In January of 2020, COVID-19 started becoming a growing concern. As a result my first internship at TI was virtual, I worked under Robert Stranghoener. I remember Robert being incredibly organized with respect to my internship, for which I was very thankful. Despite the fact I never got the chance to see the office, Robert still prioritized things like meeting the team, and doing a virtual fab visit, and setting time aside to talk about the history of TI and what people had been doing. Robert had a schedule that felt fair. The teams I worked with were great, and the tools I got to work on felt varied and impactful.
After working at different companies every year, I thought that this was a team I wanted to come back to. I had started to think to myself that I wasn't taking advantage of internships anymore. Internships are the only time in your career that you can work somewhere for just 12 weeks and have it be a positive for your resume, thus it makes sense to get as much variety as you can. But by not returning I felt like I was running away from the work I built in a way. That my manager and colleagues would realize how little value I created once I left. I accepted my return offer. Shortly after the division I had worked for, Central Analog Engineering, was dissolved into the businesses units it supported.
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