Week One

Last week was my first week at Fuseideas in Somerville. I got to ease into the new position by starting with a half day Thursday and doing a full day on Friday. Needless to say, doing 9-5 at a job as a student is a little daunting. For my first couple of days I worked on small projects: finding and organizing press clips, contacting participants in a campaign we are wrapping, calling around to find the cheapest place to get plastic tiaras. You know, the basics.

I ended up being really happy with the fact that I do a full day on Fridays. It gave me an opportunity to really get to know the rest of the employees during downtime while also seeing what a normal day at Fuseideas looks like. Another responsibility given to interns is to sit at the front desk. This includes answering phones, taking messages, and greeting guests. This was surprisingly a great way to get myself comfortable with the position. If I were sitting at my own desk not interacting with anyone I wouldn’t have become comfortable and confident so quickly. By working at the front desk, you are constantly interacting with people—whether you like it or not. Luckily I love interacting with people so it was a perfect job. During my day on Friday, our team was dealing with a small social media crisis involving an unhappy customer complaining about our client on the Facebook pages we manage. Because the team was working with that I didn’t have a lot of tasks throughout the day so being at the desk kept me somewhat busy.

Overall, I am really happy with my first week. I love the company and the people I work with. They have already given me small responsibilities and positive feedback within my first couple of days so I am confident that this internship will live up to my expectations.