30 31 My circumstances have definitely treated like a valid colleague; I’m given changed. I finished my Kickstart and responsibility and am trusted in my ideas wasn’t kept on. I started doing odd shifts and my ability to deliver work. Its really at a pub in Leith which I loved; pulling rewarding. It is only short term, but I pints is fun. know for a fact, working in this happy environment has boosted my confidence to Then, jammy me, got a job two weeks after apply for more advanced roles in the future. finishing the scheme, and now me and my boyfriend are living together which has I’ve definitely suffered from imposter been lovely. syndrome in the arts and heritage sector. I think this was a combination of not Lot of changes there, but I’d say they’re going down traditional routes and being more superficial. I think the things that have essentially a professional intern. Initially actually made the most impact were going my job title of Digital Intern was actually from three-day working weeks or weekend a slight niggle, but the role itself has shifts to nine-to-five hours, and finding a really changed how I perceive working job, in my sector, that pays well and boosts in this sector. I’ve met lots of people that my confidence. I otherwise would never have met, I’ve attended conferences and I’ve joined a I’m currently a Digital Intern for the Imperial union. I feel like a valid member of this War Museum’s Second World War and community as opposed to someone on Holocaust Partnership Programme. I’m the sidelines. I needed the time to explore working with the Scottish partner Go what’s out there, and I found something. Industrial which is a collection of around 16 industrially focussed museums. It’s nine- Listen to Rosie’s episode of to-five and hybrid which has taken getting the podcast from 2021. used to but means I can be really flexible with how I work. Honestly though, I now understand why people joke about working adults not seeing their friends and going AWOL. I haven’t sent my friends letters in a long time, which may sound like a small change, but it’s a big one for me. Sometimes I do feel a little less ‘connected’ because of full-time work, but I think I’m still getting used to it. The saving grace is that I love my job; I love the topic, I’m Rosie