Internment Camp
When I began my internship with Citimove I knew next to nothing about movers and the industry in general. My prior experiences mainly involved a good group of buddies, a hot summer afternoon, and copious amounts of beer; that was the ideal moving day. Speaking of summer, I didn’t even know moving had a season, though looking back on my life, it makes perfect sense. Practically every person I have helped move out chose the summer to relocate, and despite the steady blast of heat and streaming sweat, each one has been- dare I say- quite fun.
So now we are in this busy moving season and I am an official member of the elite Citimove squad- got my badge and everything. But here comes the hard part- I have to learn the ins and outs of this industry to be the best damn coffee fetcher I can be (though I work at home, so I suppose the only person I fetch coffee for is myself). In all honesty, I was given a great amount of responsibility with this internship; many of you have seen my star-studded name on your emails or have communicated with me directly, so this job is definitely not a joke.
Before I began I never knew a site of this nature existed for movers; I had never heard the bidding concept applied to a service, and this innovation is exactly what sparked my interest. After I began I started to learn a great deal about the sites workings, and, quite frankly, I’m impressed. And no I’m not just saying that for the sake of my bosses (hi guys!). I had no idea that so much time has to go in creating a site of this nature; every single thing has to be developed, tested, retested, and modified. Then often re-modified.
Now, Citimove has been around since 2003, so I am only experiencing this with new features implemented (such as this wonderful blog); I simply can’t fathom how much effort went into crafting something like this. I had never heard of a service where individuals can call one another while keeping their information private; I didn’t realize that administrative tools had to be created for every aspect of a site; I had no idea how long it took to come up with a respectable blog entry (j/k). We have been working hard to give you a site that works, and this process is far from finished; as with any exceptional site, actually, this process should never finish. So please, if you feel something needs improvement, shoot us an email; we’re always open to new suggestions.
Now where did I put that dang coffee…?