Summer is Halfway Done
Wow - time flies when you are having fun! Not only is my summer internship halfway (ok, more like 1/3 of the way) done, the actual SUMMER is about halfway done. MAP was done two months ago (we got a good grade), and i'm a little over two months before school starts.
Work's going really well! i really like this job, and this is so what I should be doing. I can also really see myself here full time, so there is even more pressure on my part to get an offer. Although, at this point, I'm thinking I'll be in good shape - my manager is very pleased with the work I've done thus far. That makes me very happy. I know I've still got quite a ways to go, but it's always nice to make a good first impression. :)
I think I like it so much because I almost don't feel like an "intern". I know I am, but I'm doing real, day-to-day work, so I really just feel like part of the brand team. And I've gotten to do some high-profile stuff. Sometimes I wish we had fewer "intern" events/lunches since it's hard to find time to do the actual work, but I've enjoyed them nonetheless.
One thing I did not expect was this "intern paranoia". This isn't to be confused with "overly competitive". Basically, you get scared that every single thing you do is being evaluated. Like "did I say the right thing in the casual meeting with so-and-so?" or "oh no, I used Tahoma font instead of Arial font, hope that makes me fit in", or "uh oh, I sneezed. Hope they don't take that to mean I'm allergic to the company culture". OK, it's not quite that bad, but since I'm constantly being evaluated (and because our pictures are everywhere with signs saying "the interns are coming"), and there's this whole "job offer" thing hanging over my head, I've tended to freak out at certain things.
We'll see. I've got my midpoint review in the next couple of weeks. Wish me luck!
Work's going really well! i really like this job, and this is so what I should be doing. I can also really see myself here full time, so there is even more pressure on my part to get an offer. Although, at this point, I'm thinking I'll be in good shape - my manager is very pleased with the work I've done thus far. That makes me very happy. I know I've still got quite a ways to go, but it's always nice to make a good first impression. :)
I think I like it so much because I almost don't feel like an "intern". I know I am, but I'm doing real, day-to-day work, so I really just feel like part of the brand team. And I've gotten to do some high-profile stuff. Sometimes I wish we had fewer "intern" events/lunches since it's hard to find time to do the actual work, but I've enjoyed them nonetheless.
One thing I did not expect was this "intern paranoia". This isn't to be confused with "overly competitive". Basically, you get scared that every single thing you do is being evaluated. Like "did I say the right thing in the casual meeting with so-and-so?" or "oh no, I used Tahoma font instead of Arial font, hope that makes me fit in", or "uh oh, I sneezed. Hope they don't take that to mean I'm allergic to the company culture". OK, it's not quite that bad, but since I'm constantly being evaluated (and because our pictures are everywhere with signs saying "the interns are coming"), and there's this whole "job offer" thing hanging over my head, I've tended to freak out at certain things.
We'll see. I've got my midpoint review in the next couple of weeks. Wish me luck!
Labels: internship, jitters, job
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