Professional Library Novels & Stories

Adrian woke the next morning with that awful sense of trying hovering over him—trying to be steady, trying to be composed, trying to put himself back into the body of a man who hadn’t nearly lost control on his office desk twenty-four hours earlier. He showered with water too hot, dressed with movements that felt stiff and deliberate, and repeated the same mantra as he buttoned his shirt: Professional. Distant. Responsible. It felt like a lie by the third button. By the fifth, it felt like a joke.

Will she really be seeing them all the time, as far as she knows, two of them are her professors. "Good morning. My name is Alistair King. I will be your professor for this year. You may only call me Professor King, and if I call on you, the reply is Sir, nothing else. Now in this class, I want contribution, utmost respect for me and eachother. This class is going to be difficult and if you feel like you can't handle it, walk out now. I will not be dealing with complaints at the end of any test or exams. Assignments will be given at the end of the week, individually or in groups, and every mark counts."

I sighed again, this was wrong, it was going to get Susan into deep shit, "nothing... let's go I need to revise some staff..." We both got out and I locked, she looked at me and said, "Don't thing I didn't hear what you said.. I heard you loud and clear..." "Good then.." I said leaving her there and she followed. Professionalism.. For some, being professional might mean dressing smartly at work, or doing a good job. For others, being professional means having advanced degrees or other certifications, framed and hung on the office wall. Professionalism encompasses all of these definitions. But, it also covers much more.

Powerful "Being a professional Journalist is an honour but also dangerous. We write everything that the people should know about even if it is against politics and politicians. Even also in some companies, mostly we have to make our brands or articles better than anybodys. On that, they'll put an eye on us," I remained still and focused on what my Prof. is explaining while writing my notes. He keep talking and discussing some important part of being a typewriter and professional journalist. I sighed as boredom covered my whole system.