Thursday, May 15, 2008

This is what I get paid for

So I am a third year finance intern at a large IT consulting company for the summer. The past two summers have been great. They have kept me busy and I was able to learn a lot. Unfortunately things are different this year. With a recent transfer to a new accounting system, everyone else is still trying to figure out what they are doing, so they can't give me really anything to work on. My levels of busy-ness fluctuate on a daily basis. On monday I basically got paid to create this blog. Then I had some things to work on. Now there isn't much for me to do again, so i a getting paid to write this new blog. My guess is that in the near future people will figure out what they are supposed to be doing, so that they will then be able to guide me and give me things to work on. In the mean time it can be very frustrating to get paid to do nothing. I feel like I am cheating. I want to have things to do, I want to work and be busy, but there isn't anything for me do, and I always ask to make sure that I'm not missing something, and to let my manager know that I have free time. Last friday I was very frustrated to the point that I told Dad on our walk to the ferry at the end of the day that if things weren't better by the end of the month i was going to quit and go back to Utah. I don't think it will come to that. Besides, i need the money that I can make here. But there is only so much I can do before I start to go nuts from idleness. I'm hoping things will improve but right now it is hard to be motivated to come to work. But I am almost 2 weeks down and this week has been better than last week. Hopefully it does just get better from here on out. It is possible that daily blogs will be created though, if I have extra time around the office.

2 comments:

Chelsie said...

Em, I love it! I felt like that at Wilson Diamonds for a while too, but things have gotten better. Is it sad that I want it to not get better so you can come back to Provo and live with me? We still have an opening in our apartment... ;) I love you and I hope that things work out. PS: we still need to have a LONG talk sometime... maybe Saturday or Sunday?

Ben and Katie McKee said...

Hola mi hermana! Yay, you have a blog now too! Love it! Life is crazy...but at least I get to look pretty everyday!...hooray for discounted Mary Kay! Sounds like your job is a rollercoaster...I hope things get better for you!