Blog Post 3

            At my internship at KJR I feel like my start there has gone pretty smoothly and that I have not really made any major mishaps or mistakes. But even Though I have not done anything wrong yet, I will admit to some things that naturally did not go smoothly simply because I am new and I am without very much experience. On my first day, the first assignment I was given was a large stack of papers. These papers were “winner sheets”, which are basically the contact info of radio listeners that had won a sweepstakes the radio had put on. So, my first job was to call all of these people to let them know that there prize is either ready to be picked up at the station or not ready to be picked up, but will be ready soon. This was a daunting first task, and there was a large stack of calls to make. So after watching my supervisor make a call or two for me, it was my turn. My first day of making calls naturally went a little shaky. I was nervous so I was stuttering my words here and there, and if the caller had questions that strayed even remotely far from the script I was given to read to them, I couldn’t answer them and had to go hunting for my supervisor to get the appropriate answer. Though, I am very glad that I just stepped up and made those calls because it allowed me to practice making calls to winners early on, and I knew that there would be more to come. Now, making calls to winners is not very hard for me, and I feel like I have really gotten the hang of it.  The second thing that has been a little shaky for me has been integrating myself into the culture of the office. It is not because I don’t like the people, or they have way different personalities than me. I actually really like everyone who works there and I find that some of them are similar to me. No, the reason my integration into the office’s culture has felt a little shaking is because I am only used to one work environment; working at Metropolitan Market. KJR and Metropolitan market have completely different cultures, and since in the job world I have only really experienced one businesses culture it has slightly skewed my perspective on what is appropriate at a job. Really what I am saying is that the people and vibe at KRJ is naturally much more chill than the one at Metropolitan Market, so I am still getting used to how laid back it is. Though, as time goes on I’m sure I will get used to KJR’s vibe, and as my life progresses and I work more and more jobs I will get a broader perspective on the culture of the work force.