We hired an intern for the summer. Stuart is the 16 year old son of a good friend and hunting buddy, so we’re keeping him busy with everything from picking weeds to passing out marketing materials. Part of his responsibility is to write a blog. I told him there are two rules; 1) he’s free to write about anything he wants (which I’m already regretting a bit), and 2) it better be entertaining. Here’s blog #1! (I love how he puts a header on it like I’m going to grade it) – Lewis Brazelton
Stuart Wallace
Brazelton Auto
June 12, 2018
Internship Blog
The weekend leading up to my first week at Brazelton Auto, I didn’t know what to expect. The only person that I knew there was Lewis Brazelton. Now if you hadn’t met Lewis, you be able to pick him out of a crowd with a basic description. 6’4, gray hair with a fairly sized bald spot and he is usually wearing something circled around jeans and cowboy boots. On my first day interning at Brazelton, I had the chance to meet everyone in the office. Each office had a different character working within it. The first person I had met was former “Varsity Memorial High School Cheerleader,” Bill Lang. Bill used those cheer muscles and sprung to open the door and I could tell he would eventually appreciate my helping hand. The next person I met was Debbie Morgan or the Brazelton Auto PA and speaker system. The office to the right of Debbie’s is Modi’s. The lights were mostly dim, which created a proactive vibe specifically meant for Modi. Across the hallway sat another rookie at Brazelton, Sarah. She had only started a week before I came but it seemed like she had already been working there for years. I kept on moving towards the next offices to find Brad and Gabe. If you ever want a meal plan to shed those couple of pounds, Gabe is your guy. If you are ever considering of disregarding Gabe’s meal plan, Brad is your guy. But before I had my meet and greet of the office, I met what could be known to some people as the face of Brazelton Auto; our keen and helpful receptionist, Natalie.
I forgot to mention that I am also 16 years old and have no working experience at all. Yet my dad and Lewis behooved me to work at Brazelton Auto. I have been working here for about two and a half weeks and it has served as a tough but ethically rewarding job. As I said earlier, each office holds a different character. That is what makes each and every one of those people an integral part of the team that has created and keeps on progressing this company. For instance, there has never been a time where we haven’t all had lunch together or with someone else in the office. Everyone has a role here business related or not and everybody feeds off of each other’s energy in the office. That is what makes this company special; the employees. I can’t wait to continue the rest of my summer here at Brazelton Auto where I’m understanding how to work and sweat, while also finding ways to have fun with the people working around me.