My Intership (Part III)

The final quarter arrived.

The final two months were the most demanding, naturally. But we handled it nicely. I even had to be off work for at least two weeks because I had travel I had to attend to (which I'll be covering on a future post). I went completely relaxed, knowing that the work I have been given was enough to enjoy my trip.

The more complex tickets were the last ones, with many changes in the backend that will have a great impact on production in the future. And some minor, but delicate, updates in the dashboard view. I gotta say that I was blessed and lucky for two main reasons:

• I had an amazing team. The confidence, the trust, the effort was outstanding by everyone. I even keep some friendships, because the people I was able to work with were nice and great professionals.
• The experience I gain as an engineering and as a working man was exactly what I was looking for. I don't mind the technical area, I know I could watch some tutorials or make exercises and learn, but human relations and solving problems are invaluable. You only learn it by experience.

By the end, the final sprints were successfully done. All things requested were completed and we gave the project a completely new face. In the final week, we said goodbye to each other. I received a certification of my participation in the internship and a recommendation letter for my work and completing the process.

As feedback, I meet the CEO (who was in charge of the entire program) and talk what did I think, how I went and what can be upgraded for future iterations of the internship. Personally and apart, I wrote a document with several points of upgrades and recommendations I could point out to help the project be more successful and grow even further.

I gave my best effort and always felt that the project was my own. Because I have learned that when we work for something for ourselves the amount of love and compromise usually have no end. We always look for the very best. I wanted to leave a mark, a good one, something to be remembered and have a positive impact on the project so I could be remembered as a great intern. Not only for my ego or status but for inspiring the future interns and engineers that will come, to exceed my achievements and overcome what I did.

Just like the graffiti above (taken by Andre Harimerl from Unsplash) I wanted to leave something back because what I gained from the internship was so much more than I could imagine and I'm grateful for that.

- Randy