Sunday, August 16
My internship
I completed my 2.5 month internship at
IDA (Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore). So a little
background on how it all started. My supervisor/boss, Steven, introduced himself to me at the SOC projects showcase. I think he sped stuff up a lot for me and I was hired in a few days.
Good things
I learnt a lot
I got to pick up many
languages, frameworks and tools. Most importantly, I know how to meander my way around a
Macbook and the command line, which is important since (unfortunately) rails developers and designers use a Mac.
Free milo and snacks
- Milo making machine dispenses unlimited milo! (☞゚ヮ゚)☞
- A colleague who keeps feeding me ice cream! (☞゚ヮ゚)☞ (☞゚ヮ゚)☞
- People bringing in lots of Loacker Quadratini wafers and seaweed! (☞゚ヮ゚)☞ (☞゚ヮ゚)☞ (☞゚ヮ゚)☞
The office at sandcrawler
The building is the coolest. It has a curved roof that gathers rain to pour down in one stream. Rain pours down 10 stories into a garden pond, like a waterfall!
I will miss the pingpong table, where my colleagues and I had lots of fun at.
I get to wear anything
I wear my fluffy pink slippers around the office. Sometimes I go barefoot. I get to sport my rainbow hair. One time I wore sports attire because I was going to play basketball. No one cares to stop me, as long as I'm wearing something.
My colleagues were awesome
We would hang out outside of work and; have dinners (which they'd insist on paying for me). They were encouraging and genuinely appreciated my work and took care of me.
My supervisor, Steven
That guy is just the most awesome boss ever -
literally your dream boss. It was so nice to work under him. Apart from him constantly giving me undeserved praise, he:
- Doesn't tell me to go back to work when I'm doodling on the office whiteboard, instead he smiles and says 'AWESOME!'
- Has cheered me up when I was down and encouraged me to continue doing what I believe in
- Maintains friendships with everyone in the team and treats everyone with respect
More photos
Drawing with a developer from the other team. We used these to decorate the office (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و
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WORK CHALET at the company bungalow (!!) I didn't leave the house for 2 days except to eat and it was cool (・∀・ )
I think this was a selfie from an
intern outing but honestly I stopped hanging out with the other interns after awhile because we weren't very close
* * *
The internship wasn't smooth flowing of course. I had disagreements and fought with several people. For example, I fought with HR over moving a sofa to a room next door (no rules saying I couldn't), that they called my supervisor in.
I also got so upset trying to introduce changes for the good of the team, only to have a colleague humiliate me in front of the department with "
No one will do it, that's how the world works." It was hard, as a female intern, trying to speak up in front of mostly males 10 years my senior. I learnt the hard way, from this experience and from people who had tried, that the way the department was structured made it hard to instigate change. But I will continue doing what I believe is best for my future teams. My ideal workplace would be one where people were more supportive of change.
It was my first time working in an office environment too and I still have a lot to learn. But I definitely think this was a good experience. (❍ᴥ❍ʋ) I will be visiting the office a lot in future!
Labels: ida, internship, work
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