My fourth week at Friends of Parkside is almost complete, and I believe that I have a very good sense of the organization’s culture. Workplace culture at Friends of Parkside is definitely influenced by several factors,\u00a0mainly age. For example, the majority of staff at FOP, besides myself, Lauren, and another intern, are older adults. The age gap between these employees and myself sometimes frustrates me. Because of their age, these employees already have more in common with one another than with me, and it can be hard to discuss ideas. Also, sometimes I feel like an intern to them in addition to my boss! One last observation about age is that because most of the employees are senior citizens, they feel less inclined or less responsible for getting things done or following certain rules.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nonetheless, it is not so bad being surrounded by people so much older than me. This is mostly because the FOP office regularly is filled with kids, and their presence gives me a sense of relief most of the time. The children and other residents who come to the FOP office that I have come in contact with have all been black. This is something that I expect, and being from Detroit, it is something I am comfortable with. However, sometimes I feel out of place with the adult residents of the villages because they are not familiar with me. As a result, I feel kind of nervous talking to them, even when it’s part of my job to do so. It doesn’t help when they can be a bit more straightforward and brazen than I am used to. This is something I could probably learn from them however, since I consider myself too timid at times!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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