Mom. . . Dad. . I got a job. Its true. Last Friday was, sadly, my last day as 'intern boy' for at least a while. It's not to say that I can't/won't return to my favorite title in the future, but as for now I am fully employed.
After some fresh bagels and a box of joe, I thanked the Congressional office for a truly eye opening, incredibly valuable experience and I was on my way.
Tomorrow is a new day, a different day. It is unlike any other I have had before. It is my first day of my first 'real' job. If the suspense hasn't killed you by now, my new employer is XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, across from the White House (it doesn't hurt to add that last part).
To explain the XXXXXXX, I quote their website: "The XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX business federation representing the interests of more than XXXXXXXXX businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX."
And of course, a second opinion from Wikipedia: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXis a lobbying group in the United States of America, representing many businesses and associations across the USA and throughout the world. It is not an agency of the United States government. XXXXXXXXXXXXXX staffed with policy specialists, lobbyists and lawyers. Politically, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXis generally considered to be a conservative organization. It is known for spending more money than any other lobbying organization on a yearly basis.
To put that last part in perspective, Exxon Mobil spent approx. $27.4 million in 2009 while XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX spent approx. $144.5 in 2009.
Yea, they throw down.
What will I be doing for them? To be honest, not entirely sure. But one can only know so much from interviews. From what I do understand, I will act as the middle man between the various events/ experiential trips abroad/ published reports of the Commerce and their members - making sure each is receiving the maximum amount of benefits that the chamber has to offer.
How accurate will this be? Probably not very. But I'm very optimistic about the opportunity, the exposure it will afford me as to yet another side of Washington, my to-be boss, and a $1, 10 minute bus ride as my commute isn't a bad thing in the least.
As I felt a potential 'night before Disney' syndrome coming on, I have primed myself with some Advil PM to take the edge off before I go to sleep. 'Night before Disney' syndrome, you ask? Its the non-denominational way to explain the 'Night before Christmas' syndrome to all my Jewish friends (Shalom).
Till tomorrow.
i like this little picture. i like that it was probably a slow shutter speed and you moved. (you probably didn't even mean to do that, but it works..OR maybe you did.) so tricky
ReplyDeletethe technique i used was 'cell phone camera while driving', so tricky.
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