Internships are great things. They prepare us for our future jobs and can even lead us to get our foot in the door with some jobs. They are great ways to learn and get the experience you need. You may meet future co-workers, leaders, and bosses. Just as much as they are amazing, they can also suck. Not the kind of suck where you have to run and get coffee for your boss because that isn't even really take from your experience. It's the ones that just waste your time.
The ones that don't teach you anything and just waste your time. The ones that your boss complains at you and only makes situations worse. Where there are high expectations from you but if you ask a simple question, you get yelled and complained at. Those are the worst. You went through the interview selections to get into an internship. You worked hard; you put all your best efforts in. Even with all the work, it just sucked. Nothing was right and you weren't even told how to fix it. That's when your high hopes are knocked down and your life sucks.
Internships should be getting us ready and excited for our future.
If they leave a bad feeling and experience, maybe that will cause a person to rethink their whole future and possible dream job. My current internship was supposed to be an experience into my dream job. It not only was a nightmare, but I did not take away an experience. What I gained was a mindsight and an eye on how not to run a company, how not to treat your employees and how to work on your toes with no explanation from the higher-ups.
In the long run, I can possibly use this experience to explain to future employers about how terrible it was but how much experience I gained throughout it.
I can't complain too much though. It was quite an experience that will somehow prepare me for the future, it just wasn't ideal. I imagined something great, filled with opportunity and great connections. I didn't get much of any of those things but it's still something. I have made a couple of friends through this internship. We complained together and were confused throughout the whole semester together. At least I wasn't alone but it was definitely tough.
So in the end, it wasn't ideal. Not even close, but it is still an experience. I wish it was something better. I wish I was able to learn from my boss and gain important skills. I wish it was better but now that's in the past. I'm ready to move forward to the future and my life. I'm ready for the rest of my life. Here's to my future career.
