Patience Is A Virtue....

This week was a week in limbo. I mentioned a couple posts back that I wasn't really enjoying my internship. That continued to be the case, so I decided I would approach my boss about transferring to a different department. It seemed like a simple, smooth transition in my mind. However, it has not played out to be so simple, or smooth.

Last Friday I was going to talk to my boss, but that was Labor Day Weekend. He took an early start to the weekend and did not come in. I sent him an email with my concerns and I waited all weekend but did not hear from him.

On Tuesday I called him and we arranged a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the details of my internship. We came out of the meeting realizing we had both made incorrect assumptions. I assumed that journalism training would be part of the internship experience, and my boss assumed that I was experienced and had taken classes on journalism. While he did not think I was doing poorly, he agreed that I may be better suited in a different department.

I was really excited at this point. I had got exactly what I wanted.....almost. My boss wants to transfer me to the Culture and Media Department of the Media Research Center. However, before transferring I need to meet with the director of the Culture and Media Department. He was not available while I was there on Wednesday. My boss said he would set up the meeting for me. Thursday passed and I heard nothing. 3 o'clock Friday afternoon rolls around and I still know nothing. I decided to call mt boss only to find out that the person I need to meet with is (drum roll please) ON VACATION! He is expected to return Monday.

This week I have been running around trying to get all of this figured out, but all the while not working. I didn't work at all this week! That has been frustrating at times. Though is has also allowed me to refocus my goals and remind myself why I wanted to come here in the first place. It has been a week that required patience. Unfortunately patience is not my strong suit. The good news is that the week is over and hopefully I will be able to get everything taken care of on Monday!