Today, I am finishing off my first week as an intern, at Trialogue. Things, I must admit, are not as easy as I had expected. It seems, I still have a long way to go, as far as getting the grip of things around here.
I was right about one thing, though, and that is, there is no such thing as an easy task; being a receptionist, taxi marshal or cloak men. Nonetheless, I think the best way for one to do a good job; one has to have the strength and the will to learn everyday. God knows I do.
My challenging task
My first task was rather a challenging one, never mind the fact that I have done something similar to it, before. Market research being the task. Fortunately for me, I have a manager who never gets tired of answering my 21 questions and correcting my thousand mistakes, and I have a colleague who has no problem advising me on how to go about doing my job. I appreciate that.
Having said that, my main aim is not to make the same mistakes, but to learn from each one I make and move on to other tasks. I am not complaining at all, because the title I carry -intern- incorporates lessons. One day, I will know how to perform tasks, and these current work experiences will become my referrals then.
Alive with positivity
With all the positivity I have, I almost died from panicking when I realised I was not, really, doing justice to my task. I wished that, I could ask my manager to spoon feed me; tell me precisely what I need to be doing, step by step.
However, I remembered that, everyone at the office, is there to work and not only to focus on me. Meaning that, one way or the other, I have to find a way to learn many things on my own. I think it would impress my bosses if I would show initiative, and not only depend on being spoofed.
It does not matter how long it takes for me to get my job done, I will do it and I will be good at it. My prayer, however, is to forever maintain a positive attitude, and to acquire a skill of grasping information efficiently and quickly. I know it will happen. Maybe not today, tomorrow or the following day, but eventually it will happen.
Happy read!
