Tuesday like all other Tuesdays, a video call session with the crisis management team. We have been discussed the result from the questionnaires filled in by all the employees of the course of the past nine weeks. When we looked at the result it could be easily said that interns are losing motivation and much more quickly compare to employees. This has to do with the fact that interns are not being paid while employees still receive some sort of salary/allowance. Interns work in some departments had the opportunity to earn a commission, however, that is not a possibility anymore because of the pandemic. The video call was very weird this time since I felt very sorry for my supervisor who is trying his best to help everyone who wants to continue their internship, while at the same time students are getting less and less motivated which I find a bit ungrateful. We have ended our call without any clear solution or ideas, yet Piotr told us not to hesitate if anyone comes up with an idea.
0 represents no motivation at all, while 7 represents well motivated
Today I also answered emails on staff inquiries regarding HR policies. Responded to questions of my fellow colleagues about the commission, which can be earned through the marketing of different events. The events which some have worked on are not taking place any time soon and are therefore postponed. Some colleagues have already worked on the marketing of this event and are left in doubts and wonder how the situation will proceed. Todays task were pretty important if i have to say it myself and left me with a feeling of responsibility. I believe that this is a sophisticated way of becoming a business professional, through involvement in important matters and contribution. Next time I will try to be more time efficient when communicating with colleagues and if ever again will I find myself in a similar situation I will definitely know who to contact first to highlight me on the matters.
FGolinski blog on 2020 internship in Barcelona 