Legislature

In this office the legislation that is passed can have a large effect on this office. Every time there is a bill that has been introduced in legislation people email it around the office. If it appears that the bill will pass the office will start to make a plan on how to implement it. This is a fun experience because it really helps you get involved in the legislative process and the laws that are being introduced and passed.

Cubicle Life

I have never had a job where I worked in a cubicle. I am in a cubicle and the life in a cubicle is a different experience. There seems to be this large maze of cubicle spaces and for the first few days I would get lost in this big mess. It starts to drive me crazy when I have sat in there all day. I find that the walls begin to close in on me. The crazy thing about this is some of these people have worked in that type of environment for years. I don't know how long I could work in this type of environment. I really respect these people that can continue to work in this environment without getting lost in madness.

Security

I need to go out into the foyer to use my cell phone because I don't get reception in the office. When I was in the foyer I watched as people went through security and the officers. The officers seem to do a good job, however sometime I see some very questionable characters that just stand and sit around in the foyer. I guess they know what they are doing better than I do.

Time of Internship

I have found that there are few people at the governors office that come to work early. I found this interesting because I live in the East valley and find that if I don't leave the house by 6:30 it will take me double the time. I arrive at my internship at 7:00 and am usually the first one there. I can leave early at 3:30 and get my 8 hours in. This has been great because I miss all the traffic.

Personality Tests

We had a meeting that involved the whole division of children, youth, and family. The people that gave a presentation to us were people that evaluated personalities and this would in turn help the certain employees to know how to interact with each other effectively. It was very interesting that many of the directors were in the category of being basically book worms and they were those who love to do research. These people liked educating themselves and read text book type material. I for one was not in this group, in fact that was the personality I was least like.

Back to School Drive

One of the projects that I was able to help work on was a back to school drive that was done. The person in charge had put many drop off boxes across the city. There were many people that donated lots of large amounts of office supplies. What was needed most were back packs. These are the most needed of all the supplies because they are more expensive than the other supplies.

Governors Office

I was given a tour to the top of the Governors office. It was very interesting to see her office and the board room. The person that was giving me the tour showed me a staircase that was put in by a former governor. It is elaborate and gives the office more of a official look. This was done out of the tax payers money just to make the office look better. The lady showing me the office said it was a very frivolous upgrade.