I am an intern and at work I am supposed to check emails everyday and since the time I started a couple of months ago, it was mostly just spam that I had to delete and forward some emails but recently there was an email with offers for bidding for projects and one of them was a major project worth a whole lot of money and its a prestigious project.
I hadn't realised this email was even received and somehow it was marked as read when I checked it all again today and I missed the deadlines and the presentation for this project and my immediate supervisor noticed the mistake. I'm not sure if it will be reported to the boss and I don't know what I should do.
I am also worried abt the worst thing that can happen. I'm really unsure what I should do - to own up or not- and I have only a couple more months left at this internship. Since I will be graded for school based on my performance here, I'm afraid the internship will be terminated and I will automatically get an F.
2007-03-28 01:33:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Do not hide from the problem. Admit to your boss that you have been getting a lot of spam. They are more understanding then you think. Offer or put together a letter to the company that you missed the deadline and present it to your boss. It will show responsibilities for your actions and you may get high marks for it. When you hide from the problem it will snowball and get worse. It is a tough thing to admit to the mistake but will help you be a better character in the future. Future employer will applaud you for your efforts even if you got fired from your internship.
2007-03-28 01:49:37 · answer #1 · answered by todd s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well first off your an inetrn people almost expect you to make mistakes. Secondly its sounds like someone should have at least gone over this project with considering it was worth a lot of money! What kind of company leaves it up to an intern to get something like that done on their own.
But putting that aside you really should just own up to the mistake and move on. You will feel better about everything when its all over. If you have a good boss they will let you learn from the mistake and move on.
Remember everyone makes mistakes. The first week at my new job I messed up on a graphics piece and 800 glass paperweights were made with the wrong logo! I was sure I was going to get the boot but my boss just said make sure you get your work proofed and dont let it happen again.
2007-03-28 09:01:02 · answer #2 · answered by Heather 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best advice when it comes to mistakes: (1) admit it (2) learn from it and (3) never repeat it. I know that the internship is important to you and that getting an F grade is horrible. But think of it with perspective, better that you make the mistakes during an internship when you are supposed to be learning and trying, than when you are in a real job and consequences are even worse. Take heart! We are all human and mistakes do happen. It's what we do when they happen that makes us great.
2007-03-28 08:41:49 · answer #3 · answered by QQ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
calm yourself..explain to your immediate supervisor about the emails that you missed, why you have missed it, and what you were planning to do to resolve it.
basically, you started your internship with a lot of incoming emails that you needed to adjust first and manage one by one. be careful in reading the emails, you might just miss some important information that needed to be relayed. spams are annoying emails. if possible, block the sender's address so that next time, these spams will go directly to the junk mails and you will avoid disturbances and confusions.
just take it easy. if the errors bother you a lot, talk it out to your supervisors. don't let them find it out first, it is better that you let them know before they do. open communication works a lot.
good luck!
2007-03-28 08:51:56 · answer #4 · answered by hypnotech 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋