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Dear Intern ep9. Information Overload.Main Plot Starts Here
Just a compilation of fun moments that deserve a post on their own.
Presentin to the Senior Director
As I was bragging about my useless repository called system-test, which is an automated browser test for front-end UI using Typescript, I noticed that Rob was in the fucking G-meet room. Holy lord. He was nodding and paying attention to my gibberish.
It’s a good thing that I didn’t completely give up on presenting, and that Rob is paying attention, but woah woah woah! Attention from the Senior Director? Fireworks, champagne! Where are they! Homies, let’s go popping tonight!
Ticket Skipper?
On my way back to Malden Center, I usually only buy the train tickets when the train officer checks on me. Life hack! Please don’t judge me.
This officer walks right in front of me. He asked where I was going. I panicked because he was over 6 feet tall, and I was already free-riding for over 2 stops.
Malden… Malden Center…
I sound extremely unconfident. Woah!
The officer tapped on my shoe and said:
You’re all set.
And just like that, he exempted my ticket.
Jiayi!
This is not an internship incident, but I might as well include it here.
In a Korean restaurant, Jiayi was looking for one of those raw eggs you use for BBQ sauce. She asked the waiter:
Emm, do you have… Eggs without bacteria?
Eggs without bacteria??
I was holding my laughter like phones in vibration mode. Luckily, the waiters understood her.
Jiayi! 2.0
On 7/4, Jiayi and I were in this cute bar playing good, deep House music that gave me shivers. As we were leaving, a muscular man came over:
Happy 4th!
We had a bit of back-and-forth small talk. He asked:
What’s in ur drink?
Not interested in furthering this acquaintance, Jiayi said with her chest up:
Water — H2O!
I am not even kidding. She said H, two, “O”, syllable by syllable. This woman really has something.
In the end, the guy left.
AB! We Don’t Hate You
Our team leader AB was on vacation. With 1 less person updating our daily progress, the daily standup ended in 21 minutes. Everyone summarized their progress briefly. WIthout AB’s detailed commentary, things went by fast.
Wow, 21 21-minute standup! AB should go on Vacation more often!
I think it was BK in our team who said that. I mean, you can just say that?
Is that even sayable?
Interns Don’t Deserve A Table
It was the weekly software group meeting. 20-ish people scattered around the meeting room. The senior directors and elder colleagues sat down around the center table naturally on those comfy couch-like chairs.
I sat down at a seat against the wall. I was not stupid! Interns should know their positions. Not to mention that I am the only intern among those 30-something adults.
In the recess of the meeting, Mark from another software team turned to me and said:
Nancy, you’re allowed to sit at the table!
That was a lol moment. I awkwardly answered:
No, I should leave the table for more professional people.
My Code Works!
In another standup, my scripts for automated browser testing were working!
Bill: I love it. This makes me happy.
Hehe. :P
After we were done sharing our coding progress, I told the team that I would be going to El Paso at the end of July. BP, who was from Austin, Texas, said, Ah, El Paso! Right on the border near Mexico. It is one of the most dangerous cities in America!
Bill said:
Stay safe, Nance. We have invested interest in you!
I was so flattered by this commentary. Invested interest? I should stop touching fish. I really should. Anyways, AI said my previous work = created a Role-Based Access Control System. Whaaah, I didn’t know putting some v-if in the tags equals building a system? Suddenly, I am kind of proud of myself. It was a cocky moment, and I enjoyed it with a fresh cup of Nespresso coffee. A frog once said that, it’s only an unpaid internship if you don’t take enough office supplies. Agreed.
CS Stereotypes?
The interns were having lunch, and we somehow brought up the stereotypes of CS majors. Shirts? Glasses? Don’t shower often enough? Blah blah blah?
I said, I think people from Brandeis are pretty decent…
Another intern, Liam, chukled out and went:
No… CS majors in UMass do fit in those stereotypes…
Munchies
Why is it that every time I go munching in the lobby, some managers / VPs are present? Why? They were never there when I was fake-grinding, but just there when I was munching like a squirrel. Why??
Next Up Internship Shenanigans:
Dear Intern ep11. I DJed My Company's Anniversary Party.🫡🫡🫡
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