This week was the first week where nothing really happened at work. My brother came home, but obviously that’s home, not at the shop. The majority of the week was spent updating the last few mistakes I’d missed in my first round. Any time I didn’t spend doing work tasks like swapping the water jugs or taking packages or letters to the post office was largely spent in front of the work computer. Not that I mind that at all, I just occasionally wish that the tasks were more challenging, not just more tedious. I understand that is largely the nature of internship work, but after a full 4 days, going on the daily lunch run is like an adventure. An adventure to La Oaxaqueña or Burgerfi for the staff’s lunch is a once-daily affair of varying quantity, as some staff choose to bring their own lunches instead. I apologize for the long slumber on entries, I genuinely didn’t know what to write about for 250 words and I still don’t. Again, I apologize, but this is just the kind of thing that sometimes happens in Naples. Nothing sometimes happens in Naples. I will be delivering on Week 4 by the end of the week and Week 5 at the beginning of next or over the weekend. Thank you for your patience.
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Slow weeks are part of the natural ebb and flow of business. Sometimes they allow you to get caught up on tasks. Sometimes they allow you to start thinking ahead. Sometimes they allow you to help others. Make sure you are communicating with your supervisor about this and ask them for ideas. They may be aware of someone else on the team who is not as slow and could use your help to catch up on a project. People that help others become more valuable to the team.
With regard to what you can write about, remember that you can search the archives here. Reading what students have written in the past can often generate ideas, both on what to write and how to handle situations at work. When I searched, I found almost 20 posts that used the word “slow”.