Real work for real interns
I’m mid-way through my internship and I now have some honest-to-God projects. I was in training and at conferences for the first four weeks. I really enjoyed it but I wasn’t sure how much I was learning. I learned a lot about the company but not so much about the work. This is good. I know they don’t want to overwhelm us at first. I’ve had jobs before though so I’m ready to take charge of something and run with it. I know I’m sounding whiney but I’m not unhappy, just antsy.
Last week, I “shadowed” my coworker at Boeing. I had some small assignments and got a taste of what my long-term assignment would be like. Now I’m at Starbucks HQ until the end of my internship. It is so so sweet. Free coffee. Free GOOD coffee with all the fixins. My coworkers are nice, knowledgeable and they care whether or not I learn something. The only bad thing though is I’m still waiting on my access badge so I don’t have free roaming privileges.
Bonus: I found out that one of the recent 07 MBA grads works there so we’re meeting for lunch on Thursday.