Internship is OVER!
June 13th 2008 -
Finally my 6-week internship is over, and now I’m celebrating! Six weeks of completely free work. Not even a damn stipend. And they had the nerve to say that they were doing “us” (my classmates and I) a service. I don’t normally post about my life, but I simply had to post about this, as blogging is part of my celebration. For the first time I got a true peek into a souless organization, a governmental one at that (the worst kind), whose only motive turn profit at any cost while turning employees into drones.
Now I’m motivated, to not end up in a place like that. I’m a creative person at the core, and those places stifle creativity, as they ruthlessly stick to rules and regulations, and penalize you harshly if you think outside of the box. I’ve also learned how to deal with the office politics that often plague the workplace. So I did learn at lot, though it wasn’t the kind of lesson they wanted me to learn. I thought up a good post today, but quite frankly I’m just kicking back, unwilling to engage my brain with even a blog post. But don’t worry, it’ll be good. And guess what? No more erratic posting! Since my schedule will open up a lot now, expect me to return to my regular posting schedule.
Geoffrey Philp Says:
June 14th, 2008 at 7:10 am
Congratulations, Leon!
It’s good that you are creative and reflective to have learned this valuable lesson.
The world is open to you to create a workplace that will never be as deadening as the one you left.
All the best!
Geoffrey
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enemy of the republic Says:
June 14th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
I’ve never done an internship, unless student teaching qualifies. Now everyone has to do them. I can see the networking aspect, but it’s asking a lot for a student to go without cash.
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kami Says:
June 15th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
At least you got a glimpse of office politics. a stipend at least should hav ebeen offered though
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jdid Says:
June 16th, 2008 at 4:51 am
office politics is the enemy. trust me no matter how much you learn there is always more you can on that subject
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