In Professor Gupta’s academic course on Corporate Social Responsibility this week, we discussed our opinions on if businesses should demonstrate corporate social responsibility, and also how companies make tough ethical decisions. I learned that companies do cost benefit analysis when making decisions, and as long as the benefit is higher than the cost, they tend to take on a project. The effect of this decision making can be so devastating for both their employees and the communities they work in. I thought it was interesting when Professor Gupta said companies can’t go to jail, and in order to penalize someone you have to be able to prove they caused the problem. Our homework assignment was to watch the movie “Erin Brockovich” and I learned a lot about the impact decisions have on others and how important it is for people to speak up about injustices.
In Professors Swain and Gupta’s Internship Seminar this week, we went over resumes and how to discuss our internship experience in Milan during future interviews. I always appreciate advice on my resume, as I know this can make a big difference in the future. I added my current internship with Easylife House to my resume along with a description of the work I have been performing. It was nice to have the time to edit my resume, and I now have to update my LinkedIn so that they align with each other. Last week, we had our networking event. I liked that it wasn’t very structured and anyone could speak to whoever they wanted to. I had fun connecting with my coworker Alessia outside of the office.
During my internship this week, I continued to edit presentations on Easylife’s competitors. I also started my own presentations on different companies, and was glad I could show some creativity by creating these from scratch. I am learning more each week on how to summarize information better and edit presentations to look the most engaging. I didn’t see my boss at all this week, but I had a great time talking with my coworkers and hearing about their weekends and future plans. I am going to miss our work space and everyone I have met in my office. My coworker Alessia came to the networking event last week and it was cool to hear about her experience at the event. She said she might have found someone willing to put their property on our website, so it was funny that we were both able to get something useful out of the event.
This weekend I traveled to Lisbon, Portugal and it was by far my favorite location I’ve visited on this trip. I met up with my sister and we had a great time exploring the area around Commerce Square and Alfama. We went to this homey restaurant for dinner on Friday called “A Nossa Casa” and had the best meal. On Sunday, I took a day trip to Sintra and explored the Pena Castle and the Moorish Castle. My favorite part of walking around Lisbon was seeing the unique tile patterns on each building. Seeing the Lisbon Cathedral was cool, and I loved how you could walk around all day in Lisbon and see so many interesting sites. On Thursday, I ran around Sempione park in Milan and it was gorgeous! I am glad I finally took the time to walk to this park and enjoy the nature and sites.
