I had my last day of internship today... I hate change and I really liked Matt & Val, so I'm actually a little sad that it's over.
I finally finished the book that Val gave me probably a month ago. So I sent that off to her last night. And Matt had given me another journal to proofread if I had time. Well, I didn't have a ton of extra time in the last week, so I only got two articles proofread. Sorry Matt. He didn't seem that upset about it.
While I was there, I did a little exit interview. I talked about how much I liked it, but I couldn't really come up with anything they could improve upon. That's a skill I really need to develop. Not necessarily being critical, but I work so hard at putting a positive spin on things and if something does go wrong I blame myself that it's hard for me to find fault with other people, espically people that I work for.
Anyway, I also filled out a little bit of paperwork so that I can do freelance work for them after I graduate. They said they'd start sending me things as early as this summer. I get to set my own rates, but most people who work for them charge $1-$2 a page for proofreading and $1-$3 a page for copyediting, depending on how well or poorly written a document is. They said that this is on the low end for publishing in general, but comperable to other publishers their size. It doesn't really matter to me because getting paid for this at all will be a bit of a change. And I can do it at 3 AM in my pajamas when I can't sleep. Maybe law is the wrong career for me... just kidding. But this will be good for me as a way to make a little money on the side.
Then they took me to lunch, which I thought was so sweet of them. We just kind of chatted about random things. It was very nice. I'm so glad that I got to intern with such great people in an environment that really complimented my skills and my personality.
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Congratulations on doing such excellent work with FIT this semester! Val and Matt certainly found you to be a fantastic edition to the staff, and I'm so glad they've done what they can to keep you in the production loop!
I share your concerns about making "negative" comments in exit interview, and for many of the same reasons -- I also read problems as originating with me and not someone else!
That said, for both your sake and for the sake of the PWE internship program, I'm really glad to hear that Val and Matt gave you the opportunity to do an exit interview--it shows that they are committed to making the internship opportunity a valuable learning experience for PWE students.
Your internship sounded like a great experience and it seems that the relationship you developed with your coworkers was impactful.
As for being critical, not finding anything is not always a bad thing or a bad trait. Looking for the good in things can make every situation more fun to work in, so don't get down about that. But don't blame yourself for anything that goes wrong because you are only in the beginnings of your career and are not supposed to know everything, so mistakes will happen. That is the responsibility of your boss and coworkers to help you understand where problems may occur.
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