INTERNS Interact: An Introduction
June 30th, 2010 | Blog, Internship, Our Culture
So, if you’re following us on Facebook, you’ll notice we have interns for the Summer. I was originally thinking we could bring them in with the idea that their presence would help me outnumber and overrule Lee in the decision-making process – we can gang up on him!
The Benefits of Having Interns
However, it turns out there’s and awesome benefit to an internship… they get to learn something about design. About the business. About fear. Yes, they are going to get a baptism by fire at Phillips Design this Summer. (Oh, pity the poor interns.)
But, with an internship program, we at Phillips Design also learn about ourselves. We’re reminded how much we’ve learned from decades in the industry. We learn about why our culture works so well. (And I learn about how the heck to manage people! More on this later.)
Most importantly, Lee learns what it’s like to be clean from profanity for a few hours a day. This has been tough for him – but very good for the rest of us. For instance, everyday just before the interns arrive, Lee burps out a cathartic profanity stream to clear out his system. Maybe we should institute an “earmuffs” system where the interns cover their ears like in the movie Old School.
Intern Blog Assignment
So I asked Lee, the boss, if I could introduce the interns and have them say something on the blog about what they’ve learned so far. He said that’s fine, but in his characteristic style, gave them some requirements for the assignment: