Comments on: A Fierce Internship http://myveryworstjob.com/2010/02/10/internship/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:51:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: efaneo http://myveryworstjob.com/2010/02/10/internship/comment-page-1/#comment-47 efaneo Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:07:31 +0000 http://myveryworstjob.com/?p=112#comment-47 I've worked with animals all my life and I'm still stunned whenever some newbie pops up and complains when they have to clean up after said animals. Yeah duh, working with animals is 80% shit shoveling! Especially if you're an intern and the organization is a rescue that's probably only just scraping by financially. Poor management I can sympathize with, but if you don't want to work hard and get your hands dirty, you're going to need to reconsider working with animals. I’ve worked with animals all my life and I’m still stunned whenever some newbie pops up and complains when they have to clean up after said animals. Yeah duh, working with animals is 80% shit shoveling! Especially if you’re an intern and the organization is a rescue that’s probably only just scraping by financially.

Poor management I can sympathize with, but if you don’t want to work hard and get your hands dirty, you’re going to need to reconsider working with animals.

]]> By: Lisa http://myveryworstjob.com/2010/02/10/internship/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Lisa Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:09:25 +0000 http://myveryworstjob.com/?p=112#comment-44 The work given to interns generally entails the grunt labor of whatever trade one interns for--- you intern for a law office, you run errands & alphabetize; for a fashion designer, you sweep & schlep garment bags; for a cat sanctuary, you deal with tiger poop. Did you think you'd be idly strolling around in pristine white lab coat, jotting down your keen insights into animal behavior? The work given to interns generally entails the grunt labor of whatever trade one interns for— you intern for a law office, you run errands & alphabetize; for a fashion designer, you sweep & schlep garment bags; for a cat sanctuary, you deal with tiger poop.

Did you think you’d be idly strolling around in pristine white lab coat, jotting down your keen insights into animal behavior?

]]> By: lja http://myveryworstjob.com/2010/02/10/internship/comment-page-1/#comment-41 lja Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:22:47 +0000 http://myveryworstjob.com/?p=112#comment-41 grinding tiger poop. 'nuff said. grinding tiger poop. ’nuff said.

]]> By: Sika http://myveryworstjob.com/2010/02/10/internship/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Sika Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:54:41 +0000 http://myveryworstjob.com/?p=112#comment-39 edit: alone, not along edit: alone, not along

]]> By: Sika http://myveryworstjob.com/2010/02/10/internship/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Sika Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:53:25 +0000 http://myveryworstjob.com/?p=112#comment-38 This sounds like almost every internship I've ever heard of. I think it comes with the territory that you are going to be given the yuckiest, crappiest jobs to do. I'm also sure she did more for the big cats than feed and clean; like move and trade out their stimulation toys (animal behavior), know which ones could be approached in which ways during feeding (animal behavior) and which ones were in cages along and why (ANIMAL BEHAVIOR!). I do feel for you with the boss issues. That's one of the worst things I've noticed about family businesses. If you have a problem with one of your bosses and go to tell another boss, they won't do anything about it...because they're family...and you're not. This sounds like almost every internship I’ve ever heard of. I think it comes with the territory that you are going to be given the yuckiest, crappiest jobs to do. I’m also sure she did more for the big cats than feed and clean; like move and trade out their stimulation toys (animal behavior), know which ones could be approached in which ways during feeding (animal behavior) and which ones were in cages along and why (ANIMAL BEHAVIOR!).

I do feel for you with the boss issues. That’s one of the worst things I’ve noticed about family businesses. If you have a problem with one of your bosses and go to tell another boss, they won’t do anything about it…because they’re family…and you’re not.

]]> By: tronner http://myveryworstjob.com/2010/02/10/internship/comment-page-1/#comment-35 tronner Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:48:02 +0000 http://myveryworstjob.com/?p=112#comment-35 Yeah - an "internship" that is really a "janitor" job really doesn't sound like fun. Yeah – an “internship” that is really a “janitor” job really doesn’t sound like fun.

]]> By: Gwendolyn http://myveryworstjob.com/2010/02/10/internship/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Gwendolyn Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:03:45 +0000 http://myveryworstjob.com/?p=112#comment-34 Bryn- He was told the internship would be about Animal Behavior, so I'm assuming they were told they'd work with/learn about the tigers. To me it sounds like the OP was mislead by the job description. Also, I'm pretty sure I grew up near that tiger sanctuary =D We were always afraid a tornado would come through and the tigers would get out haha Bryn- He was told the internship would be about Animal Behavior, so I’m assuming they were told they’d work with/learn about the tigers. To me it sounds like the OP was mislead by the job description.

Also, I’m pretty sure I grew up near that tiger sanctuary =D We were always afraid a tornado would come through and the tigers would get out haha

]]> By: bryn http://myveryworstjob.com/2010/02/10/internship/comment-page-1/#comment-33 bryn Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:47:56 +0000 http://myveryworstjob.com/?p=112#comment-33 You knew you'd be working with animals. Animals are dirty. They poop and they eat. Sounds like you didn't understand that. You knew you’d be working with animals. Animals are dirty. They poop and they eat. Sounds like you didn’t understand that.

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