It feels quite weird that it has already been tree weeks since I've started working as an intern. One of the things that reallly gets to me is how relaxing working for someone else really is. I mean, sure it has its disadvantages, such as the stifled creativity or the face that you basically get to do all the boring stuff and really non of the fun things. Yet, doing non of the fun things is actually kind of great. Being a part of the grind means I don't have to worry about anything other than just doing what I'm told.
It surely isn't how I want to live out my life, doing work for other people, but as a break in-between school, it's absolutely fantastic. I work set hours and overtime means working till 12. At school, work really starts around 12. What I do isn't life changing or rediculously rewarding,like curing cancer in a third world country or saving cute endangered animals while the sun beams down on my strong muscled shoulders.(jk I'm pretty scrawny) I am however learn a ton about how to manage my own workflow and how the creative collaborative process works in a corporate enviroment. If I can do that while not expending every ounce of energy in my soul then I consider this a tremendously rewarding summer activity. Before I babble further, I should talk about what this post is about: working overtime.
Working overtime is pretty sweet. Free dinner, free cab, and coworker bonding not to mention the extra pay. The last time I worked overtime, I was still jet lagged, but this time, I could fully appreciate its good sides. Usually at school, working towards a deadline usually means working my ass off on my own project, usually with the company and the support of whoever else really needs to get stuff done and happens to be there In studio. At work, I found oddly a strong sense of teamwork. I guess that's what all those team building exercises companies spend money on is for. Not that I'd like to work overtime everyday, but once in a while, I feel like it is really valuable.
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