The New York Times posted an interesting article about the rise in interns and their innocence about workplace rules and corporate culture. The NYT adds, interns are facing the problem of moving from a "like-minded" generation to the diversity of corporate america. Interns mistankingly talk about their company, which has made several corporations impose several restrictions. (this is not a bad idea)
The moral of the story: interns use blogs as a way to transition from "MySpace" to the corporate world, so there is no need to be alarmed. Instead provide awareness about the "Do's and Dont's" of blogging. (Perhaps that will my next post!)
I make this statement with caution, but I will hold to it 100%:
I WILL NOT WORK AT A COMPANY THAT SAYS I CAN'T BLOG
(note: I never have nor will I ever talk about my employer and/or talk about confidential information)
HERE's WHY:
I believe blogging has helped me grow as an individual, scholar, and business professional. Here's a glimpse of what I have learned throughout my internship and how blogging has played an important role:
- I have learned how to become a successful intern
- I am learning the strategies of becoming a successful blogger
- I learned how to make the best out of a business trip
- I have learned how to keep a well-balanced blog
- And, I have learned the 10 steps of becoming a successful entrepreneur
Blogging has enabled me to keep a "safe" of everything I have learned while sharing it with the public. New generations of interns will have the same questions I have, and my hope is to provide them with resources to excel in the workforce.
This is my tool to help others. Why block us from it?
I agree with you totally! I wouldn’t work for a company that says I can’t blog, but my internship is very important to me. I have learned how to get the most of a day, how to use my time wisely, have become more confident in my skills and now have an idea of what engineers actually do everyday. While blogging allows me to express myself in a way that I feel is very important to my wellbeing and allows to me connect with people I otherwise wouldn’t. These are both important to me, I think people just need to realize the importance of keeping them seperate.
Good point!
Hello,
I agree. You highlighted two key points: being able to express yourself and connect with others.
Yet, with all this there are RULES for intern blogging, one of which is to NOT TALK ABOUT THEIR WORK.
Thanks for the comment,
Chris