Some of her peers at work advised her that it was important to consider working at a plant near her hometown because it would be close to her family. However, she was not interested. Samira thought it was more exciting to work near a large city or in a job that involved a lot more travel. She didn't think it was appropriate to discuss her family concerns in relation to her future job needs.
Toward the end of her internship Samira received a performance evalua from a senior manager. She was praised as dependable, as planning being very overall deadlines we and as very competent at her However, he also told her she was increasingly perceived as too pushy, not a team player, and often speaking out of turn. This often irritated her peers.
Samira had never seen herself this way at work and did not understand why she was not seen as aligning with the company's core value of workng with others. Good grades and campus leadership activities had gotten her this far, but this evaluation led her to question whether she could work for this company after graduation.
Samira ultimately realized that her workplace was different from the campus atmosphere she was used to. If she wanted to be an emerging leader here, she had to better adapt to her new environment.