File into boxes labeled "Open when you're ready"

I've decided to revive this blog for my sanity's sake.

I guess it's inevitable when we compare internship experiences, both internally and with other people. I don't think it's a wrong move- in fact, it helps us to classify certain companies in our head in boxes labeled the following:

1. Can consider working for them full-time
2. Can tolerate a short contract with them, but seek brighter horizons upon leaving
3. Work for them if you're in dire need of money and in no need of any sleep or social life
and the worst:
4. Do not touch with ten foot pole.

I guess my first internship in a local news corporation started off slightly boring because all I did were transcriptions, but afterwards I was really, truly part of the team to the point where they were upset I left, because I really contributed to their story pile every day. They even wrote me a card when I left, saying that I'd raised the intern bar pretty high for the following interns. /humble brag

If that wasn't the highest form of compliment, I don't know what is. Although I slogged 12-hour days everyday and didn't have much of a social life because of that, I was treated very well and I was utterly proud of the work I did. I had a great portfolio to boot, two recommendation letters and a lot of stories to tell. Strangely enough, the better part of my internship was at the business hub- completely unexpected because I was virtually writing blindly in day to day hit-or-miss situations.

Today is the 2nd of June, and I'm at another company for a 3 month summer internship. The people here are quite nice, except for maybe one person with an attitude problem... But I am not in favor of the work here, or the fairly poor organizational communication. To date I'm still perplexed by how certain technical things work in my line of producing because everybody tells me a different thing. You have absolutely no idea how irritating it is to explain to different people what I was taught. Person A says you have to change this every time. Person B says no, you cannot change this at all.

Internally I'm constantly screaming, "What do you want me to do?!" Let's just say that I renew my book of swearwords every time shit happens here.

After a little over a month here, I have already listed my regrets:

1. Should have stated an earlier finishing date.
2. Should have took the internship at Sony Pictures writing for Korean content
3. Should not have listened to my parents (in relation to number 2)
4. Will definitely get something entertainment-related in January. Movies, films, books and TV are my forte, not currencies or global markets or mergers and acquisitions
5. Deal with that, parents.

I mean, don't get me wrong. I don't explicitly hate the people here. Some of them have been nothing but nice and extremely patient with me. But I do wish certain organizational communication aspects could be dealt with in a neater manner- it's really not very nice to constantly get scolded for different things taught by different people.

Once today is down, 49 more days.