Marine Engineer Review

I enjoyed the work, however would have liked a bit more variety. I basically wrote a dissertation on a subject I was interested in but didn't chose for 10 weeks. This was fine, but I think variety would have helped me be more productive as I found self motivation hard by the end of the week. I liked the company, however it has a slightly middle-aged feel in my office. I also liked the people I worked with, literally everyone was happy to talk to you. This however, gave it a slightly sanitised vibe. I also found the work was useful, but not a 'real project' as it was just research work, it would be something you do alongside more immediate tasks making it quite monotonous. My main problem was that no one was in the office, making me feel quite isolated. A couple of day their was only six of us in office of 60 making it seam very dead and making it hard for me to communicate and bond with my team.

This was the issue, due to there being hardly anyone in the office most of the time. (It was the summer, people were off, as part of the job people visit other countries to work on ships, people also work from other offices, I get it, It was no ones fault really). However, it meant I was finding it hard to feel valued as a team member because I serpent a lot of time just working by myself with minimal feedback. Also the work I was assigned was meant to be for fore of the company's assists and the day I turned up they sold three out of the four of those assists diminishing the effect of my work.

This was the issue really, not a lot of people were in the office, meaning I was given minimal support most of the time. However when people were in the office, the support given was excellent and immediate. Not just form my team but also form other areas of BP.

I was given on major project, and the others didn't happen cue to absence of the people I was meant to be working with. This was not a problem, the task assigned to me was large, however, because it was just one thing it was quite monotonous and at time I found it hard to stay motivated. Basically bits were quite boring.

Quite a lot, I was trusted to work by myself and make decision that will effect the whole of BP shipping as I was selecting a system to install on one of the vessels. No one was doing the work apart from me and it was my job to correspond with suppliers, set up meetings and meet them and also come out with an answer. Selecting a system work 100,000 US$ is quite a lot of responsibility for a 20 year old.

The processes learn in my degree were a lot more relent than the knowable. Shipping is quite a specific area to work in and their is a whole shipping vocabulary and way of working that was leant form my degree. This could have been learnt on the job but is a lot easier to go in knowing. Also report writing, high level analysis and information manipulation learnt form my study's became imperative.

When people were their is was supported and lovely. However , most of the time this was not the case and it was dead. The whole atmosphere of BP however, is really nice and friendly but a bit middle-aged for a twenty year old to work in. I want a bit more of a dynamic working environment.

It was well organised in the as it is part of a global BP internship program. There were regular social organised, the grad community to intergrade in and sideline projects to pick up like society's but for the work place. This helped me feel part of a larger intern/ BP community.

They supplied us with a lot of equipment in the office for me, from a laptop to subsidised meals in the canteen. They also sent us on presentation training that was defiantly beneficial. However apart form that the investment was limited, but I was aloes their for only a limited amount of time.

I am as yet undecided about future employment. Their graduate scheme is really good, and would be quite enjoyable due to the travel, investment and experience you receive. However I did not enjoy the internship or the job in the office. So it depends on weather I want to think about my long-term or short-term goals.

Yes it was good. We had regular socials, bi-weekly, and other activates. However most socials were on a Thursday, as other interns had flexi time. This means I would often have to leave socials early to make it to work the next day and left me feeling a little isolated.

The cost of living and socialising in my area was extortionate. However they did pay us a fair salary to accommodate this. I also lived with friends so this was not really an issue, as I had subsisted living. The accommodation recommended was bad and did not cover the full length of the internship.

Different. I live in Newcastle, so the lack of affordable bars and clubs was strange for me. This meant most night outs were a pub night or a trip to a cheep comedy club. I wouldn't say the night out was bad it was just different as the range of opportunities in London means you could go see a show instead of going to a club.

There were a few, like Technofest, a poster competition, and other internship projects. These were varied and interesting and a good opportunity to get involved in if you had a bit of spare time. They also allowed me to make friends in other areas of my internship and talk to other interns.