Internship vs. Corona crisis
By Barabara van Limburg-Stirum | Apr 15, 2020
Of course we also work from home during this crazy period and that is actually going very well. We know each other, we keep in touch and, as seasoned Koekepeerders, we know how we can continue working as best as possible from home. But what about the new faces? Koekepeer has just gained an intern, who is now going through his internship in a completely different way than expected.
Thijme Poiesz: 'If I know anything, it is that this crisis is a challenge in itself. You have to be able to keep yourself busy for a long time now that almost everything has come to a standstill.
Fortunately, my internship at Koeepeer has not stopped and I can still work on it every day - from home of course.
This is a completely new learning experience, especially because the company is based in Amsterdam and I live in Limburg. This distance is easy to bridge, we keep in touch via a video call, usually about 3 times a day.
In the beginning I had a bit of trouble with this, not with video calling but especially with communication. During a period like this, communication between your colleagues and internship supervisor is important essential.
I therefore learn a lot from this internship, but not in a way that I had previously thought of.
Not only am I learning to communicate, I am also getting better at working independently, to motivate myself to continue working and still create something beautiful.
I see this as one opportunity to improve myself in an area that I did not initially envision.
Do I miss my colleagues and the office? Absolute!
I would ideally like to be outside on set again, work in the office, and gain more experience in Amsterdam.
You also miss the small things. Conversations with your colleagues are not the same in video calls.
Hopefully the situation will improve soon and I can spend the last months of my internship in Amsterdam.”
Wimp
