Dear Blog...

Sometimes, I feel that my IA is really meaningless. The company does not seem to value the presence of the interns, at least that's how I see the upper management. I have yet to tell my superior about the lack of things I get to learn or do in my current capacity.

Perhaps, one should be a half-year working student instead of an intern.

Intern is such a sacred word in Singapore companies. With an educated workforce which demand (but they actually command a whole lot lesser) a higher salary from their bosses on their first/second/third jobs, the presence of the intern helps the companies' HR personnel in more ways than one.

For one, they get to hire a student on a lower payscale, but making him/her perform the same work as a temp, who is obviously paid higher. And all the HR managers have to do is to tell the school the supposed jobscope, and they get their man for the whole 6 month period. Depending on company, the intern would be doing anything from 'saikang' to improving a plant process to being accountable for something, something which they can come to call as their own.

Well, unluckily (or lucky to some others) for me, I fall into the first category of interns. My colleagues are nice, but I find the company too obsessed with the end result and that certain people just do not mix.

To tell you the truth, I've already explained these in my HR reflection paper. It was from what I observe and feel, and I really wish that I could do something about it...even if it's just a small step to making the next day seem much better and more meaningful to look forward to.




Guess maybe I still do not know what I intend to become. Sighs.

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