I’ve been working for my internship for only 2 weeks now. As anybody could, I have a few complaints. Maybe I’ll be able to solve these soon but they do stink.
1) I have to pay parking meter every 2 hours or I get a ticket. I’ve already received 2 tickets in the past 2 weeks, and this really blows because they’re $35 each. I think my best shot at dismissing them is to show up at the traffic control center or wherever they handle this mess and act Texan. “Dur, I’m not from around here, officer. Y’all haven’t marked the street well for me and I’m fixing to have to pay how much?” You know, that kind of jargon.
2) I love listening to music but I get burnt out on listening to so much music in one day. This really isn’t much of a complaint because day to day is usually completely different.
3) The drive is 25 miles. However, in LA, you don’t measure places by distance but rather by the time it takes to drive there. How long does it take? An hour each way. Yes, I’m driving on the infamous Interstate 405 and it’s infamous horrible traffic. It’s not a huge annoyance yet because I’ve only been driving it for 2 weeks, but I can tell it’s going to get old quick.
4) Will I be able to financially support myself with a really low paying job that I won’t work more than 20 hours a week if even that? It’s highly possible that I won’t.
I’m sure there’s more but again, I haven’t been working here that long yet. Now, so that I don’t end this on a bad note, the good things about this internship are:
1) I’m working in the entertainment industry and it’s a huge foot in the door.
2) The people I work with rock.
3) I’m only working 8 hours a day with an hour break and this summer will be less, but it’s all enjoyable work.
4) I get to hear new artists before they become public.
And it’s the beginning of a great career hopefully. This job is going to be fun as long as financially I can pay the meter on time, not get anymore tickets, etc. Let’s hope for the best.