Wooo.
Hello, all!
Okay, so mattel has been kinda crazy. It's almost over and I've learned a lot this summer, met a buncha new people. I got to know several OTIS people who are real cool, as well as some from out of town (that...aren't...as cool...).
These are some of the lessons I've learned:
- First off, there're TONS of benefits and good business lessons from this internship. haha I don't regret taking this (even with the following negative reviews). It's been a SUPER great experience, and I have to say that they spoil the interns SO much. TONS of food, good pay...i'm sure for a way of gaining a good rep. But overall, I had fun. Or maybe it just seems fun cuz it's almost over. *shrug*
- I learned that there (although I sorta already knew about before) seriously is NOT enough time in the day for yourself when taking a 1.5 hour commute to work.
- That said, radio music is really really sucky. Lately I've been burnt out of my own music and find myself reverting back to good ol' radio. AND MAN it's a sucky drive home. I already skip through a billion songs on my own iTunes on shuffle, so radio is pretty much like listening to someone else's awful iTunes shuffle. With commercials.
- I love going to the gym in the morning vs at night. You get it out of the way, it's just way easier....however, the commute is still horrible and I do have to sacrifice sleep a lot...
- Mattel is.....not a place I'd DREAM to work at. I had this feeling from the start, sure it's a great gig, but it really really isn't my cup of tea. But in case i do choose to come back, i do think it's a great corporation that takes care of their employees...or maybe just their interns. BUT overall, i don't want to work in corporate, let alone, a corporation that caters to kids. Nope. Sure it's fun, but not fun for me. This only gets me psyched about opening our own design firm. :)
- There are just SO many fake people out there. I'm thankful to have some pretty cool, down to earth people in my team/dept...but damn. SOOO Many people i just cannot stand. It's high school all over again. Specifically in the internship program. Some kids (and i say that because they ARE younger than me by about 3 years [which, i gotta say, REALLY is a big difference]) are just SOOO COMPLETELY OVERLY AMBITIOUS that it comes off as fake, desperate, and naive. I have big dreams and all, but I can think realistically here. Ambition is good to have, but not when all that you say is completely generic and predictable. Ugh. UGH. You're all talk, and I can see right through your horrible jokes and awkward comic timing.
- This counts as my own life lesson: You don't want to come off as an arrogant know-it-all ESPECIALLY when you DON'T know it all. Also, look kid, you're young and spunky, i get it. You feel like everything you do and/or say is BRILLIANT when you really are not. It's possible your parents boasted your self esteem so that you could FEEL confident about yourself, but i can see a high level of insecurity. Don't be so OVERLY confident, quit trying so hard to impress others and stop crediting yourself when nobody asked. JUST BE YOURSELF. There's RARELY such a thing as "being the best" at something, there's always going to be someone better than you. Open your eyes and look PASSED the fake boasting your parents gave you. Cuz in reality, you can't be the best in everything that you do AS A 19 YEAR OLD INTERN. Reality is always gonna win. Quit disrespecting people who are older and more experienced than you cuz you are just A STUPID INTERN. Ugh. Even these 19 year old "kids" speak to me as if they're higher than me, or they don't know me and what I'm capable of doing. And yet they STILL treat me like I'm an idiot. FUCK.
- With THAT said, some people STILL don't know what a graphic designer does and CAN do. I've had corporate people say to me "Dude, I am SO IMPRESSED RIGHT NOW. WOW. I AM SUPER DUPER IMPRESSED." I've had times when toy designers wanted to take control of packaging, they were surprised that I could draw well, blah. I don't want to sound stuck up/conceited, but I did a WHOLE LOT of design in that group project that they should have been responsible for, and then some! AND mind you, when it came to their field of work, I let them take care of it cuz I KNOW it's their specialty. THEY ARE TOY DESIGNERS. One of my biggest pet peeves is having someone question something that I KNOW i am good at, and they (without asking) just grab what I'm doing out of my hands. When people push me off of my workstation in that sort of "HERE, LEMME DO IT" manner when I CLEAARLY go to school for AND am capable in things like Illustrator. Or Photoshop. Or CUTTING something with an exacto knife and ruler. Even the simplest things, they don't trust me....EVEN after all I did for the project? UGh....UGHHHHHH. Just a pet peeve. ~_~
- Some people treat this internship way differently. Some treat it as a job, other treat it as another way of gaining instant FB friends. Some see it as a career opportunity, others see it as a summer job that their parents forced them into doing.
- Mattel's employees are about the same: some treat it as a serious job, it pays money. while others....ENJOY IT SOOO MUCH OH MY GOD I LOVE BARBIEEE I WANT TO FUCKING BEEE BARBIE I LOVE PINK! EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE IS PINK! I'M TANNING MYSELF PINK! PINK PINK PINK! FASHION......PINK! It's SO hideously annoying and completely opposite of me, if you couldn't tell. *eye roll*
- MOST OF ALL, I've grown to trust my judgment in art and design. And I'm not saying that EVERYTHING I CRAP OUT IS GOLD, I still struggle with the "IS this good enough? Am i headin in the right direction? Am I good enough?" I honestly do. But, in group project situations, I know that i need to stand by my opinion ESPECIALLY if I have a good feeling about it. This summer I actually practice more assertion. I had times where I failed on being assertive, but towards the end I ended up just DOING things, speaking my mind, making my own decisions....instead of waiting for my group mates' approval, because (don't mean to sound pompous) sometimes they're not always right. :)
- Lastly, this past week has suddenly grown WAY fun. In the midst of all the fake, bubbly, overly enthusiastic Barbie people, there's finally someone that GETS my sense of humor, and can actually deliver back. Man is that rare. Weirdly enough this motivates me into coming to the office, and so unexpected. I guess that's why I'm so fascinated by it. And though nothing may ever happen, which, who knows if this is a good or bad thing...I'll still have a lot of fun for the rest of my time there. hehehe :)
Well that quickly turned from "lessons" to a whole giant rant...hahaha
Summer sure was faaaaast. I had a lot of fun, and though i had some stressed moments, it really wasn't....too bad. :) Sure, I may do it again, that is...if I don't find another internship next summer.
Anyway, I really can't wait to see how things will go this upcoming semester with all this knowledge. AND ultimately my brain hasn't stopped to rest or anything. Typically summer would be a total brain shut down, but since I've kept my creative thinking up, i can't wait to see what happens next.
We'll have to see. Cheesy as this all sounds, I'm finally excited about the future!
Okay, so mattel has been kinda crazy. It's almost over and I've learned a lot this summer, met a buncha new people. I got to know several OTIS people who are real cool, as well as some from out of town (that...aren't...as cool...).
These are some of the lessons I've learned:
- First off, there're TONS of benefits and good business lessons from this internship. haha I don't regret taking this (even with the following negative reviews). It's been a SUPER great experience, and I have to say that they spoil the interns SO much. TONS of food, good pay...i'm sure for a way of gaining a good rep. But overall, I had fun. Or maybe it just seems fun cuz it's almost over. *shrug*
- I learned that there (although I sorta already knew about before) seriously is NOT enough time in the day for yourself when taking a 1.5 hour commute to work.
- That said, radio music is really really sucky. Lately I've been burnt out of my own music and find myself reverting back to good ol' radio. AND MAN it's a sucky drive home. I already skip through a billion songs on my own iTunes on shuffle, so radio is pretty much like listening to someone else's awful iTunes shuffle. With commercials.
- I love going to the gym in the morning vs at night. You get it out of the way, it's just way easier....however, the commute is still horrible and I do have to sacrifice sleep a lot...
- Mattel is.....not a place I'd DREAM to work at. I had this feeling from the start, sure it's a great gig, but it really really isn't my cup of tea. But in case i do choose to come back, i do think it's a great corporation that takes care of their employees...or maybe just their interns. BUT overall, i don't want to work in corporate, let alone, a corporation that caters to kids. Nope. Sure it's fun, but not fun for me. This only gets me psyched about opening our own design firm. :)
- There are just SO many fake people out there. I'm thankful to have some pretty cool, down to earth people in my team/dept...but damn. SOOO Many people i just cannot stand. It's high school all over again. Specifically in the internship program. Some kids (and i say that because they ARE younger than me by about 3 years [which, i gotta say, REALLY is a big difference]) are just SOOO COMPLETELY OVERLY AMBITIOUS that it comes off as fake, desperate, and naive. I have big dreams and all, but I can think realistically here. Ambition is good to have, but not when all that you say is completely generic and predictable. Ugh. UGH. You're all talk, and I can see right through your horrible jokes and awkward comic timing.
- This counts as my own life lesson: You don't want to come off as an arrogant know-it-all ESPECIALLY when you DON'T know it all. Also, look kid, you're young and spunky, i get it. You feel like everything you do and/or say is BRILLIANT when you really are not. It's possible your parents boasted your self esteem so that you could FEEL confident about yourself, but i can see a high level of insecurity. Don't be so OVERLY confident, quit trying so hard to impress others and stop crediting yourself when nobody asked. JUST BE YOURSELF. There's RARELY such a thing as "being the best" at something, there's always going to be someone better than you. Open your eyes and look PASSED the fake boasting your parents gave you. Cuz in reality, you can't be the best in everything that you do AS A 19 YEAR OLD INTERN. Reality is always gonna win. Quit disrespecting people who are older and more experienced than you cuz you are just A STUPID INTERN. Ugh. Even these 19 year old "kids" speak to me as if they're higher than me, or they don't know me and what I'm capable of doing. And yet they STILL treat me like I'm an idiot. FUCK.
- With THAT said, some people STILL don't know what a graphic designer does and CAN do. I've had corporate people say to me "Dude, I am SO IMPRESSED RIGHT NOW. WOW. I AM SUPER DUPER IMPRESSED." I've had times when toy designers wanted to take control of packaging, they were surprised that I could draw well, blah. I don't want to sound stuck up/conceited, but I did a WHOLE LOT of design in that group project that they should have been responsible for, and then some! AND mind you, when it came to their field of work, I let them take care of it cuz I KNOW it's their specialty. THEY ARE TOY DESIGNERS. One of my biggest pet peeves is having someone question something that I KNOW i am good at, and they (without asking) just grab what I'm doing out of my hands. When people push me off of my workstation in that sort of "HERE, LEMME DO IT" manner when I CLEAARLY go to school for AND am capable in things like Illustrator. Or Photoshop. Or CUTTING something with an exacto knife and ruler. Even the simplest things, they don't trust me....EVEN after all I did for the project? UGh....UGHHHHHH. Just a pet peeve. ~_~
- Some people treat this internship way differently. Some treat it as a job, other treat it as another way of gaining instant FB friends. Some see it as a career opportunity, others see it as a summer job that their parents forced them into doing.
- Mattel's employees are about the same: some treat it as a serious job, it pays money. while others....ENJOY IT SOOO MUCH OH MY GOD I LOVE BARBIEEE I WANT TO FUCKING BEEE BARBIE I LOVE PINK! EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE IS PINK! I'M TANNING MYSELF PINK! PINK PINK PINK! FASHION......PINK! It's SO hideously annoying and completely opposite of me, if you couldn't tell. *eye roll*
- MOST OF ALL, I've grown to trust my judgment in art and design. And I'm not saying that EVERYTHING I CRAP OUT IS GOLD, I still struggle with the "IS this good enough? Am i headin in the right direction? Am I good enough?" I honestly do. But, in group project situations, I know that i need to stand by my opinion ESPECIALLY if I have a good feeling about it. This summer I actually practice more assertion. I had times where I failed on being assertive, but towards the end I ended up just DOING things, speaking my mind, making my own decisions....instead of waiting for my group mates' approval, because (don't mean to sound pompous) sometimes they're not always right. :)
- Lastly, this past week has suddenly grown WAY fun. In the midst of all the fake, bubbly, overly enthusiastic Barbie people, there's finally someone that GETS my sense of humor, and can actually deliver back. Man is that rare. Weirdly enough this motivates me into coming to the office, and so unexpected. I guess that's why I'm so fascinated by it. And though nothing may ever happen, which, who knows if this is a good or bad thing...I'll still have a lot of fun for the rest of my time there. hehehe :)
Well that quickly turned from "lessons" to a whole giant rant...hahaha
Summer sure was faaaaast. I had a lot of fun, and though i had some stressed moments, it really wasn't....too bad. :) Sure, I may do it again, that is...if I don't find another internship next summer.
Anyway, I really can't wait to see how things will go this upcoming semester with all this knowledge. AND ultimately my brain hasn't stopped to rest or anything. Typically summer would be a total brain shut down, but since I've kept my creative thinking up, i can't wait to see what happens next.
We'll have to see. Cheesy as this all sounds, I'm finally excited about the future!