My job in Chicago began with three months of probation.I was petrified to leave my desk.The company provided us with two 15-minute breaks and a half hour
for lunch, but I wasn't having any of it. I researched, wrote and edited at
full throttle, without interruption, eager to prove my capacity to produce.After six weeks, my supervisor said my probation period was done, in
half the normal time. I was in!But my body wasn't happy. I had developed severe eyestrain. I had
constant headaches, and .