It’s probably fair to say that most of the country has had an internship at some point in their career, whether it was during college or to get the first foot in the door, many have been there, especially considering the current economic climate. Here are the thirteen worst things about being an intern.
1. You work twice as hard as everyone else.
Who’ll do that? Oh, the intern! The intern will do EVERYTHING!
2. You work longer hours than everyone else.
Really, you’re not supposed to complain about that but you just have to because now it’s midnight and you have to be back in at 7. However, don’t complain, because you are the intern.
3. You don’t get paid enough/at all.
PAID INTERNSHIP?! Is that a joke?
4. Or you are just doing the job and being called an intern!
“Em, hello Mr. Boss. Listen, I’m just doing a job here. I’m not actually training for anything. Oh, you want me to leave right now? Alright then.
5. Making tea is one of your main jobs.
Oh, I’m Mrs. Doyle, is it?
6. You’re always called “the intern.”
I HAVE A NAME!
7. You will begin to wonder why you did an interview at all.
You’re not really using your skills, are you? No, you didn’t need an education to make some tea, unless it was at Mrs. Doyle’s Academy of Tea Making.
8. You will always get the worst jobs that you could possibly get to do.
Oh, I need you to just go ahead and make the tea for everyone in the company for lunch today. No, we just have a kettle.
9. Forget about your degrees, they are now unimportant.
I have a degree in Economics, why am I adding up the Petty Cash?!!!
10. You will end up stealing food from various functions…
…that you also ended up working at anyway.
11. You will eventually realise that they probably never hire full time staff.
Oh, you’re the other intern? How long have you been here? Eight years?
12. The Intern Comparison
No matter how good you are, you will always be compared to the Ultimate Intern. “Oh you remember that guy Ambrose? He was AMAZING!”
13. You have to listen to someone in the company bragging about once being the intern.
“Well, I started at the bottom too, you know…”
