dream'. The lyric I chose from this song is, "Yeah, they all say that it gets better, it gets better, but what if I don't?". I chose this lyric because I have always struggled with how I see myself. I constantly compare myself to how talented other people are, and I'm scared that I will never be half as good as them let alone be better than them. When I was in elementary school I was seen as a smart kid and everyone would come to me for help with school. The older I got the more pressure I felt from myself to have to become the best, but that did not happen. Once I hit high school I dropped a couple in my class rankings and I was freaking out. I thought I would never be able to get into college because I was at rank 14 instead of rank 11. I have started to cope more with my mental state academically wise, but sometimes I still struggle. The career I want to go into is in the film industry. That field is so competitive and I always feel so intimidated. I went to a camp for film and I was so proud of myself for making it in, but once I got there I felt so underprepared next to everyone. All the people were so talented and I just kept thinking what if I never get to their level and I never make it into the industry. When I heard 'teenage dream' for the first time I felt so seen because it completely described everything I had been feeling in just a couple of minutes. The feeling of dread coming with getting older and growing into the expectations set for your future is written so beautifully in the song lyrics. The lyric shows the high expectations everyone around you puts on you and expects you to live up to. I have always felt like I would fail even if I ended up succeeding because the negative reaction is so drilled into me. The end sequence of Olivia yelling the lyric over and over really sets in how she is scared of failing and how angry she feels about everyone's thoughts about her future. The first time I ever heard the song I started crying because it was so wonderfully put and experiencing the song in concert really shows that she doesn't think she lived up to the expectations that were set fro younger her.