This past week was a step in the right direction. At work, I felt that I was beginning to grasp my responsibilities and how I fit into the fold. I may not be the project leader or the engineer of the team and I may not have that big of an impact of the overall success of the production of the team and its project, but I do feel that I will leave a mark in the work that I did in my three months time there. I did a lot of research for various products including add-ons, upgrades, actuals programs, and language versions of the product. I am happy to diversify my abilities in order to get the job done. I can get stuck but now I have the ability to see through the problematic times and just work through it. It is like being in pain in sports, you have to work through it sometimes in order to get to the bigger prize. Tiger Woods just recently did that. I have to do the same when I get stuck. Take a breather. Go to lunch. Leave the cubicle to gather myself in order to be able to complete the task at hand. I am really starting to like the position I have been granted even though I am not doing as much SQL as I originally thought when I was offered the job. I can always ask. THAT is the best part. I feel integrated into the business plan. Meetings (not just limited to one-a-month intern meetings) and business trips to another Parker facilities are now being presented to me. To me, that is awesome and what I feel to be a step up. I don't feel like an intern anymore. I feel like a certified Parker employee. That is a great feeling. I really want to engineer success to people.
Right now, I only have a month to go. I am starting to get sad thinking about it. Giving up the corporate to go back into academia. I have to push myself to finish my undergraduate studies to really reap the benefits of the corporate world. I try to live by fine standards with the job I work, with the school I attend, with the graduate schools I am looking into, with my networking in my major fields, and other fields. One of the other things I like to do with fine standards is fine. While I am working at Parker, I like to dine at fine restaurants all over. This time, I went to a place downtown called Hyde Park. There is not so many Hyde Park in the United States (about 8 in all with one opening in Detroit in 2009), so I decided to take advantage of being paid and go out after work. Hyde Park is one chic restaurant. Obviously it is not for the thrifty or vegetarian-lovers. Hyde Park is a 5-star steak specialty restaurant that offers the best in quality. I love steak so I had to try it.
From the outside, you would not want to go in. The place is in a building that seems like it is old from the outside and it is near construction. The only sign that it is a restaurant was that it is near a visible Morton's which I liked when I dined there in 2006. I entered and left all expectations at the door. The service there was fancy and pretty respectable. I left a sizable tip to one of the waiters as I mostly do while in the presence of fancy restaurants who deserve my hard earned money. When I arrived, I wanted to experience the ambience of the restaurant. The ambience was more straightforward than The Melting Pot yet you knew it was there. Some of the picture at the top shows off the features of the extended restaurant inside. It is pretty nice. The bathrooms were well kept (it better be at a five star restaurant). The food was enjoyable. Honestly, it was a good 10 oz. filet mignon- not the best I have ever had but it was pretty acceptable in my opinion. My filet mignon was charred and had a combination of bacon wrapped around the filet mignon, aged blue cheese (classic) and bearnaise sauce. Interesting combination you might say. I also had hash browns with whipped cream- serving for two. Yes, I finished the whole dinner off. No doggy box for me. I came with my appetite Friday. I enjoyed the conversation of a couple who happened to be from California who thought Cleveland is an awesome city compared to San Francisco. I know that there were plays Downtown. I never thought about attending one. Maybe I will eventually if it is eye-catching or if friends are in town.
The work day was good for me. The dinner was good for me. I was happy with the result of the day. I have to treat myself more since I only have four more weeks before the storm of Orientation Training. I better enjoy my stay in Cleveland while I can before it is too late. Precious days, wouldn't you say, fellow college students of America. Wherever the four remaining work weeks takes me, I will follow it holding no regrets. I will explore whenever I feel like traveling and will be posting it for all to see. Until next time.
Settling for the best,
Hasani Wheat
Class of '10
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