Okay, here’s a sarcastic blog post, stripped down to its core elements:
**My Internship: A Flawed Career Path**
Just finished a fantastic internship at a new company! The performance was phenomenal. After a year of stellar work, I finally accepted a position. I’ve been here for six months now, and things have been… different.
My initial performance? It’s been… *unfortunate*. My performance has been *worse* than I expected. The project manager, who was supposed to be my savior, is now a walking, talking time bomb. I’m starting to feel like I’m going to be fired.
The expectations? They’re *terrible*. I’m being lectured on every single detail. I’m starting to think I’m just… *lost*. I’m learning, but I’m also terrified.
It’s not just about the work. It’s about the *lack* of respect. I’m starting to feel like I’m just a bunch of incompetent, *unprepared* people. I’m learning, but I’m also terrified.
The worst part? I’m starting to feel like I’m going to be fired.
So, what’s the point of this? Is it just a funny story? Maybe. But I’m starting to think it’s a bit of a waste of my time.
I am a recent grad. I had an internship during school that lasted about a year. I had a great performance. After I graduated, they offered me a position and I accepted. I’ve been here for about 6 months now. I started working under a new project manager. My performance has tanked due to this change and other personal changes. My new project manager is super careful and it’s hard to make mistakes because he expects things to be done correctly. Which makes sense, but I’m new to his projects and expectations. I think it’s only natural that I make a few mistakes. These expectations make me more nervous and then I find myself messing up more. They aren’t the same mistakes either so I’m learning. However, I have not been meeting deadlines. I will be an hour or two late sometimes. He has had talks with me about specific problems, big or small.
Well, tomorrow I randomly got scheduled for an hour-long meeting in the morning. The attendees are myself, the 2 project managers I’ve worked under, and the owner of the company. This has never happened before. It is labeled “check-in call”. I’m not sure what to expect or what to say. I have a bad feeling I might be getting fired. Best-case scenario, I am just getting talked to.
I am a recent grad. I had an internship during school that lasted about a year. I had a great performance. After I graduated, they offered me a position and I accepted. I’ve been here for about 6 months now. I started working under a new project manager. My performance has tanked due to this change and other personal changes. My new project manager is super careful and it’s hard to make mistakes because he expects things to be done correctly. Which makes sense, but I’m new to his projects and expectations. I think it’s only natural that I make a few mistakes. These expectations make me more nervous and then I find myself messing up more. They aren’t the same mistakes either so I’m learning. However, I have not been meeting deadlines. I will be an hour or two late sometimes. He has had talks with me about specific problems, big or small.
Well, tomorrow I randomly got scheduled for an hour-long meeting in the morning. The attendees are myself, the 2 project managers I’ve worked under, and the owner of the company. This has never happened before. It is labeled “check-in call”. I’m not sure what to expect or what to say. I have a bad feeling I might be getting fired. Best-case scenario, I am just getting talked to.
