Journal Anitra's Journal: Job! 3
So, after whining and complaing and generally being annoying because I didn't have a job... guess what? I managed to land an internship at Shareholder.com. It's kind of weird working in a cube farm, and working 40 hours a week, but I think I'm getting used to it. It certainly helps that the general atmosphere is pretty casual (the CTO was crawling under my desk the first day, wearing jeans & a T-shirt) and the people tend to be pretty young. They're also starting to give me (mildly) interesting work, which makes the time go by faster.
So, I'm a web-development intern. In one respect, it's too bad - that's the one field/occupation/position/whatever I know quite a bit about.. and as an intern, they're trying to come up with stuff to teach me. Heh. I'm trying to figure out a way that I could spend time with the Tech team (the sysadmins & other people that the CTO is in charge of), but I don't see them much, and I'm a pretty quiet person by nature - compounded by the fact I'm in my own cube all day.
I want to extend my thanks to the people who gave me advice months ago on getting a job. I think I got this job not only because of my qualifications, but also because I wasn't as rigid and formal.. and I tried to sell myself on the web experience I already have (a fair amount actually, considering I knew nothing about computers 4 years ago.)
In any case, it's nice to have some money at my disposal for a change. It will be nice to have some free time once the internship ends (I'm part time in Sept/Oct, but then it's over)... but then I'll have to look for a "real" job. And hopefully, I'll have my degree by then.
shareholder.com (Score:2)
Thanks for the warning (Score:2)
I am entertaining the thought of working there full-time after the internship - but I'll also be looking for other jobs. And if I don't click with my team during the internship, I don't belong there and won't stay longer.
cool :) :) (Score:2)