Most Important Things Learned

I learned so many things this semester. Some of those were from school, and some of those, arguably more things, I learned from my internship at Arizona AFL-CIO. 

I looked back at my first post and what I had hoped to accomplish. I wanted to learn more about the legislative process-I certainly did. I wanted to learn more about unions and how they functioned. I certainly did that, too. I also hoped to network and connect, which I did. Though not to the extent I would have liked to. And unfortunately, I plan on moving to Kansas eventually, and there just aren't many connections to Kansas out there. I know that if I was staying, my internship would have definitely benefitted me in that way. 

I learned more about working with an even more diverse crowd (I don't mean race-wise, I've got that down, I mean different kinds of people). I learned about disappointment when the bills we wanted to pass failed in the legislature. This also taught me patience. I learned about being flexible-my boss was very flexible with me and I would hope to treat a fellow employee or more importantly a sub-ordinate the same. I learned more about lifting others up. My boss made it a point to always introduce me and put me in positions of power in front of others. And lastly, I learned to be more confident. Sometimes I didn't have the confidence my boss had in me and I always got the project finished and finished well. 

I really enjoyed my time with Arizona AFL-CIO and hope to have a relationship with my boss, co-worker, and the labor movement for a long time to come.