Sorry to hear you're having such a bad experience. There are a couple of things you should probably look into. First is what exactly was "promised" to you, and what did you think they promised. Remember that as high-school co-ops, you are probably second from the bottom on the totem pole, barely above the janitorial staff, and just under the college co-ops. You haven't had any of the technical classes that the college kids have had, and even if you guys are pure Einsteins, the time it would take to teach you how wave guides and optical switches function, let alone how they are built, would be a huge drain on the time and resources of the company you work for. The college kids don't have it much better.... They've had some of the theory, enough to be dangerous, but not enough to be really helpful (Me being one of those college kids just a short time ago). Second, remember that even if you flew through college and got your Ph.D. before your first job, you still have to put in the 'grunt' and 'gopher' jobs until you learn how things around the company actually happen. Keep your eyes and ears open. If you see something lying around, read it. If the engineers around you are talking, listen (and if they don't mind, ASK QUESTIONS!!!). Show a real interest in what's going on around you... break out of your high school shell, and into their's. The easiest thing to do is just put in everything you've got. If it's a true co-op, you don't have any homework to worry about, so ask if you can take tech manuals home. Knowing how to do more will make you more valuable to the company, and get you better positions (as well as looking cool on your resume's 'skills' section). Do your work quick so you can take on new tasks. You'll get out of the experience whatever you put in. And the more you put into it, the better the return. If you put in 100%, that's what you'll get. If you put in more than that (110%), you'll get more than what you started with out (120%), but put in less (90%) and you'll get even less back (80%). Granted, my numbers aren't exactly scientific, but just my own personal experience through my time as a lowly serf.
A couple of thoughts popped into my head with this one... One of the (many) theories of Atlantis point to the Antarctic as the home of the mythical city. Other ideas include prehistoric meteors (Remember, this is where the "Mars Rock" came from). And, of course, back in the early 90s, Accolade claimed in Star Control 2 that the Ur-Quan bombed something deep under the Antarctic ice cap.
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Sorry to hear you're having such a bad experience. There are a couple of things you should probably look into. First is what exactly was "promised" to you, and what did you think they promised. Remember that as high-school co-ops, you are probably second from the bottom on the totem pole, barely above the janitorial staff, and just under the college co-ops. You haven't had any of the technical classes that the college kids have had, and even if you guys are pure Einsteins, the time it would take to teach you how wave guides and optical switches function, let alone how they are built, would be a huge drain on the time and resources of the company you work for. The college kids don't have it much better.... They've had some of the theory, enough to be dangerous, but not enough to be really helpful (Me being one of those college kids just a short time ago). Second, remember that even if you flew through college and got your Ph.D. before your first job, you still have to put in the 'grunt' and 'gopher' jobs until you learn how things around the company actually happen. Keep your eyes and ears open. If you see something lying around, read it. If the engineers around you are talking, listen (and if they don't mind, ASK QUESTIONS!!!). Show a real interest in what's going on around you... break out of your high school shell, and into their's. The easiest thing to do is just put in everything you've got. If it's a true co-op, you don't have any homework to worry about, so ask if you can take tech manuals home. Knowing how to do more will make you more valuable to the company, and get you better positions (as well as looking cool on your resume's 'skills' section). Do your work quick so you can take on new tasks. You'll get out of the experience whatever you put in. And the more you put into it, the better the return. If you put in 100%, that's what you'll get. If you put in more than that (110%), you'll get more than what you started with out (120%), but put in less (90%) and you'll get even less back (80%). Granted, my numbers aren't exactly scientific, but just my own personal experience through my time as a lowly serf.
A couple of thoughts popped into my head with this one... One of the (many) theories of Atlantis point to the Antarctic as the home of the mythical city. Other ideas include prehistoric meteors (Remember, this is where the "Mars Rock" came from). And, of course, back in the early 90s, Accolade claimed in Star Control 2 that the Ur-Quan bombed something deep under the Antarctic ice cap.