In the interview, I was told this after showing my own portfolio and explaining how much went into it. Despite being diametrically opposed to this way of thinking, I smiled politely and continued try my hardest to get the job.
There were several factors in play at the time that made me accept these flaws. These factors centered around fear. Fear that I needed an internship to graduate. Fear that for some reason this is my last shot at doing so. But hey, I said, maybe they will let me illustrate sometime.
Spoiler alert: they won’t.
I walked into the position being okay with working in Flash, even though I knew I didn’t enjoy it. To be fair the first 3 months were about 70% Flash, 30% XHTML. Out of the gate the projects were not what I anticipated, and involved very little creative contribution. I realize that many internship positions operate this way, and that I’m in no position to complain. What I’m getting at is that I have no one to blame but myself.
If I have learned anything from this internship, it is that I should stand up for what I believe in during interviews. Since taking this internship in August, I have interviewed at two other places around Minneapolis. The first was a total train wreck, but the second went exceedingly well. Instead of swallowing my pride and saying I was “alright” with working in Flash, I stood my ground.
“No thanks” I said, “I’d prefer to stick to web development.”
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