I remember walking in June, 6th not knowing what to expect. On top of that, I only knew Frank and Vladimir (the other interns) from classes and was really only acquaintances with them. First person we met was Sherry from personnel. Then, we jumped right into out first morning meeting with management because it was 8 a.m. We introduced ourselves and I was a little nervous because there was a lot of things that they said that I had no clue what it meant. One thing I learned was that our company had terminology of its own and thankfully I was able to learn all of it before this internship ended.
Moving through the first weeks, we were trained by a wonderful person named Terri. Then, I was thrown into Produce with a great department manager and a bunch of amazing sales associates. One thing I came to appreciate was all the hard work everyone has to do to maintain fresh produce.
Then, we experienced the worst, CBLs or Computer Based Learning. I hated them. In fact, there were several times when I kept dozing off to sleep. Speaking of which, after my first 3 days I had a dream about work. Guess what I dreamed about. Of course, it was more of a nightmare because I dreamed that I kept falling asleep at work and I actually sat up in bed in the middle of the night thinking I needed to wake up. No joke, but that was the first of many dreams about work.
I definitely learned from the best of the best. From our zone managers, our department. managers, our assistant managers, our co managers, our store manager Jim, and of course all of the sales associates. Everyone was so helpful and nice to us. I honestly felt like I was a part of a family. I was able to get to know a lot of people. I am proud to say I was able to work with the best people. They are what made my internship one of the most memorable experiences I will have in my life.
Lastly, there is Frank and Vladimir. Definitely two interesting characters, but definitely two hard workers. Frank absolutely loved hanging out in Sporting Goods. We should have just pitched him a tent there to live. He is definitely a quiet guy at first glance, but he shocked me on some of the things he said. Definitely a funny guy and a fellow Office fan. Vladimir... What can I say about that guy. We had our differences and struggling moments. One thing that Frank and I learned was that time means something totally different to him. We figure it is a Dominican thing. We also felt like we had to put a GPS system on him. When we had to go out and learn something he would just disappear EVERY TIME. It was frustrating. He is a great guy though and definitely kept things interesting to say the least.
Overall, I had the time of my life. I never thought a job could be so fun. I will never forget the people I met and learned from. I fell in love with the company, learned as much as I could in 10 weeks, made some friendships, and gained a greater appreciation for everyone who works day in and day out to make that company successful. I will definitely try to visit store #1344 whenever I can.
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