This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Wisconsin chapter.
If you’re like me—and most other students heading into the last half of their college careers—you had a summer internship. The ups and downs that come with the small glimpse into our future 9-5 lives can be summed up with 15 thoughts you had during your summer internship!
In the beginning:
- “Alright, it’s the first day! I am so psyched, and I am going to keep pumping myself up to distract from the horrible nerves that are making me want to vomit!”
- “The first day is going well, it’s already time for lunch! Wait, am I supposed to leave? Eat in the office? What is the protocol???”
- “My work email is all set up! So professional, so techy!”
- “Okay, second week here we go! I am such an adult: driving to work in the morning, coming home in the evening!”
- “First paycheck, woohoo! Wait—I have to pay what in taxes??”
In the middle:
- “Okay, this whole waking up at 7:00 am thing and not getting home until 5:30 is getting a little old.”
- “But, on the bright side, I finally feel like I somewhat know what to do with my time in the office!”
- “These daily PB&J sandwiches are getting pretty lame, especially when the IT guys always bring in Chinese food.”
- “So, I’m supposed to work out after I work all day? Fat chance…”
- “Nobody told me internship means sitting inside all day which majorly ruins my summer tan!”
At the end:
- “Sweet, only two more weeks of work!”
- “…but then I have to go back to school with homework and exams? Can I just graduate already?”
- “It’s my last day?? I don’t want to leave these people and this company that has taught me so much! I guess there is always full-time after graduation…”
Whatever your summer plans were, I hope you had as much fun and grew as much as I did! Here’s to an amazing summer internship!