Co-oping at The Boston Globe

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Working at The Boston Globe was a great experience for me. I started here in June of 1998 as one of the co-ops in Inside Sales. This department sells classified ads for the help wanted, auto, real estate, and misc. sections of the paper. I worked here for six months. I became familiar with how advertising is handled in that department and with how a newspaper is run in general. As a co-op in this department, I had a lot of responsibilities, which was cool because I liked to keep myself busy. I hate being bored as many of you people already know. :) I delivered and picked up advertising copy, newspapers, supplies, and mail, fulfilled tearsheet requests and other mailings, logged in faxed advertising copy, etc. I was always on my feet. Everyone in Inside Sales were great. They were always helpful and patient with me, and a lot of fun to work with. Plus, they knew how to have a great time. That department had the best parties. I never went home hungry working there.

From June through December of 1999, I worked with the Special Projects Group. I liked it there a lot too. Everyone in this department was also really nice. This side of advertising is definitely different from Inside Sales. This department handles the zones and special sections of the paper. Working here gave me the opportunity to see another area of advertising. Besides helping the salespeople and performing my other responsiblities as a co-op, I handled many directories including "Ticket to the Arts." This directory runs every Wed., Fri., and Sat., in the Living/Arts section of the paper. If you're interested in theatre, music, or dance, you should check it out!

From January through May of 2000, I also worked part-time as an Advertising Clerk in Inside Sales before I started my next co-op. For this job, I edited and prepared incoming advertising copy for the salespeople...and, of course, sent out tearsheets! ;)

I learned a lot and had a lot of fun working at the Globe. I gained so many new friends and great memories. I'll never forget early deadlines, never-ending tearsheets, "Cookie Day," fitness road races, lunch adventures, fun parties, Christmas Yankee Swap '99 (*haha* Adam ;) ), etc. I miss all of you!

These are some of the many people I've met at the Globe who have made my experience there so much more enjoyable:

Chris - He worked alongside me on my first co-op at the Globe. He is a fun, outdoorsy kind of guy who would always be nice by working those icky monday morning shifts so that I wouldn't have to get up early and haul all of those bundles of papers.

Billy - I got to know him better through my frequent visits to the post office. He is a sweet person, and a lot of fun to talk with.

Adam - He was a lot of fun to chat with during our lunch breaks, and he helped me work the monday morning shifts I couldn't avoid on my second co-op.

Dave - He's one of the most talkative people I know. He always has an interesting story to tell.

Outtara - She is a really fun person to work and to talk with, and is unique in her own way. ;)

Lisa - Because she watches the same soap as me, she automatically is a cool person in my book. She is also easy-going, caring, and a lot of fun to talk to.

Ted - He is a really fun person to work with who can always make me laugh!