I am interning at the zoo
You thought I was interning at a public relations firm.
Apparently ZJS is but a shadow of its former self. I have been wondering if such is true, given that the staff is pretty small and never really seems that busy or hustling. But it is.
They didn't have much for me to do today so I went to the library (which has pagemaker) to work on the ZJS tabloid. I came back around noon and everyone was gone, except two support staff. Apparently the building lost power and when it came back on, the network was screwed up so no one could work so everyone took off and left the receptionist and one part timer to wait for the computer guy. So I got to chat with these two, who have been at ZJS the longest, for about two hours and heard about how the staff used to have about 25 people (now has 6-8, I'm not certain who is staff and who isn't), and how the firm used to pull big name clients.
So the crew finally came back and the place went nuts. They were trying to get these releases to the city council, but they wanted a gimmick. So they bought Pabst Blue Ribbon beer bottles, emptied them (and announced on the PA to come to the kitchen to drink all the beer), and stuffed the releases in the bottles. (The PBR was significant to the release). But the printer wasn't working so that created drama and certain staff members lack grace under pressure and at the same time are very patronizing to those who are maintaining a more realistic view.
It was just crazy and I didn't feel like I did much useful, but I did get a prototype of the tabloid which is cool and a tangible piece of work at the end of the day. More to toy with on that, but there will be other days.
When I was leaving, I said "See you next week," and one of the ladies teased me and said "No. You can't leave. You have to come back tomorrow." I just laughed and said "You people aren't paying me enough to stay. See you next week." Boy that did that get an uproarious laugh. Humor in truth. I think they were all feeling that way. Sometimes there are advantages to being unpaid.
Apparently ZJS is but a shadow of its former self. I have been wondering if such is true, given that the staff is pretty small and never really seems that busy or hustling. But it is.
They didn't have much for me to do today so I went to the library (which has pagemaker) to work on the ZJS tabloid. I came back around noon and everyone was gone, except two support staff. Apparently the building lost power and when it came back on, the network was screwed up so no one could work so everyone took off and left the receptionist and one part timer to wait for the computer guy. So I got to chat with these two, who have been at ZJS the longest, for about two hours and heard about how the staff used to have about 25 people (now has 6-8, I'm not certain who is staff and who isn't), and how the firm used to pull big name clients.
So the crew finally came back and the place went nuts. They were trying to get these releases to the city council, but they wanted a gimmick. So they bought Pabst Blue Ribbon beer bottles, emptied them (and announced on the PA to come to the kitchen to drink all the beer), and stuffed the releases in the bottles. (The PBR was significant to the release). But the printer wasn't working so that created drama and certain staff members lack grace under pressure and at the same time are very patronizing to those who are maintaining a more realistic view.
It was just crazy and I didn't feel like I did much useful, but I did get a prototype of the tabloid which is cool and a tangible piece of work at the end of the day. More to toy with on that, but there will be other days.
When I was leaving, I said "See you next week," and one of the ladies teased me and said "No. You can't leave. You have to come back tomorrow." I just laughed and said "You people aren't paying me enough to stay. See you next week." Boy that did that get an uproarious laugh. Humor in truth. I think they were all feeling that way. Sometimes there are advantages to being unpaid.