Author Archives: rrb22c

The area I work is about a thirty minute drive from my house, with traffic. It is right off of something called Anna Maria Islands, so my drive is very scenic and beautiful. You can see the water from all areas of the building and during the drive, which is a great start and endContinue reading “My Daily Environment”

When I started working at the State Attorney’s Office I was scheduled Monday through Thursday and worked from about 8:30 until 3:00/3:30. However, after about a month of this routine I began taking classes and working, so I decreased my office time to just Monday through Wednesday. I actually was really sad to cut downContinue reading “My Day to Day!”

I have run into a few different structural inequalities during my time at the Manatee County State Attorney’s Office. Starting with the actual assistant state attorney’s, it was so surprising to see how much work they were expected to complete. There is so much to do and not nearly enough office time, so many ofContinue reading “Inequalities in the Office and Out”

My experience has been so amazing this summer. Not only have I learned so much, I have had so much fun. I really thought the longer hours I took on would make the job become dreadful after a month or so of being there, however, I was excited to go to work almost every singleContinue reading “The Experience”

Since my internship is in my hometown, the overall culture of my experience is very familiar to me. However, I have definitely been exposed to new communities outside of that larger, familiar scope. For example, I am working in the State Attorney’s Office which has about 7 misdemeanor attorneys and a lot of people workingContinue reading “Cultural Environment”

Starting at the office was so much more seemless than I had been expecting. Since I am working for the State Attorney’s Office, I had to get finger printing done and sign a lot of paperwork, but luckily I did this before my first day. When I first got there, I met with a reallyContinue reading “The Start”