Pros
Got to work on a bunch of locally well-known brands, draft press releases first-hand, do actual pitching, attend cool media opportunities. My internship supervisor was friendly
Cons
Weird office vibes. This was before they moved and some time ago, but my internship supervisor's boss was not the friendliest. She also kicked me out of a meeting just because she and my supervisor had a difficult relationship with a client, which I overheard. She decided I wouldn't be allowed to sit in any more client meeting because she didn't want me to hear them having more difficult conversations with the client. My supervisor came up to me after and said she didn't agree with her boss's decision and apologized, noting it's the real world and that would've been a good learning experience in agency life. She said it had nothing to do with me. I hadn't even said a word as it was, just sat there and took notes. I agreed! I was 21 at the time, so I was an adult and capable of witnessing a difficult conversation with a client. It would have been a great opportunity to see how they navigated the situation. The other interns got to sit in on client calls the rest of the year (they weren't in that meeting.) I'm at an agency now and am the lead POC and client-facing for a major account. We deal with difficult situations all the time! It's just another day and another situation to overcome. Not sure why she had made such a big deal of it years ago, but it set a weird tone. It felt like I was being punished for something when I was a fly on the wall. Still odd to this day!
