The main goal of internship was to expose us high school students to a real work environment so we could see what it's like. So far, one of the biggest differences between high school and work is that you have to communicate to your boss and colleagues very clearly. You also have to self advocate for yourself. In high school, the teachers main job is to watch over you and make sure you learn, so they spend hours upon hours doing lesson planning to prepare, but your boss has a million more important things to think about, and already assumes you know what you're doing and don't need help. So often times during internship, I felt like I didn't have much to do because my mentor wasn't explicitly giving me tasks, but I just had to communicate and ask for work to do and there was always something I could help with. Also when I didn't know how to something, I had to communicate with my mentor and they would explain it to me.
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