I am half-way through my internship. So far...
Pros:
Cons:
So far I am not sure what we have really done, but it's good to be exposed to the CSR world. Besides, it's the start of a one-year long project, which sounds like it'll be pretty influential with regards to business-education partnerships, so I will stay positive. But I'm not sure I could do something like this long-term...although I guess I'm not sure about doing anything long-term. Commitment-shy? Oh yes!
Pros:
- finishing at 5pm and not having to think about work
- nowhere near as much stress
- being around adults and recent graduates
- working in the city
- managing my own work
- good people to work with (for the most part)
- exciting ideas
Cons:
- unclear aims and objectives (for my project anyway)
- confusing leadership
- working at a desk by myself all day is BORING!
- laziness + junk food habit
- no sense of achieving anything (well, not as regularly as you feel it in school)
- not doing as much "good"
- limited interaction
- working till 5pm
- commuting on the tube for an hour at peak time
- office politics
So far I am not sure what we have really done, but it's good to be exposed to the CSR world. Besides, it's the start of a one-year long project, which sounds like it'll be pretty influential with regards to business-education partnerships, so I will stay positive. But I'm not sure I could do something like this long-term...although I guess I'm not sure about doing anything long-term. Commitment-shy? Oh yes!
