Hello again. Welcome to "Week 9" of my WLE blog, also known as "THE BIG PICTURE." I'm sure you'd like to know what the big picture is, so I won't keep you waiting.
Now that's a big picture.
But what about the larger message of my WLE? What will I be taking away from this experience? First and foremost, I hate 7 AM now. At first we were cool, but 7's really been getting on my nerves lately. Why can't 7 just be 10, or even 12? 12 is cool. 12 has never hurt me as far as I can remember. Oh well, no use fretting over it. But I think 7 AM owes me.
Another thing I have come to learn about over the course of this internship is the working dynamic of a large company. Shaklee is to eMotion as Canada is to Rhode island. One is a $#*%load bigger than the other. Mainly that means more bureaucracy. Things have to pass through more levels to get approval. This can slow stuff down. This contrasts the fast pace schedule many large companies have. At least the department I'm in, things happen fast. Being in only once a week can be tough because by the time I'm back, we've already moved on to other stuff.
But that's also the beauty of the project I'm working on. A while back, long before I even got here, Shaklee wanted these demos. But due to other things going on and the schedules of Joan and Tom, they basically said they'll get to them when they get to them. And so, the project sat on the shelves until I got here. I was put to work on the demos but the project still retained its laid back schedule. There is no particular rush to get them out so it's okay that I can only hack at 'em for a day out of the week.
Working here has also got me thinking about what kind of company I'd like to work at in the future. Big vs. small. With the animation industry, you can go both ways. If I wanted to make movies, I'd be working in a big company, but if I wanted to do specialized free-lance stuff, I could easily work in a smaller company. I've kind of enjoyed myself more at Shaklee, but that's because of the people and not necessarily the company size. I don't think the size of a company dictates the kind of people who work there, so if I'm looking to work with cool people, it's pretty much a gamble. Overall, I wouldn't mind working in a big company, as long as I wasn't stifled. I'd like to have some room for creative interpretation with whatever I do. If I simply have to replicate someone else's vison, it's just not that fun anymore.
And that's enough reflection for one day. I can't believe I'll only have to do this one more time. It all happened so fast. I think I might get emotional...*sob*
Wait. I'll only have to get up at 7 one more time? Score! *loud music starts playing and circus folk begin to do acrobatics. Audience cheers and applauds for 5 minutes. Everyone is happier than they've ever been*
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