My first Internship

Hello everyone! Recently I did an internship at SLMG Beverages Coca cola. It was my first Internship. And my whole journey of 1.5 months was a rollercoaster.

When I joined the internship I had many misconceptions about working in the corporate world. My expectations were very low . And I was very petrified doing the internship cause I think I was not ready to deal with much pressure.

On 10th June My expectations met reality. I joined the office. It was my office for 1.5 months and I will be working here. Honestly my first impression of the office was surprisingly amazing. The infrastructure of the office was so decent and at the same time so beautiful. At the entrance there was a big coca cola bottle. When I entered the office there was a sofa and at the front there was a big trophy . When I moved I saw 2-3 cabins after moving forward I saw there was a huge cubical where all the employees were working and in the side there were cabins . And at the end there was a small cafeteria. I always saw offices like these in movies but seeing in reality it hits differently.

My first week was very tough for me . Being a fresher I knew excel and ppt at beginners level and people of my age were using at advanced level. Obviously I was feeling under confident. The first week was very happening for me . Cause I went to the market with PSR for the field work. Honestly I enjoyed it a lot . Cause I got a lot of free food to eat . And also when I finished the work early I used to go to malls and eat street food . But my field work was only 2 days . And on Saturday I was appointed to my work.

The best thing was that every Saturday was a game day . We used to play games it was fun . But it stopped after a while. Also there was a foosball table. And honestly I love playing foosball. Not to brag but I became a pro player.

Also I was not alone . My friend and I were doing this internship together so we got all the same projects. We worked on a total of 5 projects . We both had multiple fights because every person has their own opinion and when people put their efforts together the best comes out. We always used to conclude our fight with a solution that Is the best for our projects. We also enjoyed it a lot . We visited many cafes , ate street food a lot, and had amazing scooty rides .It was like an imaginary Internship like I always dream about.

All the interns were always seated in a cabin. When I entered the cabin there were so many strange faces but soon all became familiar. The best thing about my internship was the sir who was guiding us were very supportive. It was a routine for us the senior mentor would give us some tasks and then the sir under him used to guide us . In spite of how busy he was he gave us his time and made us understand each and every thing . He was very friendly and we used to talk to him . And also used to gain knowledge about jobs and stuff. After completing that task . We used to show our work to our mentor and then we used to present our work to the main mentor who was the director of marketing. Honestly my imagination was we would be super tired by working or would be working under pressure but in reality there was no pressure. Maybe because we were interns but personally I did not feel any pressure.

But also it was not a piece of cake or like walking in the park . Though I miss that park near our office . But I also had several breakdown during the internship even on the last day I cried at the bathroom. And the irony is I cried on the first day and last day very badly . On the first day because I was nervous and underconfident to work here and was unable to understand anything the sir was saying because at that time I was dealing with anxiety in my mind sitting in front of sir . I still remember that horrible moment I was wearing my glasses to hide my tears but my face and eyes were red I was unable to speak because if I utter a word my tears will fall like a river endlessly. And on the last day I was crying because I was a bit nervous about my presentation.

I learnt excel , ppt . Also experienced the real corporate world. Also made many new friends. Honestly by doing this internship my confidence level got a boost . My last presentation was ok I made mistakes but I was not afraid of anything I also got appreciation for my work.

If I compare myself on the first and last day . There’s a huge difference in my perspective about everything. Honestly I will miss this internship and also all the fun I had .

Hello everyone! Sorry for posting the blog so late . Cause I’ve been busy . And now you know the reason why . Also tell me about your first Internship?