sorry for the long post ahead!!!
The company I’m interning at now planned nothing for me during my summer internship.
This internship was different from what I was studying but still somewhat relevant. During the interview, it was discussed with me that i would be involved in an implementation project, but after accepting it and a few weeks before the start of the internship, I was informed of a change in my supervisor due to restructuring which i didnt think much of as i assumed the work would be the same.
But on day one, I found out that my supervisor changed as the department’s division that I was supposed to be tagged to was consolidated with a third party company within the same building with all the projects being handed over to them. and my supposed department’s job scope had completely changed! My supervisor had nothing planned for me and put me under them where they were nice enough to let me tag along, but this also meant I am always in a different office from my supposed supervisor. I didn’t ask my sch’s mentor for advice bc i assumed it would be fine, pls dont flame me i just wanted to learn to be independent;-;
So ever since day 1, I have been trying to learn from the third party team I am tagged to, and having to ask for work every day for 2months now. Luckily for me, the third party team was nice enough to give me 2 projects to work on both with very different job scopes.
I know i shouldnt be complaining about this but the projects were mostly put on hold most of the time after I’ve reached a deliverable, and now one of them has been on hold for a month as they do not have a no way for me to test the prototype due to their restrictions and slow response time from seeking approvals/advice on their side. and my2nd project just came a few weeks ago and is also delayed due to slow response from clients. so ive still been just asking for work daily while waiting, ive been given some adhoc tasks which i completed quickly and properly, other than that theres mostly nothing to do at my desk. i do try to watch/learn new things online during this “free” time but i just feel so useless during these 2 months.
To add on, because the 1st projecthad no deadlines, my workplan was not very detailed even after discussing it with the third party team and my supposed supervisor. so it got rejected and now i have to submit a revised one, and i think the sch’s mentor seemed unhappy about it in his comments saying im learning lesser. so now im worried about the doing the sch report and end of internship presentation. i’ve still been asking for work and projects to be involved in but there’s nothing much going on with my projects and in general while I wait…
what should i do for my report and presentation? and for my final month while waiting for said projects?