3:45AM
Is it true that we see our own flaws clearer than other does?
3:55AM
Can’t sleep because I slept the whole day.
Foolish me thought that my sore throat will go away if I sleep a lot.
Yup, sleep until I missed my piano class 😑
Apparently, drinking green tea relieve sore throat way better than plain water. Green tea is legit potion to all illness.😂
Internship
My friend is starting internship today. Actually many people are.
Which reminds me of my internship days. And to think about it, not even one year had pass.😱
Wasn’t the best experience, can’t call it the worst either. But either way, my internship experience confirm one thing.
I will not, and will never be a med tech.
Not saying med tech is a bad career or anything, but it really does not suit my personality.
To think I actually considered it as my life long career goal in the past. Real life experience is really different from what you read on blogs and forums.
I guess the biggest takeaway from intern is: your boss will make or break your working experience.
I didn’t have the ‘worst boss on Earth’ but my supervisor had pretty high standards(?). I mean he told me straight that he would not give interns A grade because there are always room for improvement (but umm, isn’t that why there is a grade higher than A?).
I never understood why I got a B+ for my internship grade but I didn’t dare to ask. I was the only SP intern at that branch and it doesn’t seem like my LO will back me if I do anything funny. Plus, I need to survive there for 12 weeks.
But B+ grade really demoralised me and I hated every moment of internship. It is like you put in hard work for nothing.
If I was clumsy or stupid I will gladly accept my B+ but I worked fast, learnt fast and doesn’t talk back to my seniors. Geez.
Like hello, where do you find a student who memorise most routines in one day of training by another intern. Tsk.
I didn’t give problems to the seniors either. In fact I helped them a lot especially during rush hour aka morning.
But yeah… Internship is over. It was my mistake thinking that private organisation is ‘more high class’ than government organisation. Me and my childish thinking.
Anyway, my decision to not be a med tech is not because of the B+ grade.
When I was actually inside the lab, I realise what they do is actually pretty routine. I like challenges and I like learning new things, but making me do the same thing over and over again everyday makes me bored.
The only time I actually felt like human was the first day at a new department. If not, I just felt like robot doing the same thing over and over again.
I need a career that challenges me. I need a job that makes me learn continuously. I need a career that can satisfy my thirst for new knowledge.
I went for internship in hope to learn many new things. Although I did learn a few new things, but most of the things I was taught are basic skills which I did in my part time jobs (like stock taking, data entry etc). Sorry, I ain’t interested in jobs that does not teach me new things.
I’m thankful to all the med tech seniors that taught me stuff. But med tech life isn’t for me.
In fact, many med tech advised me not to go into this career unless I run out of option. They said the prospect isn’t very good and I can be more successful elsewhere.
Internship killed a dream of mine. But it showed me another path that could possibly be what I should be pursuing.
Goodluck friend, for your internship. Hope yours will not end up like mine.
I probably had really bad luck.
