Let's Work & Have Fun, More Efficiently

Time Management, multi-tasking, and work efficiency are three things I have promised myself to enhance as key skills during my Internship at Omnicom. I am still not able to believe that it's already two months since I have started my co-op and it is going smoother than I expected. I am proud of myself for various reasons such as being able to eat on time, being able to sleep properly, etc. In conclusion, a perfect work-life balance. In addition, I listen to music while working with my feet dipped in a hot sauna tub, and that’s exactly what my multi-tasking skills are about.

However, when it comes to working efficiency, I always try to be better and find new ideas to be more efficient and effective at work to result in maximum productivity. After joining my co-op, I have initiated various actions to enhance this skill and to master it. One of them being Weekly Meeting with the Manager.

When I first joined, I used to meet my manager on daily basis to catch up and follow up on what is happening, however, that faded away over time. Four weeks back, I had requested my manager to meet at least once a week to catch up (understanding how busy she is) and surprisingly, this act led to my work efficiency even more than I thought. I collect my questions for the whole week and her in our one hour of dedicated time. It is perfect to discuss how my week has been, what challenges do I have, how is my upcoming week, etc. I highly suggest to everyone reading this to begin this as soon as possible with your manager. As simpler it may sound, it is way more effective.

Working all the time gets monotonous sometimes and being in a global pandemic & working from home, has become even more boring. I always planned to hang out with my colleagues and have drinks together but what could be done to mitigate this issue? Since I believe in work-with-fun, I made an MS Teams channel for all my fellow interns and our ‘FHR buddies’ for Bi-weekly Social Hour. It is a small initiative by me to get to know my peers better and enjoy a drink and have a chat. All of us discuss not only work but the plans to physically meet post-covid and discuss the latest episodes of Elite (Netflix). This is the time where we can rejuvenate ourselves and get back to work after one hour of hanging out which freshens up our mind and leads to more efficient work with higher creativity.