Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Optum Internship Blog #9

Post #9
Date(s): 8/5/19 - 8/7/19
Activities: Reflection, Group Networking
Technical Information: None
Reflection: Some of the major frustrations that were felt throughout the process was the fact, that due to not being able to meet with our supervisors all the time( due to their busy schedule ), there were lots of times where we could work on a project, thinking this was what our plan was, before it getting rejected a couple of days by the supervisors for certain factors that we didn't think of before. It happened so many times, that it became quiet depressing at times, since there would be days where we wouldn't know what to do.

Moreover, our supervisor had taken a break for a week, and this was during the week after our first presentation, where we really needed to reorganize, correct our flaws as pointed by the judges and continuing from there. This week was one where we felt purposelessness, and a massive setback as we didn't progress much without any oversight to guide us, since we were still relatively inexperienced.

It was only once, our supervisor/manager Janet came back, did she guide us and help us find a perfect pathway that we could work on. Once she was able to go through our presentation with us once again, we were able to sort through our flaws, and then decide roles for who would work on what particular task in order to meet the deadline we had, which was coming very soon. Janet took out of her work, almost every single day and helped us with our presentation and application, giving us a sense of comfort and confidence even though we had none at the time. Her work helped inspire us, and work harder when it came to making sure our application was as good as it could possibly be.

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