My relationship with Hattiesburg has become so much more positive since I started interning at the Hattiesburg Convention Center. Everyone that works there really takes a tremendous amount of pride in what they are doing for the city. It's so refreshing to see so much optimism coming from these people considering some of the negativity that has come out of Hattiesburg recently. I've always grown up around Hattiesburg so it is kind of easy to get caught in the trap of negativity especially when others are doing the same thing.
It's so easy to feed off other people's emotions and perspectives when you're around them enough. The people who work for the city take their job very seriously and have a deep roots in Hattiesburg that has made them focus on the good and making the bad better. I never really considered working for a community but it's on the table now because, assuming the people are right, it's very enjoyable.
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