Why Hello

I currently work as an Accounting Intern in the Transportation department at the City of Mesa. The job is somewhat familiar to me because it is my second time working here. Last May I had to leave the internship to pursue another opportunity due to financial reasons, but 8 months later, here I am back where I came from. When I left the first time I was a little sad because I did enjoy the job very much. I found the organizational culture to suit my personality well. My co-workers create a very welcoming environment, and even with the hard financial times, everyone I have come across still seems to go out of their way to ask how I am doing. It is nice to walk down a hallway and rather than getting a head nod or someone trying to avoid eye contact; I always get a “Hey, how are you today?” or an observation about the weather. These subtle gestures go a long way for me.

Although the organizational culture is great, the reason I chose this internship is because I wanted to gain some financial/accounting experience in the public sector since government accounting is different from the private sector accounting. Also I believe every manager needs a good financial background. So I am following this belief and I am trying to fine tune my finance skills.

Anyway, the internship has been great so far. I have completed various AP tasks, and I just started on my big budgetary project. I do not want to give too much away about the project yet because I know I will be talking about it more as the semester goes on, but I am excited to tackle the challenge.