Official Start Day of In Office Work
Currently the company that I am interning for is Macy's Merchandising Group LLC in Manhattan, New York. The internship position that I am currently in is called the Product Intern for Private Brands. The term product intern was given since my position covers various aspects of the design, development, production, and distribution process. So far, the training that I have received is learning the Metrics System of the company, pre-line discussion etiquette, and reading master and pipeline lists.
The hardest problems that I have been dealing with is actually working within the Mainframe of Macy's Merchandising Group or (MMG). The Mainframe deals with the memorization of codes in order to log yourself into the system, clock in, clock out, and manage your weekly pay rate. I dealt with this issue by, instead of bothering my boss, contacting Human Resources for assistance in explaining the Mainframe process one-on-one. I set up an appointment time with one of the main people, Micheline, and she aided me in further understanding the input process along with using the checks and balances to manage my pay.
Today, I have also learned a little bit of office politics/ gossip. I do not add into the co-worker's conversations though I have heard individuals call my boss "the dragon". I am not entirely sure what that means, nor do I want to ask. I also learned that I have to speak to certain people within my team differently than others like designer (with a slight temper), my boss (who is kind but expects results), and my mentor (loves to joke and keep the work place fun). People within my work also find my accent and over all demeanor to be fascinating since I am from the south. Apparently they love to hear me speak with my "Savannah-ian" accent, and love it when I say things like "excuse me darlin'". Besides the whirlwind of an adult job, New York City is also the craziest town I have ever been to. The subways are confusing, and all of the blocks look the same. However, I find this place to be so fascinating and my difficulties of navigating are providing me with all the more reason to figure out this city.
With only the short time I have spent in this city and in this internship, I feel that I have learned so much. Relying on my smarts and friends instead of the close hand of family has definitely been a new change. I believe that I am growing as an individual in terms of maturity and I am also growing in the learning area. For the first 2 days of the internship, I feel as if I was just having an over view of the company, getting to know my fellow interns/ networking, and doing team building activities for the Macy's education leaders to observe. Today however was a completely different pace of learn on the job, learn quick, and always always always ask questions! I have learned so much with in this first day on things ranging from textiles application like TPI and fabric to understanding how stores are able to provide specific products to a certain demographic at almost every store.
I think the most humorous thing I have seen this week was the first time I met the male fashion designers from my team. They paraded into the meeting with their drag queen heels, providing their model walk. Their funny and dramatic personalities never fail to make me smile. I know there will be more work in the coming day, but I look forward to the mini projects they will be providing me. Some of the projects include selling reports presentations that I will give to the team, Omni-channel research, and the "giving back day" that Macy's Corporate puts on every other month.
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