James Benowski is freshly minted from college, full of ambition, and believes that he knows what he wants out of life. When he begins his career at a high-tech conglomerate in Dallas, Texas, he throws all of his energy into his work, but he quickly realizes that the skills he drew upon to excel in college are not all that it takes to succeed in the corporate world.
His South Side of Chicago upbringing fostered tenacity and drive, but not a fully developed intellect, and his struggles with his career are mirrored by the struggles that he faces in trying to develop a personal life. He becomes a machine operating in overdrive, and at the point of becoming professionally and morally adrift, he must choose a path that will forever alter his life. The question is: Has he grown enough to recognize the opportunities and seize them?
Pencils Down, Faces Up is a fascinating examination of an individual’s pursuit of career and life, and the spiritual and mental maturation of that individual in the process.
James Benowski is freshly minted from college, full of ambition, and believes that he knows what he wants out of life. When he begins his career at a high-tech conglomerate in Dallas, Texas, he throws all of his energy into his work, but he quickly realizes that the skills he drew upon to excel in college are not all that it takes to succeed in the corporate world.
His South Side of Chicago upbringing fostered tenacity and drive, but not a fully developed intellect, and his struggles with his career are mirrored by the struggles that he faces in trying to develop a personal life. He becomes a machine operating in overdrive, and at the point of becoming professionally and morally adrift, he must choose a path that will forever alter his life. The question is: Has he grown enough to recognize the opportunities and seize them?
Pencils Down, Faces Up is a fascinating examination of an individual’s pursuit of career and life, and the spiritual and mental maturation of that individual in the process.