Boston, MA-You know what time of year it is. That’s right! Co-op reflection time, baby! Two months have passed since Northeastern exiled the entire student body from the Boston campus and, in that time, spring-cycle co-ops have had a lot to reflect on. The Husky Husky has taken to the streets to ask students: “What are your takeaways?”
“Experiential learning is right!” Benny Bradson told us. “I spent months applying, interviewing, and tearing my hair out because none of the positions were up to my parents’ standards, all for it to be meaningless anyway. By the time I figured out how to meaningfully contribute to the work environment, the literal apocalypse happened.” He gave a generous grin, but his tone betrayed a desire to curb stomp us for even daring to even ask. Bradson continued: “So this is what the adult world is like. All of my efforts will be invalidated by forces outside my control. Persistence and diligence are meaningless in the face of God.“ After hastily excusing ourselves, he collapsed onto the ground, curled into a ball, and began to sob.
Some students are making the best of the situation, however.
David Danielson was all too eager to share his epiphany. “Now that I know everything I do will be in vain, I can dedicate my time to chasing my true passion: stand-up comedy!” After we immediately advised against his career change, he shook his head. “No, you see, this is the best thing that could have happened to me. Life is short, why should I waste it on a career that requires another decade of schooling and debt? I want to live in the now.” We left him to his naive delusions.
We next got a hold of Maddison Marvin, and after confirming that there was no existential crisis to speak of, she told us: “My coworkers don’t remember me, so now I can reapply to the same position and surprise them with my knowledge of the company!” Upon asking her what she knew about the company, she scoffed. “Absolutely nothing, I spent, like, the first couple months getting them coffee and organizing excel sheets filled with random numbers. I was only, like, just getting around to being considered an employee when they laid me off. But I know their lunch orders by heart now! That alone took me, like, two weeks.”
It's good to see students making the best of their co-ops situations. Truly a testament to the strength of Northeastern students in this time of strife. For those of you in spring-cycle co-ops, remember: your third reflections are due before June 18th. Best of luck. While they may not be everything you had hoped, your dreams still live on to be crushed another day.
