Week 1: Day 2

The next day, Wednesday, I walked into the mailroom with the other interns and was astonished to find a set of desks in the back. Our office was in the mailroom. My teammates and I laughed as we found our respective desks, thinking of the old joke about putting the interns in the mailroom. Maybe someone took that joke to heart? Several minutes later, my supervisor came down from her office on the 3rd floor. She introduced us to each of the gentleman working in the mailroom before informing us that we were going to meet her teammates during our 10 am to 5 pm meeting. I could not believe what I had just heard. What event could possibly warrant discussion for seven hours?
Our supervisor's teammates are very much like her: polite, thoughtful, and helpful. Collectively, they are known as the SPAG group. The three of them explained to us the history of BEA, its organization culture, and the names of people that we should know. Ironically, the Chief of the Administrative Services Division walked into the room right after his name was mentioned. He is equally as friendly as his subordinates. My ears perked up when he told me that he was an AU alumni, which gave us a lot to talk about for several minutes. I was feeling pretty at home within the first two days. I also felt that I would acquire a substantial amount of useful knowledge out of my internship experience.