Connecting the dots! - Summer Internship in a Global Foods Company

I was supposed to update my mentors regarding progress of my project every Friday. After my first weekly presentation, my mentors were laughing hysterically. I knew from previous interns that my mentors were tough taskmasters and some of them had to sob through their presentations. So, what was happening with me that day was definitely worse. After making me feel like a cute Cindrella trying to fix an F1 racing car, they gave me some suggestions. I noted readily.

One of the best part of my internship was my 50 minutes Metro commute from Hauz Khas Metro Station in Delhi where my college was located to Vodafone Belvedere Towers Station in DLF Cybercity,Gurgaon right in front of my company office. In the sweltering heat of May, reading one of the pink newspapers in comfortably air-conditioned train cars was a big respite. I also had a cozy camaraderie with two other co-interns in the Global Sourcing team. As the time went by, due to huge dependency of my work on a good internet connection and a strict company policy for not allowing interns to use company's broadband or wi-fi network eventually dished out work-from-home option for me by my mentors. Substantial precious time, however, had gone by then. In my following presentations, despite my best intentions I was only able to pull up a nod of satisfaction from my mentors. Maybe they were generous with that too!

Right into middle of my SIP, my mentor resigned having worked in the company for 8 long years. He was a perfect example of how George Clooney would have worked in corporate. Most of my time in the office was spent in observing and emulating him and I naturally was a bit disarrayed at the news. His parting words were keep reading and never quit your company unless you have worked long enough like me.

Afterwards, I kind of let myself sink in the labyrinth which I was supposed to untangle. I think I was more amazed to see how a corporate functions. I could very well equate it to an organism. 8 weeks passed like a whiff. It was my first stint at any kind of job, ever in my life and I can't sum it in words, the huge experience and lessons I take out of it.

I am raring again. This time for a long haul!