New grad - how to survive corporate??

Hi all,

Everyone in this community seems really lovely. I’m in a rotational grad program that is nearing the end. I have really developed an interest and love for project management, I like solving the problems of everyday and I like talking to people but I feel so lost and out of my depth in the corporate world.

How do you deal with the fatigue of being ‘on’ all the time, dealing with cold, uncooperative people or the endless 1:1s where you always need to be saying something new? I enjoy work but I am really emotionally fatigued by the ‘extracurricular’ work around it.

Posted Sep 8, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC

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