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    Amalgamated Culture Works is a screen printing shop in Burlington, Vermont that provides custom apparel and educates customers about its business. It has a staff of 10 people split between an office and production team. As an intern, the student works mainly with their mentor Curt, who assigns and assesses their work based on timeliness, following directions, and attitude. While the student finds Curt's graphic design role interesting, they think they would prefer being a screen printer in the production shop where there is little customer communication.

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    LTI Anthropology: Student: Ben Becker Date: November 27, 2015

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    LTI Anthropology

    Student: Ben Becker

    Date: November 27, 2015

    Mentors Name: Danielle Patterson and

    Organization/Workplace: Amalgamated

    Curt Prestash

    Culture Works

    Address: 420 Pine St, Burlington, VT 05401

    Phone Number: (802) 864-7630

    AmalgamatedCultureWorksisalocalscreenprintingshopintheSouthEndofBurlington.
    ACWspurposeistoprovidecustomerswithhighqualitycustomapparelandeducatethemon
    howtheirbusinessworks.Theircustomersareindividualsandbusinessesrangingfromsports
    teams,tograndparents,corporationsandnonprofits,restaurants,andgeneralstores.

    AmalgamatedCultureWorksismadeupoftwodepartments:theofficeandtheproduction
    team.Withintheofficethereistheofficemanager,salesrep,andgraphicartist.Onthe
    productionteamistheingoingandoutgoingshippingmanager,productionmanager,andthe
    screenprinters.Theentirestaffismadeupofatotaloftenpeople.Eightofthetenaremenand
    twoarewomen.Sixareofundertheageof40andfourareovertheageof40.Communication
    ismaintainedthroughavarietyofmethodssuchasemail,telephone,fax,andotherfilesharing
    programs.However,alotofthecommunicationisalsodoneinperson.Businesshoursarefrom
    eighttofive.Overall,theworkplaceisafunenvironmentwithalowamountofstress.Despite
    thelaidbackvibe,deadlinesaremanagedwell.


    Workcritiqueamongstcoworkersisdonedailywithmorningmeetings.However,assessment
    isalsodonemorecasuallythroughgroupdiscussionandconsulting.Inorderforemployeesto
    doqualityworkandreceivegoodevaluation,itisimportantforthemtohavethreepersonality
    qualities:Interpersonalcommunication,effectivetimemanagement,andhonestwhenmistakes
    aremade.

    Asformypartoftheorganization,ImainlyworkwithmymentorCurt.Typically,hegivesmean
    assignmentandIhavetoensurethatIgetitdoneontimeandthatthefinalproductmeetsthe
    appropriatestandards.Myworkismainlyassessedontimeliness,howwellIfollowdirections,
    andmyattitude.WhileIdofindCurtsroleasthegraphicdesignerthemostinteresting,Icould
    seemyselfbetterfitasascreenprinterworkingintheproductionshop.Thisismainlydueto
    thatthereislittletonocommunicationwithcustomersonthesideoftheprinters.

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