HandOfBlood is regarded as one of the most successful Twitch streamers and influencers for gaming content in Germany. However, before his career, he had to go through hell during an internship at VW, as he revealed in a podcast.
What kind of internship was that? After his high school graduation, Maximilian Knabe, known as HandOfBlood, initially didn’t know what he wanted to do. Therefore, he completed a trial internship for 3 weeks at the automotive giant “Volkswagen” (VW) in Wolfsburg.
From this brief time, Hänno, as he is affectionately called by his fans, took away many lasting impressions. In the latest episode of Feelings, the podcast by comedian Kurt Krömer, the streamer shares his experiences as an intern in “Body Engineering Planning”.
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He also touches on some unpleasant details from everyday work life. “That was hell,” the streamer summarizes his time at VW. At least, after 3 weeks, Hänno knew for sure what he did not want to do in the future.
“Nothing was fun there”: Hänno on his job at VW
What experiences at VW does HandOfBlood report on? Just the first impression of his workplace would have put the streamer off considerably. Besides the numerous dreary cardboard walls that separated the individual workstations, it was mainly the smell that burned itself into his brain, according to the streamer.
“It was like in a large disco. 2 toilets for everyone. It smelled like a pigsty,” HandOfBlood recalls.
Even his tasks during the internship could not distract him from the “stinky environment”. According to him, Hänno spent his working hours editing Excel spreadsheets. He was done with that after just 10 minutes. The rest of the day he just watched the clock until he could finally leave at 3:00 PM.
You can listen to the entire episode of Feelings with HandOfBlood for free on Thursday, May 23rd at podcasts.apple.com.
How else did HandOfBlood pass the time at VW? After finishing his tasks quickly, he tried to make time pass on his computer. But that didn’t work out.
“Browser games, YouTube. I checked everything. Everything was blocked. Everything that could bring joy to life,” that was Hänno’s sober analysis of his failed attempts at distraction.
At least, from time to time, his team leader came to him and took him for a currywurst in the cafeteria. But even that was more of a burden for HandOfBlood, so he must conclude about his time at VW: “Nothing was fun there.”
One positive thing he could take away from this experience, at least. Because he felt so much boredom, he was certain afterward that he wanted to pursue a career as an influencer. He probably doesn’t regret that step. By now, Hänno is also very successful with his LoL team: Twitch streamer HandOfBlood wins the Champions League of LoL with his team
