And So It Begins

Day one for me was an introduction to the company and staff. Joanne quickly tucked me under her wing and gave me the grand tour and an overview of things I would be working on. She introduced me to Francine the Director of Operations and Gary McIntyre the new Vice President of Sales. It was his first week too. Already felt we shared in the "new kid" at school feeling.

I was handed binders of the company's operating manual, the 2010 tariff and a previous intern binder that explained and listed the duties that were expected of me. I read through them and found I was going to have a lot to learn before I got the hang of everything listed in the intern duties list. I began to browse the computer and found it was in complete chaos. So many interns had tried to organize this computer with folders and shortcuts for certain documents we use. Now there are double and triple folders with the same headings on them, but different forms inside. Yikes! I immediately asked if I could organize the documents to my preference and try to make it easier on the next intern. I have found this will be an ongoing project.

There was a lot going on in the office that first day, but not much for the new intern with no experience to help with. They needed things done quickly and I still had to learn everything they were talking about so it was an early day for me.