Today I arrived at HQ Raleigh for my first day of work experience. I showed up 20 minutes early because I did not know if I would be able to find parking. This led to me standing around while I was waiting for my group to arrive. When Mr. Self and his dog arrived, we got to our workstation in a company called Riot’s space. As our team (Mawan) got to work, we first got set up on the workspaces internet. After we were all set up, we were given a complete tour of HQ Raleigh so we would get to know the space. After the tour, we got to work. We got set up by creating a Slack for us to communicate, which is basically a workflow program so we can let each other know what we are doing. After this, we devised a plan for the week by setting goals and creating a timeline for what we need to do. After our plan was afoot, we broke off to do independent research which will continue throughout the week. I also worked on getting a survey created so that we will have an organized place to keep all of our data from market research. After this, we went to lunch at a nearby CookOut and came quickly back to work. After lunch,I researched the toxic effects that permethrin, an insect repellant, has on humans and why it may be bad for us. This took a substantial amount of time because there has not been much research done on this chemical. Through this, I got to learn a lot about the way insect repellant clothes are made and how they work.
The building where my work experience is located, HQ Raleigh.
Our team working diligently on market research.
The main lobby of HQ Raleigh.
A calendar showing events we were shown on our tour of HQ Raleigh.
Team Mawan getting lunch at Cook Out