4 January 2010, I am super early for work and when I get there - there's no one. Great! My first day I'll be labelled the Intern who fell out of bed to make it early to work, score brownie points with her boss and hopefully become permanent ( I wasn't thinkin this until now actually - lol). Well its too late for me to go back home now, might as well stay and wait... patiently. My boss arrives and we get right into it but there's a glitch. "Lindi, we don't wear jeans at work, I prefer those formal-ish pants and jeans on a Friday". I collapsed. Well, I didn't literally collapse, but the enthusiasm in me went out the door from that day till today. Okay, not wearing jeans is acceptable, but these aren't just any jeans - their Diesel, Diesel Premium, skinny fit, torn at the knees, they, they cost waaaay more than - okay, its fine - formal cheap pants it is and has always been!
Some people get to third year and realize that the 940hrs of Work Integrated Learning in a PR environment required, is too much and well they just opt for jobs elsewhere, make extra cash and study (eventually to their downfall come portfolio time) and so the Work Integrated Learning road is less travelled. Well, silly me I walked it - to the horror of my Aldo pumps which never walked more than 2days per pair, but one pair suffered about a month non-stop on my feet (throws them in the rubbish bin) and I have been walking ever since, my road is ending in exactly 12 days including the weekends in between.
Gosh I have only just started blogging as an Intern, but my "interning" days are about to end. Will I change my blog name to MemoirsOfAPR something or the other? No. I may be done being an Intern here, but I'm going to be an Intern at Sandton City, Mandela Square, Michelangelo Towers, Menlyn Shopping Centre,V&A Waterfront, Gateway Mall - you name it - I will work there, work towards a dream closet.
Hi there this email is in response to a job posted on Jobmail, please find attached a copy of my CV and a cover letter stating how I walked 365 days to get here, gained experience, made friends with Google and most importantly how working for you will see the rebirth of legends - the D&G pants, the Escada blouses, the Nine West hand bags. Thanks for your consideration into my application and my Blackberry looks forward to ringing with a call from you.
The attitude!!
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