The devil doesn’t always wear Prada
This blog post was never meant to start with the words:
“If you really want something push through”
I originally sat down and wrote:
“Andy Sachs should have stayed but I quit”
You might wonder what I’m talking about so let me explain and start from the beginning:
Today is the second Wednesday in August. I started my fashion magazine internship a week ago on Monday. The day ended with me crying on the bus home and the doorman of our building looking at me with pity when my eyes started tearing up on the way out. To make it all movie-worthy, when afterwards meeting with my friends, we ran into a famous rapper (hottie) and I bawled my eyes out while he was STARING at us from the other side of the road. Saying my first day didn’t go exactly as planned would be an understatement.
Actually, my first week was a rather difficult one, not particularly because I had a lot of work but because everything was new, I pressured myself way too much and people weren’t the nicest to me. What this week told me though is to stand up for myself, man up, and get more confident.
Speaking from experience, the first one or two weeks in a new position are always the most challenging ones. You need to break the ice first and get familiar with how everything works.
I remember I was overly excited when I got accepted for the internship. It has always been my dream to work in fashion (surprise! I bet you haven’t noticed that yet) and I can’t just throw it all away because of some more or less minor inconveniences.
Without any doubt, I had a rocky start.
Nevertheless, yesterday I decided to finish what I started even if one day at the office could be your worst and the next could be your best. I am beyond grateful for the opportunity I got and the things I experienced and will experience. If anything I will come out with some new exciting memories and probably with a few mental breakdowns more.
As time passes I get more and more used to how things move at the office. By showing that I’m not shy about working I think I also earned myself some recognition. Right now, after almost two weeks, I have to say I like where I work, feel confident with what I do and appreciate the people around me.
Today I opened the door for a boy who came to the office and asked for an internship. I immediately thought: that could have been me maybe one year ago. Almost wanted to give him my number so he would be able to ask me some questions but the whole team was watching so I was too shy to do it. I hope he gets the position he wants because he seemed genuinely nice.
To finish this little life update, this blog wouldn’t be this blog if we didn’t talk about the sequel to The Devil Wears Prada movie. (I know I’m late to the party but I must voice my opinion on this one) In short: I think it won’t live up to my EXTREMELY HIGH expectations and it’s never going to be as iconic as the first movie but maybe it will be fun to watch who knows… Of course, only with an original Miranda and Andy comeback, everything else would not be acceptable!! Hihi
That’s it for now, for legal reasons this is all a joke and I’m just kidding remember :)