Today, I finished my project that I had started on Friday that had to do with economic conditions in different regions across the country. Although the work was time consuming, extremely detail oriented, and rather tedious, I felt good having completed the assignment to the best of my ability and to the approval of the staffer who is coordinating all of the smaller pieces of the larger project.
I started a new project that required me to research the history of a certain form of advertising used for a specific type of product utilized by consumers across the country. I used the research skills I have learned at Maumee Valley and in elementary school: finding relevant resources, evaluating them for credibility, correlating the claims in a source to other sources, taking notes, and synthesizing information to write a short summary requested by the legislative assistant.
I was surprised with what I had learned in different ways: that companies can get around government agencies’ rules through bizarre loopholes, how this form of advertising has dramatically changed in the past decade or so, and the potential risks of this advertising practice, just to name a few of the things that surprised me.
I felt that I was more careful than normal while working on this project; for example, if I were to cite incorrect information in a class, I might be able to get away with it if the instructor doesn’t realize this error. But if my work is released to the public and there is something wrong with it, the blame would go directly on the Congresswoman, which could potentially result in more serious consequences with more wide-reaching effects. Once again, as a staff member of the office of a U.S. representative, my job is to ultimately represent that representative.
At this point, I am caught up with all of the projects and tasks I have been assigned (yay!), so I have no idea what’s next for me in my last two days in the local office!
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