My task of the day was emailing all interns who decided to go back home because of the pandemic and see if they are willing to go return to Barcelona and back to the office after the quarantine has been lifted. From what I know my supervisor it’s paying rent for office it’s currently not being used. He has decided to give up the rent is less than 10 workers are willing to return to office. He said that the Spanish economy has received a critical hit which bot he and the government were not prepared for. Based on the sound of his voice I could tell that he was very stressed and had a lot on his mind. During our conversation he has said that first two weeks he was more worried about his health, than financial situation and now it affect him mostly mentally.
It was my job to reach out to my colleagues and investigate their willingness to return to Spain. If less than 10 employees are willing to return my supervisor still renting office from which he launched the company as a start-up. At the end of the day I haven’t heard from most of the employees I expect to receive an answer latest by Tuesday. I would prefer everyone to inform my supervisor about the progress that day so he can give up the rent as quickly as possible and isn’t faced with expenses which are not needed. I believe my supervisor is struggling a lot these days himself so I want to offer as much help as possible before my internship ends. I already know from Bart and Dominique that they will not return to Spain because they’re in the ship will end soon, and Sasha who is still in Spain will go back home in Germany in July.
+ end week report to my supervisor
FGolinski blog on 2020 internship in Barcelona 