Internship Family

I feel so blessed to have found and gotten this internship. Not only have I gained so much experience and insight AND gotten to wear the work clothes I so dearly love, but I've gained the friendship of such wonderful people.

Dagmar, my beautiful Czech colleague, unfortunately departs today for Boston. And Ken, president and founder of WLC invited everyone to his house for a little coffee and cake as a going away sendoff gathering for Dagmar.

It really just warms my heart when I walk in and he clasps my hand and kisses me on the cheek. And then his wife, Beth, kindly makes hot earl grey tea for me.

And Anna, my supervisor is just as loving. She walks in the other day and just gives me a giant hug and says simply "I love you"

Megan, Beth and Ken's daughter, is no different, silly and goofy, she is every bit as loving as her parents. I don't know what I would do without her spunky and lively attitude.

Tim, Barbara, Zliakha, and Oscar, all my other coworkers are just as unique and wonderful in their own way.

Simply put, I love the people I work with. And I don't think I'll ever find another company that will be as much of a joy to work for. People always talk about big companies that they would love to work for and how successful they would be if they did that.

I don't know if I feel the same way though, I just feel like small companies and startups are so much more personal and you gain so much experience. Because there are less people, each person ends up taking over several projects and learning new things all the time.

Ken always jokes that I don't even need to go back to college. I think he is serious in that if I decided not to go to college he would just give me a job at WLC. I am touched and flattered of course.

I just don't know if HR is my calling. It's not bad for sure. It's interesting to meet and talk to all these people, you learn so much. I love people, and family friends are always telling me how I have such a great people personality that will take me far in life. I'm flattered.

But sometimes, I think that although I am outgoing or at least try to be, inside I'm a bit more of an introvert. Or at the very least, I'm a very independent person. And working with people all the time can get tiring.

Getting along with coworkers is one thing. You see them everyday and they are the same person, you only know more and more about them. Meeting new people is refreshing and takes the boredom out of a job, but it also makes me subconsciously nervous when I initially give them a call.

Either way, I am extremely HAPPY with how my Summer turns out. I would be more than happy to do anything I can to help WLC in the future. It was truly a joy to work with them and I still have the rest of August left.

I hope the colleagues I've met will always remain my friends. I will make sure of it.